The Jupiter Medical Center in Jupiter, Fla. has acquired GE Healthcares Signa HDx 1.5T MRI system which combines dual breast scanning capabilities with the ability to capture high-quality, non-contrast vascular images from patients with renal dysfunction.

IT company McKesson has signed an agreement with New York-based Continuum Health Partners to replace multiple medical imaging systems with a single integrated imaging solution.

CHICAGONabile Safder, MD, of the University of Maryland School of Medicine at Baltimore, addressed the topic of IT solutions in the facilitation of the communication of critical results during the Communicating Results session at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual conference yesterday.

CHICAGORamin Kharasani, MD, of Brigham and Womens Hospital in Boston, opened the Communicating Results session at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual conference yesterday with a discussion on the implementation of improved solutions and measures in regards to communicating critical results between radiologists and referring physicians.

CHICAGOQuality improvement is one of the most vital priorities for radiology today and will be a key factor in determining the future of the profession, according to Gary J. Becker, MD, president of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) during his opening address of the RSNA scientific sessions. "Quality Counts" is the theme of this years conference.

As the healthcare industry shifts to the use of revenue cycle consulting services, a report published Nov. 18 by market research firm KLAS analyzed whether the return of services were worth the often costly investment.

Sectra will be providing its Sectra MicroDose Mammography technology to three Luxembourg hospitals.

Publicly released report cards that rely heavily on the evaluation of hospitals do not significantly improve patient care, according to a study published Nov. 18 in the Journal of American Medical Association.