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.

NEC announces new high-end storage possibilities for SMBs

NEC Solutions Inc. recently introduced two new storage disk arrays, advanced management software and pre-configured bundles with high-end features and functionality for the small-to-medium business (SMB) market.

Kodak launches high-productivity CR

Eastman Kodak Company launched a new high-end, multi-cassette computed radiography system at the American Healthcare Radiology Administrators (AHRA) annual meeting in San Antonio, Texas, this week.

Philips wraps up Stentor acquisition

Philips Medical Systems this week announced the completion of the acquisition of web-based PACS provider Stentor.

Imaging Dynamics achieves record quarter

Imaging Dynamics Co. (IDC) has announced unaudited results of operations for the second quarter ended June 30th, 2005.

Physician Micro Systems releases upgraded EHR

Physician Micro Systems, Inc. (PMSI) recently launched the upgraded Total Practice Partner Version 8.2 EHR.

NEC offers the first LED-backlit LCD desktop display

NEC Display Solutions has announced the availability of the NEC SpectraView LCD2180WG LED monitor.

MEDSTRAT receives 510(k) for orthopedic PACS

MEDSTRAT has received 510(k) clearance from the FDA to market echoeSYSTEM, the company's patent-pending orthopedic PACS software.

HIPAA compliance, um, no thanks

More organizations than you might think are not yet compliant with a number of HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) requirements aimed at protecting health information, according to a survey by the Healthcare Information and Managem

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.