Microsoft Healthcare Users Group and Microsoft Announce Finalists of MS-HUG Annual Awards
January 26th 2004CHICAGO and REDMOND, Wash., Jan. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Microsoft Healthcare Users Group (MS-HUG) and Microsoft Corp. today announced 28 finalists for the MS-HUG annual awards, which recognize the most innovative solutions and customers of
AMIA Announces Program for Conference on Implementing Electronic Medical Record Systems
January 24th 2004BETHESDA, Md., Jan. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) announced today the program details of its conference "Practical Strategies for Implementing Electronic Health Records," that will take place on April
IHE provides guidelines for RIS/PACS integration
January 15th 2004No longer separate entities, the technologies of imaging and informatics are irreversibly linked. It is impossible for even the most modality-focused attendee who enters the technical exhibitions in McCormick Place not to recognize this. "Integrated
John C. Parmigiani Joins QuickCompliance as Senior Vice President for Consulting Services
January 13th 2004WESTPORT, Conn., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- QuickCompliance, Inc. a leading provider of web-based healthcare regulatory and compliance training solutions, today announced the appointment of John C. Parmigiani as Senior Vice President for Consulting
CE-CTA appears ready for routine internal carotid artery imaging
December 12th 2003Taiwanese researchers have found that contrasted-enhanced multidetector CT angiography is a perfect match for conventional angiography in differentiating between total and near-total occlusive disease and mapping the architectural landmarks of the
Ten principles make nasal imaging easier
December 1st 2003Diagnosing nasal lesions on the basis of CT and MR appearance alone can be difficult because many such lesions have nonspecific imaging characteristics. To resolve this problem, a group of radiologists led by Dr. Alla Godelman of Long Island College Hospital in Brooklyn, NY, have devised 10 principles of nasal imaging.
Cardiologists' self-referral drives up imaging costs
December 1st 2003As Medicare passes through the congressional mill, the focus often turns to radiologists and the increasing cost of medical imaging. A recent report by Blue Cross/Blue Shield stated that radiologists are driving up healthcare costs. But Philadelphia researchers on Monday concluded that it is cardiologists -- not radiologists -- who are responsible for sharp hikes in dollars spent for medical imaging.
Communicating is easier said than done
December 1st 2003The first day of the RSNA meeting is always the best, perhaps because I have the most energy and enthusiasm. Ten years ago I didn't get tired until Thursday. Now I'm tired on Monday. I would like to blame it on changes in the meeting, but I have the same problem during a normal work week at home.
Theoretical advantages of stent do not reflect reality
December 1st 2003The Biliary Wallstent from Boston Scientific has been used for a decade for palliation of malignant obstructive jaundice. Although the newer Luminexx from German vendor Angiomed offers several theoretical advantages, researchers in the U.K. have found that those advantages do not hold up under close scrutiny.