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.

Heartlab passes connectivity testing at 2005 Connectathon

The annual IHE Connectathon, held in January this year, featured 102 products from 43 different vendors in a testing event designed to foster communication among computer systems in healthcare.

DR systems plays vital role in launch of innovative IT approach

San Diego-based DR Systems has been instrumental in developing the Santa Barbara County Care Data Exchange (CDE), which is scheduled to "go live" at the end of this month.

Philips extends functionality of SpeechMagic for increased reporting workflow

Philips Medical Systems has enhanced its speech recognition technology, SpeechMagic, which is installed in more than 7,000 sites worldwide.

NEC: launches healthcare division, partners with Vocera

NEC Solutions America, a Rancho Cordova, Calif.-based subsidiary of NEC Corp. of Tokyo, has formed a healthcare information technology division called NEC Solutions America Health Care Solutions Division.

InnerWireless showcases mobile technology at HIMSS

InnerWireless Inc. of Richardson, Texas will be showcasing its unified wireless distribution platform that supports a full range of wireless services and applications in hospitals at this year's HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society

FDA OK's Barco's VesselMetrix

Barco announced this week that its Voxar 3D vessel analysis software has been cleared by the FDA.

Philips introduces multipurpose HD11 ultrasound system

Philips Medical Systems this week introduced the HD11 High Definition ultrasound system, the company's third major ultrasound system to be launched in less than 12 months.

HP, Bycast support PACS at large Arizona healthcare system

Banner Health of Phoenix, Ariz. has awarded HP a contract to support its Arizona Regional PACS Archive that will house and ensure the integrity, availability and security of more than 800,000 radiology and cardiology procedures, including CTs, MRIs and di

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.