Enterprise Imaging

Enterprise imaging brings together all imaging exams, patient data and reports from across a healthcare system into one location to aid efficiency and economy of scale for data storage. This enables immediate access to images and reports any clinical user of the electronic medical record (EMR) across a healthcare system, regardless of location. Enterprise imaging (EI) systems replace the former system of using a variety of disparate, siloed picture archiving and communication systems (PACS), radiology information systems (RIS), and a variety of separate, dedicated workstations and logins to view or post-process different imaging modalities. Often these siloed systems cannot interoperate and cannot easily be connected. Web-based EI systems are becoming the standard across most healthcare systems to incorporate not only radiology, but also cardiology (CVIS), pathology and dozens of other departments to centralize all patient data into one cloud-based data storage and data management system.

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MRG: European PACS market to hit $512M by 2015

The PACS markets in France and the United Kingdom are expected to grow dramatically in the next five years with large government funding allocated to technology upgrades in public radiology departments, according to a report published by market research firm Millennium Research Group (MRG).

MedCath sheds another heart hospital

MedCath and its physician partners have entered into a definitive agreement to sell assets of Texsan Heart Hospital to Methodist Healthcare System of San Antonio for an undisclosed amount.

Avreo inks West Coast marketing partner

RIS/PACS developer Avreo has partnered with San Diego-based sales and service organization Radiographic Equipment Services for the marketing of Avreo products in California.

NightRays rebrands to Rays

Teleradiology provider NightRays has announced that it has rebranded itself and changed its name to Rays, moving from night-only teleradiology services to 24-hour final reads.

Medicalis acquires radiology productivity venture

Radiology IT company Medicalis has acquired RadWorkFlow, a joint venture between radiology service providers Inland Imaging based in Spokane, Wash. and Providence Health Care based in Portland, Ore.

RSNA: Softek helps correlate radiology, pathology data

Softek (Booth 7344) is introducing Softek Illuminate 3.0, which allows users to follow-up on unexpected findings, correlate exams with pathology findings and track physician ordering trends, at the annual conference of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Chicago, Nov. 27 to Dec. 3.

Intelerad granted VMware Ready status

Intelerad Medical Systems has received VMware Ready status from virtualization technology company VMware for its IntelePACS and InteleOne offerings.

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The Next Frontier: Cloud Storage

Data are growing in size and scope. Radiology departments and imaging centers face unprecedented bandwidth challenges that stem from the need to store exponentially growing datasets. With bandwidth costs increasing and servers consuming valuable square footage, radiology is on the lookout for a new solution. Cloud storage may fit the bill.

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