DR Systems demonstrated digital mammography integration with its UnityRIS/PACS at the 2008 Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine(SIIM) conference in Seattle last month.

The Deficit Reduction Act (DRA), competition and continuing focus onhigh quality patient care are all driving imaging departments andfacilities to focus on pushing their productivity. From radiologists,technologists and other staff to equipment and scheduling, facilitiesare finding the best ways to get the most out of their valuableresources.

St. Mary’s Medical Center has completed the implementation of Soarian,a health information management system that supports the delivery ofoptimum care, from Siemens Medical Solutions.

Health Management Associates, an operator of general acute care,non-urban hospitals located throughout the United States, has executedan agreement to utilize revenue cycle management services from NextGenHealthcare’s Practice Solutions Division.

Taunton and Somerset Hospital in England has deployed an Axiom ArtisdFC imaging system from Siemens Healthcare in its cardiac cath lab.

Health Management Associates (HMA), an operator of general acute care,non-urban hospitals located throughout the U.S., has executed anagreement to utilize revenue cycle management services from NextGenHealthcare’s Practice Solutions Division.

The Royal Liverpool Children’s NHS Trust, Alder Hey, in Liverpool,England, has installed the Artis zee, a biplane flat detectorangiocardiography system from Siemens Healthcare.

McKesson has donated its Practice Partner Patient Records EHR software to San Diego-based Father Joe's Villages, a non-profit organization that provides care to thousands of indigent patients in California.