Health IT

Healthcare information (HIT) systems are designed to connect all the elements together for patient data, reports, medical imaging, billing, electronic medical record (EMR), hospital information system (HIS), PACS, cardiology information systems (CVIS)enterprise image systemsartificial intelligence (AI) applications, analytics, patient monitors, remote monitoring systems, inventory management, the hospital internet of things (IOT), cloud or onsite archive/storage, and cybersecurity.

Carestream Shows New Enhancements to Its Vue PACS Digital Breast Tomosynthesis Module as Work in Progress at RSNA

CHICAGO, Nov. 20 — Carestream will demonstrate work-in-progress enhancements to its digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) module on its Vue Mammo Workstation at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) exhibit that begins Sunday, Dec. 1.   

Carestream Expanding RIS Platform with Innovative Reporting Feature to Help Enhance the Diagnostic Dictation Process

CHICAGO, Nov. 20 — Carestream will announce a new generation of its Vue RIS platform (as a work in progress) that showcases the company’s commitment to continue its leadership in RIS technology at the Radiological Society of North America exhibit that begins Sunday, Dec.1.   Vue RIS will support new features that will address Stage 2 Meaningful Use and new ICD-10 codes in the U.S. and innovative integrated RIS/PACS reporting that will expedite physician access to patient information and images. 

Carestream’s New Image Acquisition Software to Offer Advanced Features and Improved Workflow for Users of CR, DR Systems

CHICAGO, Nov. 20 — Carestream showed at RSNA its newest version of image acquisition software that will include innovative standard and optional features for its CR and DR systems:  Bone Suppression, which is 510(k) Pending in the U.S., is designed to create a companion image to suppress the appearance of posterior ribs and clavicles while enhancing the visualization of soft tissue in the chest; and IHE Dose Reporting collects and distributes dose information from all CARESTREAM DR and CR systems to a healthcare provider’s PACS. 

New Carestream PACS WIP Designed to Integrate Images with Reports; Enable Cost-Effective Teleradiology Capabilities

CHICAGO, Nov. 20 — Carestream will show a new generation of its Vue PACS platform (as a work in progress) that is designed to create productivity-enhancing capabilities for radiologists and referring physicians.

Merge Healthcare to Unveil New Universal Viewing and Image Sharing Solution at RSNA 2013

CHICAGO, Nov. 26, 2013 -- Merge Healthcare Incorporated (Nasdaq:MRGE), a leading provider of clinical systems and innovations that seek to transform healthcare, will showcase their new universal viewer solution at Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Annual Meeting on December 1-6, in Chicago, Ill. An industry first, iConnect Access Version 5.0 smartly combines enterprise viewing with image sharing for easy image review for referring physicians anywhere, any time.

M*Modal Announces Integration with ModLink from PACSGEAR

Franklin, Tenn. – (November 26, 2013) – M*Modal, a leading provider of clinical documentation services and Speech Understanding™ solutions, today announced integration with ModLink™, a software solution from PACSGEAR that transfers structured report measurements directly into M*Modal Fluency for Imaging™ Reporting. M*Modal customers will save valuable dictation time by incorporating ModLink to auto-populate reports with structured report values.

MIM Software Highlights MIMcloud Portal

MIM Software Inc., a leading global provider of medical imaging software, announced today that they will be highlighting MIMcloud Portal™, a thin client licensing option for the entire MIM software suite at the RSNA in Chicago.

Every picture tells a story: Gauging interest in multimedia reports

Referring physicians would welcome radiology reports with embedded images, and the improved reports may have the potential to boost patient care, according to survey results published in the December issue of Academic Radiology.

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