Workflow is the No. 1 challenge facing radiology departments andimaging centers focused on efficiency. Those that tame the workflowbeast can list numerous positive outcomes.

In healthcare IT, the best strategy starts with buying the righttechnology for your facility, its current needs and future growth.

We’re taking a closer look at the Top Ten Job Titles by number ofrespondents to gain insight into salaries as well as education levels,FTEs they supervise and the departments to which they report.

The Health Imaging & IT Healthcare IT Salary survey weconducted for this issue provides great insight into the salaries of IT professionals, but it goes beyond that to provide a snapshot of thebusiness and IT priorities of our readers.

MEDHOST, a provider of Emergency Department Information System (ED),will implement the Boston WorkStation technology from Boston SoftwareSystems, a workflow automation technology provider.

McKesson Provider Technologies has signed Paragon community hospitalinformation system (HIS) and Practice Partner EHR and practicemanagement solution contracts with several community hospitals acrossthe United States.

Affiliated Computer Services (ACS) has entered an agreement with thestate of California to provide electronic benefit transferservices to the California Health and Human Services Agency under aseven-year, $69 million contract, with additional three one-yearoptions available.

Auckland Radiation Oncology in Auckland, New Zealand, haspurchased an Elekta Synergy system with Mosaiq EMR and Elektavolumetric modulated arc therapy for delivery in April.