Kjaya Medical will introduce a cloud-based sharing solution at RSNA 2011 called iShareScan.com.

Carestream will introduce at RSNA 2011 a new portal service that allows facilities to share images and information with authorized physicians, as well as its DRX-Revolultion Mobile X-Ray system as a works in progress.

In this podcast, Tom Gentile, president and CEO at GE Healthcare Systems, explains that “the whole focus of imaging is moving beyond the quality of the image.” Patient care, physician productivity and reimbursement take on a renewed focus in light of healthcare reform efforts internationally, he says.

CoActiv will introduce its Exam-RIS version 2.0 at RSNA 2011. The web-based RIS integrates with their Exam-PACS, and provides specialized work lists, automated referring physician communications, and an HL7 interface for billing, among other features.

Imaging solutions provider Viztek will be debuting several new features for its Opal-RAD PACS at RSNA 2011, including a cloud-based image viewer.

MRI-compatible audio-visual systems vendor Resonance Technology Company Inc. will introduce new features in its CinemaVision MRI video entertainment system at RSNA 2011.

IT workflow and communications company peerVue will introduce the integration of voice recognition and reporting to its Quality Intelligence and Communication System (QICS) at RSNA 2011.

CMS released last week the final rule for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), relaxing some of the onerous requirements for healthcare providers.

GRAPEVINE, TX - No one's plates are getting any less full these days. So when thrown a new work project, it's best to breathe and strategize, management consultants told attendees of the annual AHRA conference this week.

Everyone from radiologists to technologists must address upcoming health care changes, as the imaging industry reels from - and faces probable new - cuts in federal funding, said Maggie Sayre, executive director of the Association for Quality Imaging in Washington, D.C.

GRAPEVINE, TX - On the show "House," radiologists themselves almost never get screen time - a “sobering parallel” to the real world. That's because for radiologists, industry changes and emerging imaging resource trends are threatening some of their livelihood, according to Lawrence R. Muroff, president and CEO of Imaging Consultants.

GRAPEVINE, TX -The radiology industry finds itself dealing with exposure - not just in determining appropriate levels of radiation, but also with an overabundance of media coverage on the topic of dose.

GRAPEVINE, TEXAS - A decade after a 6-year-old boy died in a freak MRI accident, what have medical regulators done to ensure greater MRI safety?

GRAPEVINE, TX - Imaging professionals should prepare for the new health care model by assessing the current state of the practice, from the IT infrastructure to the work flow, according to consultants at Ascendian Healthcare Consulting who spoke at AHRA this week.

GRAPEVINE, TEXAS - Facing a medical malpractice lawsuit can be a daunting, years-long process. But Detroit lawyer David M. Ottenwess had some simple, initial advice for radiology managers: Don't panic.

The panel was assigned to address the limitations of CD/DVD based image exchange, to discuss the emergence of personal electronic health records and how they impact the process of image exchange, and to analyze how to meet requirements pertaining to the new RSNA Cross-enterprise Document Sharing for Imaging.

According to new survey results, physician alignment is the main problem when building accountable care organizations (ACOs).

(Press Release) The Center for the Advancement of Molecular Imaging will accelerate development, testing, and commercialization of radiopharmaceuticals