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.

Rogan-Delft, 3mensio ink distribution and integration deal

Rogan-Delft B.V. and 3mensio Medical Imaging B.V. have announced a global alliance for the distribution of the 3viseon 3D visualization technology.

Eclipsys partners with Cisco

Eclipsys Corp. this week announced that it has registered its clinical software systems -- Sunrise and Eclipsys Mobile Workstation -- with Cisco Systems.

GE, orthopedic society investigate alternative cartilage injury treatments

GE Healthcare is sponsoring a three-year research initiative to investigate alternative treatments for damage to articular cartilage, the soft tissue that covers the ends of bones in joints.

TEPR calls for 2006 conference topic submissions

For the first time, TEPR has put out a call for topics for the 2006 conference, May 20-24, 2006 in Baltimore.

Foresight extends TIMS market

Foresight Imaging introduces new features such as real-time teleradiology, DICOM query/retrieve, configurable toolbar and DICOM print improvements to extend the use of TIMS beyond traditional analog-to-DICOM conversion.

Blue Cross of Calif. awards pay-for-performance bonus

Facey Medical Group in Thousand Oaks, Calif., earned Blue Cross of California's $1.2 million pay-for-performance bonus based on its 2004 Quality Performance Scorecard.

Philips introduces new biplane flat detector x-ray

Royal Philips Electronics released this week details about its new biplane neurovascular x-ray system, the Philips Allura Xper FD20/10.

Sun Microsystems, InstantDx to provide first physician-based national health record

Sun Microsystems Inc. and InstantDx, a pioneer in electronic prescribing (e-prescribing) services for physicians, hospitals and healthcare organizations, today announced an initiative to jointly provide a revolutionary new physician-based electronic healt

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.