CTRM systems present a new paradigm. They tap into IT to streamline andautomate the results communication process. Solutions not only improvepatient safety, but also increase productivity among radiologists andother specialists. It’s a match made in heaven. Here’s how CTRM works.

Closing the loop on critical test results management (CTRM) isincreasing the quality—and timeliness—of patient care. The numbers addup with approximately 12 billion radiology, laboratory and cardiologytests completed each year in the United States.

Community Health Systems, an operator of general acute-carehospitals, has adopted athenahealth's centrally hosted, practicemanagement and billing service, athenaCollector, for its physicianorganization of more than 300 medical providers.

Wayport, a provider of public and private network support andintegration for healthcare facilities, has signed anagreement with Inova Health System to provide wireless internet accessthroughout its five hospital locations. 

RadiServ of Cambridge, Mass., a U.S. teleradiology provider withphysicians licensed in 44 states, has chosen eRAD to meet thetechnology needs of their physicians and clients.

Konica Minolta Medical Imaging has earned a five year, sole-sourcecontract for CR systems from Sanford Health, in Sioux Falls, S.D.

Elekta has signed a contract to deliver Elekta Neuromag, the equipmentfor non-invasive registration of nerve cell activity usingmagnetoencephalography (MEG) technology to the new Le Commissariat àl’Energie Atomique (CEA) facility - NeuroSpin in Saclay, France, one ofthe largest research sites for brain imaging in Europe.

Desert Radiologists of Las Vegas, has contracted Zotec Partners to be its medical billing services provider.