The simple definition of hero is one who shows great courage and is admired for achievements and noble qualities. We witnessed countless acts of heroism in April as first responders, runners, bystanders and providers responded to the Boston Marathon bombings.

While tablet computing had been around long before the launch of the iPad in spring 2010, its move into the mainstream has been nothing short of revolutionary. Tablets are everywhere, including medicine, and they hold particular promise for radiology.

The Society of Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) slated its 2013 annual meeting for the Big D. This year’s meeting highlights innovation and entrepreneurship in imaging informatics in learning tracks, special sessions and in Innovation Alley, says Katherine P. Andriole, PhD, committee chair and associate professor, department of radiology at Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston.

Radiology departments have been seeking ways to work better—managing images from multiple PACS and multiple departments and seeking to increase radiologists' reading efficiency by delivering more information to their workstation. But in a world of disparate PACS and multi-ology images, what is the solution?

Merge Healthcare Incorporated (Nasdaq:MRGE), a leading provider of clinical systems and innovations that seek to transform healthcare, today announced its financial and business results for the first quarter of 2013.

USARAD.com, a leading US Joint Commission Accredited teleradiology and telemedicine solutions provider is officially launching long awaited SecondOpinions.com at the American Telemedicine Association Conference in Austin, Texas, May 5-7.

Medwise imaging center in Prescott, Arizona and Assured Imaging in Tuscon have selected Novarad’s NovaPACS for their facilities.

The medical imaging IT company, Sectra, (STO: SECT B), is focusing on expansion in the UK and has been awarded a contract from the Whittington Health NHS Trust to supply medical imaging IT systems. The solution facilitates more efficient radiology services, thus enabling the hospital to improve patient care. The contract will run for ten years.