Mid-Atlantic gained an appreciation for simplicity after installing a new PACS from Viztek in June 2014. Under the new workflow, staff members employ a one-click process and studies flow seamlessly into a patient’s folder.

The European Coordination Committee of the Radiological, Electromedical and Healthcare IT Industry (COCIR) and the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) have renewed their cooperation agreement to progress their common goal of improving the use of information and management systems for the betterment of healthcare.

Agfa HealthCare has announced that the XERO Viewer has received FDA 510(k) clearance for diagnostic viewing.

Many have touted the expansion of health information exchanges (HIEs) as a method of cutting the rates of unnecessary imaging and redundant exams, and results of a recent study suggest these investments are not going to waste.

vRad (Virtual Radiologic), the nation’s leading telemedicine company and radiology practice, and MetaMind, Inc., a provider of state-of-the-art Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions powered by “deep learning,” announced a partnership to improve the speed, accuracy and quality of radiology diagnostics for a series of potentially life-threatening conditions, the first of which will be intracranial hemorrhaging (IH).

Barco, a global leader in medical imaging, announces the successful debut of its 12,000,000-pixel Coronis Uniti display system at the 73rd spring China International Medical Equipment Fair (CMEF), that was held in Shanghai May, 2015.

Carestream showcased  the CARESTREAM Vue PACS workstation with streamlined reading, processing and reporting of imaging studies at the “Workstation Face-Off,” which is part of the annual International Symposium on Multidetector-Row CT.

Finding ways to bridge gaps in communication—both physician-to-physician and physician-to-patient—is a big focus in the search for value in radiology. Two of this week’s top read stories dealt with just this topic.