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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Texas Instruments updates imaging toolkit

Electronics manufacturer Texas Instruments has updated its medical imaging software toolkit, version 2.0 STK, expanding on the toolkit's collection of imaging algorithms for its processing architecture and digital signal processors.

UltraLinq, Advanced Imaging align for image management program

Image management provider UltraLinq Healthcare Solutions and healthcare consulting company Advanced Imaging Consultants have formed a partnership for the creation of an all-inclusive business management and operation program for imaging facilities.

Philips, NYU ink image management deal

New York University (NYU) Langone Medical Center in New York City has signed a multi-year contract with Philips Healthcare for the installation of its iSite PACS within NYUs radiology department.

SIIM: Sectra demonstrates web-based PACS

MINNEAPOLIS--Sectra touted new capabilities of its web-based PACS IDS7 during the Society of Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) annual meeting last week.

Report: European DR market booming, continued growth anticipated

The European DR market earned revenues of $68 million in 2009 and could reach an estimated $111.2 million in 2016, according to analysis from Frost & Sullivan. Experincing similiar increases, the European CR market earned revenues of $228 million in 2009 and could reach an estimated $237.4 million by 2016, the report said. 

Cardinal to purchase Healthcare Solutions Holding for $517M

Cardinal Health has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Healthcare Solutions Holding in a $517 million cash deal.

Sorin aquires Gish Biomedical

The Sorin Group has acquired Gish Biomedical from Ventizz Capital Partners, a private equity group.

SIIM: Carestream unveils PACS upgrade

MINNEAPOLIS--Carestream Health released Carestream PACS 11.1 at the Society of Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) annual meeting last week. The newest version of its PACS has abdominal and cardiac vessel segmentation capabilities and a new user interface.

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