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Viztek announced a new partnership with Matakina to integrate the company’s VolparaDensity software for analyzing digital mammography and tomosynthesis images and objectively assessing breast density with the Viztek Opal-PACS and Opal-wRIS for streamlined reporting and workflow.
November 04, 2013 
Viztek has announced the upcoming launch of its new PACS/RIS solution, a zero-footprint software platform that can encompass picture archive and communications systems (PACS), specialty viewers and tools including mammography tomosynthesis and positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT), practice management, electronic health records (EHR), electronic medical records (EMR), billing, radiology scheduling and reporting.
September 27, 2013 Today’s remote viewing systems will stimulate changes and challenges in healthcare in a manner similar to what online banking has done for the financial industry. The areas of improvement include safe, secure, remote access from any browser, or ultimately any mobile device. This is the reality of today, and it comes without the need for special applications or image and associated data downloads from virtually any source.
August 28, 2013 
Viztek announced that MedSpring Urgent Care has recently completed installation of the ViZion Straight Arm DR digital X-ray system at its 14th center, which is located in Chicago. Setting the bar for patient-centered care and providing quality care in a walk-in setting, MedSpring now uses the ViZion Straight Arm DR in all of its facilities, including six in the Austin area, five in the Houston area and three in the Chicago area.
July 18, 2013 
With all of the major X-ray vendors now offering wireless digital radiography (DR) systems, prices have dropped and it is becoming an industry standard for digital X-ray room replacements, primarily for computed radiography (CR) systems.
July 08, 2013 If you are part of a health system that has spent months building and designing a new picture archive and communications system (PACS), it is undoubtedly an exciting time. Reaching the point of PACS activation and getting staff up and running is a true milestone. Once your company reaches this point, it may feel like the hard work is over and that it is time to take a deep breath, but in reality there is still much more to do and questions that have to be answered in order to fully support your organization during and post PACS go-live.
May 14, 2013 
Viztek introduced the Leggera Wireless Panel, expanding the Leggera DR (direct radiography) Solutions product line to now include the lightest — 6.1 lb, ISO 4090 cassette size — wireless panel available to the market. With the addition of the Leggera Wireless Panel, hospitals and imaging centers now have access to the compact panel and its revolutionary features including storage capacity of 50 images, two removable batteries to maximize productivity and uptime while providing breakthrough reliability in image storage and back-up.
May 01, 2013 
Viztek is one of the first picture archive and communications service (PACS) vendors to provide viewing capabilities for digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) imaging. With the addition of this capability to Viztek’s Opal-Mammo software suite, hospitals and imaging centers now have a choice of the viewing software they select for use with their DBT system. Further, because the mammography suite offers integrated tracking software, facilities additionally benefit from the use of one workstation and an automated workflow for a faster, streamlined approach for mandatory MQSA reporting.
April 02, 2013 Viztek introduces Viztek Capital, its new financial services arm providing flexible, affordable funding options for Viztek’s full range of technology, including traditional leasing options as well as a subscription model. With years of experience delivering leading edge imaging technology, Viztek will now back its product line with financing options that create a turnkey technology acquisition solution.
February 20, 2013 As other industries turn to the virtual cloud for a variety of information technology (IT) solutions, those in healthcare — especially in radiology — continue to weigh in carefully on the pros and cons of running software tools, as well as hosting their data and medical images, on a third-party server. While the potential for lower costs, improved scalability and faster deployment of services is attractive to physicians and hospitals, concerns such as security issues and increased dependence on an external service provider can also factor into decisions regarding the cloud.
February 08, 2013