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.

Kodak announces upgrade to its radiation oncology CR system

Eastman Kodak Company this week announced new features for its 2000RT CR Plus computed radiography (CR) system for radiation oncology as well as showcased its image management and archiving systems at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AA

IHE calls for participants in its Connectathon, other programs

The annual IHE North America Connectathon will be held Jan. 16-20, 2006 in Oak Brook, Ill. The Connectathon is the centerpiece of the IHE testing process. Companies that choose to participate in this weeklong interoperability testing event will be evaluat

Misys reports strong revenue growth

Misys Healthcare Systems this week announced fiscal year 2005 revenues of $540 million. For the 12-month period ending May 31, 2005, the company's revenue grew 6.4 percent compared to the previous year. Operating profits also rose 3.3 percent to $77.4 mil

Digirad releases second quarter, first half results

Digirad Corporation has announced financial results for the second quarter and first half of 2005 and updated investors on the status of its management's business review. For the three months ended June 30, 2005, consolidated revenue declined 11 percent t

Matrox, Mitsubishi Electric ready to roll on display controller boards

Matrox Graphics Inc recently announced that Mitsubishi Electric has validated and will bundle the Matrox RAD PCI and RAD PCIe display controller boards with its MD211GS2P and MD211GS3P medical displays.

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.