Feature | Jef Williams
Sharing — it’s a quality we all learned at a young age to aspire toward. Our parents, our teachers, our friends and our siblings (OK, maybe not our siblings!) all challenged us to learn to share. Over the past few years with implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), even our federal government has created an impetus to share — to share information, to share patients, to share revenues, to share responsibility. With the scramble toward Meaningful Use (MU), which inherently requires exchange (sharing), we are finally seeing that the theory is much easier than the execution of that idea.1 Many large organizations are still struggling to share information
April 01, 2015 
Feature | Jeff Zagoudis
As radiation therapy becomes more sophisticated and new methods are devised for treating cancer, treatment planning systems have become an essential tool for physicians and physicists. While new features are being added to improve the functionality of various radiotherapy systems, the end goal is still the same — contouring the radiation beam to treat the cancerous tissue while minimizing exposure to any surrounding healthy tissue.
April 01, 2015 
Feature | Jeff Zagoudis
Radiation dose continues to be one of the hottest topics in radiology, as government mandates and public concern are forcing healthcare teams to find ways to achieve the same high image quality while reducing dose. The 2014 annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in December reflected those concerns, featuring sessions on the latest metrics for measuring dose and ways to keep dose down.
April 01, 2015 Sponsored Content
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September 25, 2024 Feature | Jef Williams
It’s funny how terms catch on. Sometimes it’s the result of an innovator’s brand. No one goes out to play flying disc — we play Frisbee. Sometimes it’s the result of simplification. Everyone in healthcare knows about PACS — even when many (if not most) don’t know what exactly PACS (picture archiving and communication system) means. Then there is that instance when a term is generally used but doesn’t necessarily fit — either by innovation or by general adoption.
April 01, 2015 Feature | Melinda Taschetta-Millane
It’s been a busy year in women’s health, and the topic of breast density remains on the forefront. To date, 21 states have enacted the breast density inform law, which requires healthcare providers to inform women if they have dense breast tissue. Several other states have also either endorsed the bill, or are currently working on it.
April 01, 2015 Sponsored Content
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Carestream is partnering with leading orthopedic and sports medicine specialists to develop a new three-dimensional medical imaging system for capturing images of patient extremities. Initial clinical studies will focus on the advantages of using cone beam CT (CBCT) technology in the diagnosis and treatment of knee injuries. This system is designed for use by orthopedic surgeons.
April 01, 2015 Sponsored Content
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iCAD Inc. researchers presented three e-posters highlighting results of up to four years of follow-up with the Xoft Axxent electronic brachytherapy (eBx) system at The American Academy of Dermatology 73rd Annual Meeting in San Francisco. The Xoft System is used in the treatment of non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC).
April 01, 2015 News
UHC has released the findings of a new study that evaluated the use of medical devices based on cost and quality outcomes. The goal of the study was to uncover several trends related to high-priced physician preference items (PPIs). Utilization of PPIs — which can account for 30 to 40 percent of a hospital's supply expenses — at 10 academic medical centers, focusing on procedures utilizing orthopedic implants, coronary and peripheral stents and cardiac valves.
April 01, 2015 
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According to information technology (IT) company Logicalis US, managing a high volume of patient images in varying formats requires development of a comprehensive enterprise imaging strategy that addresses five core components while remaining vendor-neutral.
April 01, 2015 Sponsored Content
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April 01, 2015 News
vRad (Virtual Radiologic) and Xifin Inc. announced the companies intend to create an online collaborative clinical workflow to facilitate consolidated diagnostic reports (CDR) of radiology, pathology and clinical laboratory results. The online solution will initially be designed to support referring oncologists and their patients.
April 01, 2015 
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has renewed the status of the American College of Radiology’s (ACR) National Radiology Data Registry (NRDR) as a Qualified Clinical Data Registry. With the renewal, radiology professionals can continue to use the NRDR to meet quality reporting requirements under the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS).
April 01, 2015 Sponsored Content
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June 03, 2024 
Feature | Dave Fornell
Congress has passed legislation that eliminates the threat of annual cuts in Medicare payments to providers that were required under the sustainable growth rate (SGR) to control skyrocketing Medicare costs. The legislation, H.R. 2, lays the framework to allow Medicare to transition from its current fee-for-service payment system to a value-based reimbursement system.
April 15, 2015 Technology
Mediware Information Systems Inc., announced the launch of its SpectraSoft Radiology Scheduling software. The Web-based system offers specific features that helps its users enhance staff efficiency, reduce patient no-shows and increase their return on investment for equipment.
March 31, 2015 Sponsored Content
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Mobile Heartbeat announced it will be demonstrating its MH-CURE communication and workflow smartphone application at the 2015 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) annual conference, April 13-15, 2015, in Chicago.
March 31, 2015 
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Hitachi Aloka Medical Ltd. and iVu Imaging Corp. announced the signing of an agreement making Hitachi Aloka the exclusive global distributor of iVu’s Sofia automated whole breast ultrasound scanner. The agreement represents an expansion of the relationship between the companies based on the early success they have achieved in North America.
March 31, 2015 
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The physician-patient relationship still plays a primary role in the overall patient experience despite increasing use of technology, according to a survey conducted by Nuance Communications Inc. The 3,000-person survey — conducted in the United States, United Kingdom and Germany — found that 97 percent of people agreed with this sentiment.
March 31, 2015 
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A new KLAS report on business intelligence (BI) found that healthcare organizations are looking for BI vendors with industry expertise and content to handle the growing complexities of data management. The report — entitled Health Analytics 2015: Moving toward the Continuum of Care — stresses that in-organization data is only a part of the picture and that data aggregation capabilities are more important than ever before.
March 31, 2015 
Technology
NavisHealth Solutions Inc. announced the general availability of its mobile patient engagement platform, Engage.
March 31, 2015 
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DePuy Synthes Companies has signed an exclusive worldwide sales agreement with Radlink Inc. to offer real-time image guidance with DePuy Synthes’ hip replacement systems. The announcement was made in conjunction with the 81st annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) in Las Vegas.
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