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.

Emageon has a good 2nd quarter

Emageon Inc. last week reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2005.

Vital Images has big second quarter

Vital Images has reported revenue of $11.9 million in its fiscal 2005 second quarter which is a record for the company, and is up 50 percent compared with the $8 million reported for the same period in 2004.

CareTech's WebCare brings hospitals online

CareTech Solutions Inc. has announced the launch of WebCare, which offers broad capabilities for hospitals and healthcare systems' online presence.

FDA issues warning to Hitachi regarding MRI systems

The FDA recently issued a warning via letter to Hitachi Medical Systems America Inc. relating to the company's failure to properly file reports to the agency regarding patient complaints and device malfunctions.

Case Studies: Optimizing Digital Radiography

Four very different facilities share their experience in adopting DR - often along with PACS - and how it has helped to boost productivity, reduced radation dose, pleased patients and brought better images altogether.

InSiteOne to offer equipment financing through partnership

Provider of integrated on-and off-site secure DICOM storage and IT disaster recovery services InSiteOne this week announced an agreement with Creekridge Capital, LLC, an independent healthcare and technology leasing company, to offer customers financing o

Elekta, Medical Intelligence begin international distribution deal

Elekta, a world-wide supplier of clinical solutions, comprehensive information systems and services for improved cancer care and management of brain disorders, has announced a global distribution agreement with Medical Intelligence (MI), a single-source s

HIMSS updates its health IT legislation crosswalk

Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) is continuing to track new developments in healthcare IT legislation now under Congressional consideration as part of its National Legislation Crosswalk.

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.