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Written by Gina Narcisi
According to the 2010 Top 20 Medical Equipment Best in KLAS Awards, Toshiba America Medical Systems continues to stand out in terms of service and support for its customers, holding on to its number one medical equipment vendor ranking for the third consecutive year and holding the ranking in five different categories, Ben Brown, general manager of medical equipment and imaging informatics at KLAS, said in an interview.
Medical imaging systems distributor Mikron Digital Imaging-Midwest has signed a partnership with Fujifilm Medical Systems for the distribution of its line of Aspire digital mammography equipment and services.
Fujifilm Medical Systems showcased a 3D advanced visualization package called Synapse 3D for integration into its Synapse cardiovascular informatics portfolio, at the 59th annual American College of Cardiology (ACC) Scientific Session in Atlanta this week.
Digital x-ray detectors are finally untethered and, in some cases, surprisingly easy to implement, according to a report issued today from healthcare market research firm KLAS.
Fujifilm Medical Systems will fund educational travel grants to send two radiology residents or fellows to the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) Annual Meeting in San Diego this May. Valued at $2,500 each, the grants provide funding for the complete registration and all courses, as well as lodging and travel for the meeting.
Fujifilm Medical Systems has announced a series of changes to its executive team.
Fujifilm Medical Systems has deployed its Synapse PACS at the European Regional Medical Command.
Franklin & Seidelmann, a radiology interpretations provider, has appointed Clayton T. Larsen as senior vice president of marketing for the firm.
Many hospitals are considering new vendor-neutral solutions for archiving and accessing medical images to avoid being locked into closed, proprietary software, according to a report from market research firm KLAS.
Healthcare market research firm KLAS has released its annual "Best of Medical Equipment" list for 2009, including technologies such as CT, digital mammography, CR, digital x-ray, ultrasound and MRI.
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DR Systems has reached a settlement with eRad, leaving NovaRad as the last defendant in a patent infringement lawsuit over a feature on a PACS diagnostic reading workstation.
A complete, truly integrated cardiovascular information system (CVIS) does not exist today, based on the opinion of most healthcare providers, according to a new report by healthcare market research firm KLAS.
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“We’re beginning a revolution the way information is collected, managed, used and purposed for patients in the U.S. healthcare system,” said David Blumenthal, MD, chair of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, in opening remarks at an audioconference training session on meaningful use and EHR certification last week.
In Part 1 of our closer look at the final rules for meaningful use and EHR certification standards, CMIO’s Jeff Byers spoke with David Blumenthal, MD, chair of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT. In Part 2, CMIOs weigh in with mixed reviews.
The framework for meaningful use is “something that had to be done and has been started intelligently,” John P. Glaser, PhD, vice president and CIO of Partners HealthCare System told CMIO. However, the challenges of becoming meaningful users and optimizing health information exchange will require unprecedented levels of communication within organizations and among healthcare systems, he said.
The contractual obligations in the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on modifications to the HIPAA privacy, security and enforcement rules under the HITECH Act for business associates and downstream entities are game changers, according to Amy S. Leopard, JD, from Walter and Haverfield, during a webinar sponsored by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS).
Standardizing performance measures, with the help of health IT, will make it possible to collect the right data at the right time to support performance measurement, clinical decision support, clinical research and quality improvement, said Janet M. Corrigan, PhD, president and CEO of the National Quality Forum (NQF) during a webinar hosted by the forum on June 17.