U.S. healthcare facilities are expected to turn to wireless technologies to help solve the problems of rising patient volumes, acute staff shortages and a rapidly aging population.

Agfa Healthcare will highlight its new cardiology image and information management system at American College of Cardiology's annual scientific meeting next week (March 7-9) in New Orleans.

Some 72 percent of hospital and health system CFOs surveyed said they plan to purchase digital radiology systems, while 61 percent (of the 460 surveyed) expect to buy information technology (IT) systems over the next five years -- signaling the beginning

A new study produced by the VHA Inc. emphasizes why hospitals should establish better working relationship with local physicians.

TMA Technology, Ltd. has produced an online application service provider (ASP) product for documenting and reporting quality indicators in the clinic.

Philips Medical Systems and RaySearch Laboratories, of Stockholm, are entering a new stage in their co-development relationship to create the next generation of systems for inverse treatment planning in intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT).

The Congenital Heart Institute at Miami Children's Hospital and Arnold Palmer Hospital in Orlando, Fla., have installed Camtronics Medical Systems' Vericis cardiovascular information system.

Varian Medical Systems Inc. today unveiled an agreement to purchase OpTx Corp., a privately held supplier of software for medical oncology practices in cancer clinics.