We all know someone who has made great success from a good idea. But good ideas are a lot more complicated than selling cold lemonade on a hot day. They are all about identifying trends - and jumping on - just a little before the rest of the world catches on and constantly modifying the game plan to stay sharp.

Who is the typical PACS administrator? And how well is he or she compensated? Read the results of our survey of PACS professionals around the United States and how they fare.

From multislice CT and 3D imaging to integrated RIS-PACS and wireless networks, the future of health imaging and IT undoubtedly will offer some astounding technologies and a whole lot of growth.

Gamma Medica Inc. last week completed installation of its X-SPECT pre-clinical imaging system at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., for cancer research.

ibex Healthdata Systems will deploy its emergency department information system at four Greenville (SC) Hospital System facilities.

US Oncology has selected VitalWorks Inc. as a provider of radiology information systems (RIS) and has implemented RadConnect RIS at their Texas Oncology P.A. location in Dallas.

Group purchasing organization (GPO) Amerinet Inc. has added Fujifilm Medical Systems USA Inc.'s Synapse PACS to its existing computed radiography (CR) and film contract with Fuji.

Over the last 90 days, DR Systems Inc. has inked some $10 million in new contracts with regional medical centers and community hospitals throughout the United States.