Kodak faces tough decisions in PACS as it integrates Imation's medical unit
September 1st 1998Kodak faces tough decisions in PACS as it integrates Imation's medical unitCompany will apply lessons learned from Vortech acquisition While Eastman Kodak's acquisition of Imation's medical imaging business will give Kodak new
Baptist Health System uses CORBA to facilitate electronic patient record
September 1st 1998Baptist Health System uses CORBA to facilitate electronic patient recordObject-oriented interfaces to link up all information systems Developing an electronic patient record is no easy task. The integration of disparate healthcare
HBOC to buy Imnet systems in move to bolster EPR offering
September 1st 1998HBOC to buy Imnet systems in move to bolster EPR offeringImpact of deal on Imnet's OEM deals is still unknownThe intriguing story of Imnet Systems in the PACS market appears to be coming to a close, at least in its role as an independent
Meta Solutions to buy digitizers from Howtek
September 1st 1998Meta Solutions to buy digitizers from HowtekMeta Solutions, the U.S. distributor of Dutch PACS software developer Applicare Medical Imaging, has ordered 100 MultiRAD CCD-based film digitizers from Howtek of Hudson, NH. The orders, which will be
Consolidating firms can't forget technology
September 1st 1998Consolidating firms can't forget technologyAny vendor participating in the PACS market knows that it is being reshaped by the forces of consolidation. Driven by the desire to maximize distribution channels or to provide the right product mix to
FDA clears Siemens’ cardiac software
August 19th 1998Siemens Medical Systems' Nuclear Medicine Group announced this month that the Food and Drug Administration has cleared the Hoffman Estates, IL, division's Emory Cardiac Toolbox, a cardiac image processing software package. Developed by Emory University
Agfa team lands first order under DIN-PACS contract
August 5th 1998Vendor secures award from Pentagon ClinicFilm and PACS vendor Agfa of Ridgefield Park, NJ, has begun to make its presence felt in the competition for contracts in the U.S. military's Digital Imaging Network-Picture Archiving and Communications
Imatron to sell HeartScan network to cardiology firm LifeTest America
August 5th 1998Firm to focus on marketing ultrafast CT unitsWhen South San Francisco firm Imatron posted its 1997 fiscal results in April, it faced an all-too-familiar problem. Although sales of its premium ultrafast CT scanners had climbed, the company reported
Philips makes strong bid for position in ultrasound with offer to acquire ATL
August 5th 1998Deal comes after years of false starts in modality at Dutch companyIndustry consolidation continues to reshape the ultrasound market. ATL Ultrasound and Philips Medical Systems became the latest players to participate in the market's restructuring
StorageTek builds direct sales team as part of push into medical imaging
August 1st 1998StorageTek builds direct sales team as part of push into medical imagingVendor eschews OEM model for its archive offeringsArchiving firm StorageTek has long been a force in the healthcare information system market, but, until recently,
Applicare seeks global growth for its NT-based workstation software
August 1st 1998Applicare seeks global growth for its NT-based workstation softwareFirm tries to leverage added exposure from DIN-PACS The U.S. military's Digital Imaging Network-Picture Archiving and Communications Systems (DIN-PACS) project has