Imaging

How One Community Hospital Keeps Pace with Data Growth

September 13, 2013     John DeGaspari
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Samaritan Medical Center, Watertown, N.Y., a 294-bed community hospital, has seen its volume of data to grow significantly in the few years. That, in turn, has prompted the hospital to streamline the ways it manages and backs up its data from a business continuity perspective.

Outside Medical Image CD Systems—It’s All About the Workflow

September 10, 2013     Jim Beinlich
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Systems that read and manage outside CDs containing medical image studies (X-Ray, CT, Ultrasound, etc.) are a real benefit to healthcare users who have been challenged with issues associated with the CDs patients bring along with them to hospital and office visits. Many times CDs are difficult to handle because the imaging systems used to burn the CDs are from different manufacturers or use different software to write to the CD; and some require different readers.

NFL, Infinitt Partner on Image-Sharing Contract

August 30, 2013     Rajiv Leventhal
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The National Football League (NFL) and Infinitt North America, a Phillipsburg, N.J.-based provider of healthcare image and information management technologies have partnered on a ten-year agreement to provide on-demand access to players’ medical images.

INDUSTRY-EXCLUSIVE: Steven Tolle on Merge Healthcare’s Current and Future Prospects

August 27, 2013     Mark Hagland
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Many in healthcare have been wondering what is going on at Merge Healthcare these days: the company has seen two high-profile departures in the space of less than one month. Chief product officer Steven Tolle spoke exclusively with HCI’s Mark Hagland on Aug. 27. Regarding all the changes taking place there.

A Framework to Aid VNA Implementation

August 27, 2013     Joseph L. Marion
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As imaging data throughout the enterprise grows, so does the need for a vendor neutral archive (VNA) for more cost-effective storage. Selecting and implementing a VNA can be daunting. First requirements must be defined, and then vendor claims need to be assessed to achieve a good match. Although this can be challenging, finding ways to simplify and refine the process can be rewarding. A workable framework could help better define requirements and assess alternatives.

Merge Healthcare Chairman Steps Down, Two Weeks After CEO Leaves

August 26, 2013     Mark Hagland
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The Chicago-based Merge Healthcare, a leading vendor in the imaging informatics space, announced that Michael W. Ferro, Jr. had resigned as chairman of the board and as a director, effectively immediately. The move came just two weeks after CEO Jeffery Surges resigned on Aug. 9.

Best of Breed or Single Vendor – Which is right for Healthcare Imaging?

August 23, 2013     Joe Marion
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Recent consulting engagement discussions have brought the question of “best-of-breed” versus single vendor to the forefront. In one instance, different sections of the same academic department all have their own idea of what’s the best reporting solution for them. And it’s not just academia. I am starting an engagement with a county hospital that has three distinct vendor solutions within the same cardiology department!

Linking DNA and EHRs: We’re on the Way

July 26, 2013     Rajiv Leventhal
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Precision medicine is an emerging field that someday soon could allow clinicians and patients to make more informed decisions about treatments that would ultimately improve care, save lives, and reduce healthcare costs. While there are challenges in getting there and naysayers who don’t believe in the integration of genomic data with EHRs, the recent work of healthcare organizations around the country has made me a believer.

Healthcare Post Microsoft?

July 24, 2013     Joe Marion
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Microsoft has been getting its share of bad press lately after poor quarterly results and more details on a planned reorganization. Many are saying that Microsoft can’t sustain its dominance with Windows and Office as PC sales stall. It is interesting to speculate as to what healthcare might look like post-Microsoft, given the dominance of PC applications in healthcare. Or, will Microsoft be successful in transforming itself, and all this speculation be for naught?

Study: Radiologists Use iPad for Educational, Not Clinical Use

June 26, 2013     Gabriel Perna
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According to a study from researchers at the Boston-based Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), radiology residents are using iPads primarily as an educational tool. While some use the device for intraoperative procedure guidance, percutaneous procedure planning, and mobile interpretation of some imaging examinations, more radiologists are drawing on it to read radiology-specific applications and journal articles.

A Changing "Image" of ARRA/Meaningful Use

November 3, 2009     Joe Marion
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In case anyone has been wondering, I’ve sort of taken a hiatus from the blog. This has not been due to a writer’s block, but more to introspection. Following my recent blog on ARRA/Meaning Use (An Open Letter to Dr. Blumenthal, August 28, 2009), I decided to step back and do some additional research into the subject.

A Single Source

October 30, 2009     Mark Hagland
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While tactical differences abound, CIOs agree that getting all images in one basket is becoming a strategic best practice.
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