Screening

Diagnostic screening programs help catch cancer, abnormalities or other diseases before they reach an advanced stage, saving lives and healthcare costs. Screening programs include, lung, breast, prostate, and cervical cancer, among many others.

InSiteOne joins DeJarnette as migration partner

InSiteOne has joined DeJarnette as of the company's PACS Migration Channel Partners. This partnership is a result of InSiteOne's decision to make DeJarnette and the PACSware Migration Gateway a foundation of its InDex migration service.

Fuji adds Barco 3D imaging to Synapse PACS

Barco and Fujifilm Medical Systems USA Inc. have inked a renewed agreement to integrate Barco's 3D medical imaging software with Fuji's Synapse PACS.

Siemens to release new wireless tools for interventional radiology

Siemens Medical Solutions plans to soon release a pair of new technologies for the AXIOM Artis family for use in interventional radiology, a Wireless Footswitch and Voice Control technology both with applications in x-ray and cath lab suites.

FDA to keep better eye on drug safety via industry cooperation

In a move to boost drug safety and effectiveness, the FDA has selected four industry organizations to help it monitor approved drugs once they are on the market, the Minneapolis Star Tribune has reported.

RHIO dawns in San Diego

San Diego County has implemented the San Diego Medical Information Network Exchange (SD MINE) which is a regional health information organization (RHIO) designed to improving patient care, bring down costs, and assist over 10,000 health care professionals

IGRT: Imaging Targets Better Therapy

With IGRT, radiation oncology teams are better hitting the target, gaining the confidence to increase doses, permeate the tumor and significantly decrease the side effects of radiation treatment.

JCAHO establishes IT panel

The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) has created an advisory panel on information technology to help reengineer the delivery of care to improve safety, quality and efficiency.

Survey: Drop continues in companies that provide employee health coverage

Fewer and fewer businesses are offering health insurance to their workers in a decline that started 5 years ago.

Around the web

RBMA President Peter Moffatt discusses declining reimbursement rates, recruiting challenges and the role of artificial intelligence in transforming the industry.

Deepak Bhatt, MD, director of the Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital and principal investigator of the TRANSFORM trial, explains an emerging technique for cardiac screening: combining coronary CT angiography with artificial intelligence for plaque analysis to create an approach similar to mammography.

A total of 16 cardiology practices from 12 states settled with the DOJ to resolve allegations they overbilled Medicare for imaging agents used to diagnose cardiovascular disease.