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.

Sectra to produce mammography systems in Stockholm

Sectra has announced that it will begin production of mammography systems in Stockholm, Sweden. Gran Persson, the Prime Minister of Sweden, is set to help inaugurate production.

Poll: Security is top worry for IT professionals

Security is the top concern of IT professionals who manage storage networks, so says a Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) poll released this week.

AHA: Guidance needed on National Provide Identifier

The American Hospital Association (AHA) recently testified before the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) Subcommittee on Standards and Security regarding the upcoming implementation of the National Provider Identifier (NIP), accordi

Two storage giants' partner

IBM and Network Appliance have formed a strategic storage relationship to drive information on-demand systems and to expand IBM's portfolio of storage technology.

Healthcare to dominate at Dictaphone with sale of Communication Recording Systems business

Dictaphone Corp. is parting with its Communication Recording Systems (CRS) business to focus more on the healthcare IT market, the dictation and speech recognition vendor announced this week.

Mennen debuts Horizon Angio at SIR

Mennen Medical Corp. launched the Horizon Angio, a patient hemodynamic monitoring and documentation system for the interventional radiology market, at Society of Interventional Radiology's (SIR) 30th Annual Scientific Meeting in New Orleans, La., March 31

Merry X-Ray to distribute ComSynTech's RIS

Communication Synergy Technologies Inc. (ComSynTech) has picked up a new distributor for its MedSynTech InFORM RIS (radiology information system).

AOL ex-chief starts Revolution

Former AOL chairman Steve Case this week announced a Washington, D.C.-based $500 million venture called Revolution.

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.