Medical Imaging

Physicians utilize medical imaging to see inside the body to diagnose and treat patients. This includes computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), X-ray, ultrasound, fluoroscopy, angiography,  and the nuclear imaging modalities of PET and SPECT. 

RamSoft rolls out PACS technology at Pennsylvania imaging centers

PACS and teleradiology software provider RamSoft Inc. has deployed its PowerServer PACS system at three imaging centers in Pittsburgh, Pa., operated by PresGar Companies.

McKesson reports growth in 1Q of FY04

McKesson Corp. this week released its sales and earnings in the first quarter of FY04, ending June 30.

Bill would establish health IT office

Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, last week introduced a bill that would establish an Office of Health Information Technology (IT) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

A4 Health Systems unveils HealthMatics ED Remote Chart Access

Provider of electronic medical record (EMR) software A4 Health Systems released HealthMatics ED Remote Chart Access (HMED RCA) to enable secure remote access using the internet to EMRs produced within the HealthMatics ED (emergency department) information

AHRA announces gold award recipient

The American Healthcare Radiology Administrators (AHRA) this week announced that Roland Rhynus, CRA, FAHRA will receive the AHRA Gold Award at the organization's 32nd annual meeting and exposition, August 1-5, in Boston.

Senate passes error reporting bill

The U.S. is one step closer to better reporting of medical errors, with the Senate last week approving legislation to create a voluntary and confidential reporting system for reporting medical errors.

KOM Networks awarded patent for accessing removable storage media

Provider of data preservation and information lifecycle management KOM Networks Inc. of Ottawa, Canada, this week announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted the company U.S. Patent # 6,370,545 entitled "method of accessing removable s

Eclipsys posts revenue growth in 2Q

Eclipsys Corp. says it is "pleased with the progress" it continues to make as it released its financial results of the second quarter.

Around the web

The nuclear imaging isotope shortage of molybdenum-99 may be over now that the sidelined reactor is restarting. ASNC's president says PET and new SPECT technologies helped cardiac imaging labs better weather the storm.

CMS has more than doubled the CCTA payment rate from $175 to $357.13. The move, expected to have a significant impact on the utilization of cardiac CT, received immediate praise from imaging specialists.

The newly cleared offering, AutoChamber, was designed with opportunistic screening in mind. It can evaluate many different kinds of CT images, including those originally gathered to screen patients for lung cancer. 

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