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.

Eastman Kodak's Health Imaging sales gain 15 percent in 1Q

A 24 percent increase in digital products and services sales and its acquisition of PracticeWorks helped propel Eastman Kodak Co.'s Health Imaging Group to sales of $631 million in the first quarter.

SourceOne expands partnership with Del Medical Systems

SourceOne Healthcare Technologies Inc. has garnered marketing, distribution and service rights to Del Medical Systems Group's radiography and imaging systems product lines.

Planar announces its provisional Fat-to-Flat program

Planar Systems Inc. is initiating a trade-in-program from April 19 to July 16, allowing hospitals to swap two-megapixel (MP) or higher grayscale analog display controllers, regardless of make and model, for special incentive pricing on the purchase of dua

Plasmon closes on purchase of Raidtec

Archival storage firm Plasmon on Wednesday completed its acquisition of Raidtec for approximately $6.1 million.

Siemens summit focuses on improving patient safety with healthcare IT

Siemens Medical Solutions USA Inc. this week held a summit promoting patient safety at its headquarters in Malvern, Pa.

Imaging Diagnostic Systems announces retirement of Chairman/CEO

Imaging Diagnostic Systems Inc. Chairman, CEO and co-founder Linda B. Grable has stepped down from those positions, effective April 15.

CareTech boosts IT capabilities at Mount Clement General Hospital

CareTech Solutions has inked a $70 million contract with Mount Clemens General Hospital (MCGH) of Mt. Clemens, Mich.

Siemens, Premier forge MRI buying plan

Siemens Medical Solutions USA Inc. is partnering with group purchasing organization (GPO) Premier Inc. on a 90-day group buy initiative for the company's MRI systems.

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.