BEDFORD, Mass. (November 25, 2009) - Hologic, Inc. (Hologic or the Company) (NASDAQ:HOLX), a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of premium diagnostics, medical imaging systems and surgical products dedicated to serving the healthcare needs of women, is using the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) at McCormick Place in Chicago, November 29 through December 3, 2009 to highlight our new SecurView® DX multimodality diagnostic mammography workstation software.
The Hologic SecurView workstation is the most popular platform for review of digital mammography images in the U.S. market . With the release of version 7-0-0, the workflow benefits of the SecurView workstation have been extended to the multimodality viewer. Radiologists may now review breast images from any modality in concert with review of mammography images. The ability to define the orientation and sequence of views in an exam, what radiologists call hanging protocols, can now be defined for different modalities, and our workflow keypad has been integrated with the multimodality viewer to allow for more efficient review of cases.
In addition, our new software builds on the strengths of the Hologic SecurView workstation by offering a greatly expanded set of functions designed to improve mammographic reading workflow. One of the functions, a new visualization tool called Advanced Image Enhancement (AIE), is used to apply proprietary wavelet-based image processing within the magnifier window. In a clinical study, AIE processing improved the ability to visualize abnormalities, especially in dense breast tissue.
source: Hologic
26.11.09
New Hologic SecurView DX Diagnostic Workstation Software Streamlines Workflow, Improves Radiologist Productivity
24.11.09
Merge Healthcare Continues DICOM Leaership with Latest Toolkit Release
Milwaukee, WI, November 20, 2009 – In fulfillment of its ongoing 20 year commitment to the medical imaging development community, Merge Healthcare (NASDAQ: MRGE), announced the release of MergeCOM-3™ Version 4.1, with the latest standard supplements to its industry-leading DICOM interface implementation toolkit. As a member of the DICOM Standards Committee, Merge has maintained a policy of incorporating all significant changes to the DICOM standard within 3 months of adoption by the Committee.
“This release of MergeCOM-3 further demonstrates the investment we are making into standards based interoperability and health information exchange.”, said Justin Dearborn, CEO of Merge Healthcare, “Driving early adoption of standards in specialized areas such as Ultrasound CAD is a critical first step in delivering a cost effective and relevant IT infrastructure for healthcare providers.”
Version 4.1 adds support for the following DICOM standard supplements:
Supplement 43 – Storage of 3D Ultrasound Images
Supplement 119 – Instance and Frame Level Retrieve SOP Classes
Supplement 126 – Colon Computer-Aided Detection SR SOP Class
Additionally, the MergeCOM-3™ HL7 Toolkit now provides full dictionary support for all v2 releases of the standard, giving customers the ability to implement interfaces for any HL7-enabled medical device or information system.
source: Merge Healthcare
“This release of MergeCOM-3 further demonstrates the investment we are making into standards based interoperability and health information exchange.”, said Justin Dearborn, CEO of Merge Healthcare, “Driving early adoption of standards in specialized areas such as Ultrasound CAD is a critical first step in delivering a cost effective and relevant IT infrastructure for healthcare providers.”
Version 4.1 adds support for the following DICOM standard supplements:
Supplement 43 – Storage of 3D Ultrasound Images
Supplement 119 – Instance and Frame Level Retrieve SOP Classes
Supplement 126 – Colon Computer-Aided Detection SR SOP Class
Additionally, the MergeCOM-3™ HL7 Toolkit now provides full dictionary support for all v2 releases of the standard, giving customers the ability to implement interfaces for any HL7-enabled medical device or information system.
source: Merge Healthcare
19.11.09
AMICAS' Enterprise Image Management Solutions To Be Showcased at RSNA 2009
BOSTON, Nov. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AMICAS, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMCS), a leader in image and information management solutions, today announced that it will showcase enterprise image management solutions for hospitals and integrated delivery networks (IDNs) at the 2009 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting from November 29 to December 4 in Chicago, IL. AMICAS will be in the North Hall in booth #7124.
AMICAS provides enterprise image management capabilities with AMICAS ECM™ (Enterprise Content Manager), a consolidated image management platform for radiology, cardiology, and other "'ologies" in a hospital or IDN. With AMICAS ECM, a hospital or IDN can manage all types of images and image-related information in a single, standards-based vendor-neutral archive that has proven scalability.
Across the country, AMICAS ECM has been deployed at more than 200 facilities over the last 10 years. In practice, a single AMICAS ECM deployment can scale from a single hospital to multiple hospitals and facilities processing millions of annual imaging exams. In total, the AMICAS ECM platform stores more than five terabytes daily, which adds to a growing pool of image data of nearly five petabytes in secure, online vendor-neutral image storage.
AMICAS ECM also addresses the imaging component of a hospital or IDN's electronic medical record (EMR) strategy with a lightweight, Web-based image viewer for images across multiple image-intensive departments.
Source: AMICAS
AMICAS provides enterprise image management capabilities with AMICAS ECM™ (Enterprise Content Manager), a consolidated image management platform for radiology, cardiology, and other "'ologies" in a hospital or IDN. With AMICAS ECM, a hospital or IDN can manage all types of images and image-related information in a single, standards-based vendor-neutral archive that has proven scalability.
Across the country, AMICAS ECM has been deployed at more than 200 facilities over the last 10 years. In practice, a single AMICAS ECM deployment can scale from a single hospital to multiple hospitals and facilities processing millions of annual imaging exams. In total, the AMICAS ECM platform stores more than five terabytes daily, which adds to a growing pool of image data of nearly five petabytes in secure, online vendor-neutral image storage.
AMICAS ECM also addresses the imaging component of a hospital or IDN's electronic medical record (EMR) strategy with a lightweight, Web-based image viewer for images across multiple image-intensive departments.
Source: AMICAS
11.11.09
PACSGEAR Launches GEARView QC at Upcoming RSNA Annual Meeting
PLEASANTON, CA - (November 4, 2009) – PACSGEAR, the leading provider of document and multimedia connectivity solutions for hospitals and healthcare facilities, today announced the addition of GEARView™ QC, a simple and powerful Quality Control tool for PACS. Planned for launch at the upcoming RSNA Annual Meeting, GEARView QC provides intuitive functionality for viewing, importing, editing, printing, burning and sending DICOM studies to PACS.
Based on GEARView, PACSGEAR’s new medical image and results visualization technology, GEARView QC lets PACS administrators fix common demographic errors in any DICOM field, as well as visually edit studies to split/combine exams or add/remove images. Studies can also be anonymized by masking burned-in annotations. An optional robotic disc reader called Stacker™ can be added to automate the manual process of importing DICOM CDs/DVDs. Stacker can process up to 50 CDs/DVDs in a single batch.
"Our customers wanted a QC tool to make day-to-day PACS administration easier. Adding QC functionality to GEARView was a natural extension," said Brian J. Cavanaugh, President of PACSGEAR. "GEARView QC gives our customers a core set of QC tools consistent with our ‘It just works’ design philosophy. PACS Administrators and front office personnel alike will appreciate GEARView QC’s power and simplicity."
source: PACSGEAR
Based on GEARView, PACSGEAR’s new medical image and results visualization technology, GEARView QC lets PACS administrators fix common demographic errors in any DICOM field, as well as visually edit studies to split/combine exams or add/remove images. Studies can also be anonymized by masking burned-in annotations. An optional robotic disc reader called Stacker™ can be added to automate the manual process of importing DICOM CDs/DVDs. Stacker can process up to 50 CDs/DVDs in a single batch.
"Our customers wanted a QC tool to make day-to-day PACS administration easier. Adding QC functionality to GEARView was a natural extension," said Brian J. Cavanaugh, President of PACSGEAR. "GEARView QC gives our customers a core set of QC tools consistent with our ‘It just works’ design philosophy. PACS Administrators and front office personnel alike will appreciate GEARView QC’s power and simplicity."
source: PACSGEAR
3.11.09
Free 2D/3D Advanced Visualization Software
(Redmond, WA, November 3, 2009) FiatLux Imaging, Inc. a medical software company in Redmond, WA, announces the availability of FiatLux Visualize™ Free, advanced visualization software for CT and MRI medical imaging data. The free software is available via download from www.FiatLuxImaging.com for any healthcare professional. There is no charge for download or use of the software.
“There is tremendous unrealized potential in medical imaging data,” stated Quentin Dewolf, CEO of FiatLux Imaging.
“CT and MRI scanners are generating huge amounts of data every day, yet the vast majority of that data is never seen outside of the radiology suite. If it were, we believe referring physicians could make better decisions, patients could gain insight into their conditions, and the expense and inconvenience of duplicate scans could be avoided.
We deliver advanced visualization to any healthcare professional, not just the small number of radiologists who use expensive software on high-end workstations.”
source: FiatLux Imaging
“There is tremendous unrealized potential in medical imaging data,” stated Quentin Dewolf, CEO of FiatLux Imaging.
“CT and MRI scanners are generating huge amounts of data every day, yet the vast majority of that data is never seen outside of the radiology suite. If it were, we believe referring physicians could make better decisions, patients could gain insight into their conditions, and the expense and inconvenience of duplicate scans could be avoided.
We deliver advanced visualization to any healthcare professional, not just the small number of radiologists who use expensive software on high-end workstations.”
source: FiatLux Imaging
27.10.09
At RSNA, DR Systems to Debut eMix for Sharing Radiology Images and Reports
SAN DIEGO – DR Systems, one of the most respected names in healthcare information systems, announced that eMix -- its cloud-based technology for sharing imaging studies and reports -- will be unveiled at RSNA 2009. eMix, which stands for Electronic Medical Information Exchange, enables secure sharing of images and reports between disparate institutions and physicians via the Internet. It also can help facilitate associating patient images to electronic medical records (EMRs) and patients’ personal healthcare records (PHRs).
This interoperable, vendor-neutral technology eliminates the need for the provider facility to burn CDs, print films, or fax reports. It should also help facilitate the trend toward universal access to medical imaging, for a complete EMR.
“eMix is an innovative medical IT solution that solves several problems faced by imaging centers and hospitals,” said DR Systems chairman of the board and radiologist Murray Reicher, M.D. “With eMix, institutions can avoid the cost and hassle of making CDs for patients and importing CDs from other facilities that don’t have the same PACS. They can digitally supply both images and reports to patients and doctors with a few simple mouse clicks, and even use the system to create a new, cost-free revenue stream.”
source:DR Systems
This interoperable, vendor-neutral technology eliminates the need for the provider facility to burn CDs, print films, or fax reports. It should also help facilitate the trend toward universal access to medical imaging, for a complete EMR.
“eMix is an innovative medical IT solution that solves several problems faced by imaging centers and hospitals,” said DR Systems chairman of the board and radiologist Murray Reicher, M.D. “With eMix, institutions can avoid the cost and hassle of making CDs for patients and importing CDs from other facilities that don’t have the same PACS. They can digitally supply both images and reports to patients and doctors with a few simple mouse clicks, and even use the system to create a new, cost-free revenue stream.”
source:DR Systems
24.10.09
Carestream Health Announces Availability Of New Web-Based Cardiology PACS
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Oct. 20 — Carestream Health, Inc., announced availability of its new web-based cardiology PACS that provides an efficient enterprise-wide image and information management solution for cardiology data. The CARESTREAM Cardiology PACS is now available in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Netherlands and Italy.
The new cardiology PACS supports improved productivity through the ability to review echocardiography, cardiac catheterization, ECG, nuclear cardiology and hemodynamic results on a single workstation—with fast, easy comparison of priors. The new PACS streamlines workflow by supporting on-site or remote reading of cardiology data from any networked workstation inside or outside of the enterprise. Its ability to consolidate disparate cardiology systems into a centralized solution also can deliver lower total cost of ownership.
Carestream Health’s cardiology PACS integrates seamlessly with its radiology PACS, allowing healthcare providers to use the same workstation for diagnostic reading and clinical review of cardiology and radiology studies.
source: Carestream Health
The new cardiology PACS supports improved productivity through the ability to review echocardiography, cardiac catheterization, ECG, nuclear cardiology and hemodynamic results on a single workstation—with fast, easy comparison of priors. The new PACS streamlines workflow by supporting on-site or remote reading of cardiology data from any networked workstation inside or outside of the enterprise. Its ability to consolidate disparate cardiology systems into a centralized solution also can deliver lower total cost of ownership.
Carestream Health’s cardiology PACS integrates seamlessly with its radiology PACS, allowing healthcare providers to use the same workstation for diagnostic reading and clinical review of cardiology and radiology studies.
source: Carestream Health
16.10.09
Aspyra to Demonstrate Teleradiology and Interoperability with AccessRAD RIS/PACS at RSNA 2009
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CALIF., October 12, 2009 - Aspyra, Inc. (AMEX: APY) today announced plans to demonstrate the latest release of AccessRAD, their integrated RIS/PACS product at the upcoming RSNA 2009 Annual Meeting held at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL (November 29 – December 3, 2009), Booth 3021, South Building Hall A.
The latest release of Aspyra’s AccessRAD RIS/PACS, version 6.5.0, includes performance improvement features for accessing and reading radiological images and new methods for creating, printing, and scanning of registration forms and modality questionnaires; an improved scheduling process, and more efficient method of rescheduling or canceling of patient exams. A key feature of AccessRAD RIS/PACS v6.5 also features the ability to create internal orders for studies sent from outside referring facilities diagnostic interpretation via DICOM transfer protocols. These orders are automatically are processed by the RIS, thereby optimizing workflow, as well as increasing revenue by preventing lost charges due to missing or incorrect orders. Reports created for these outside studies can have tailored report templates which retain the other facilities medical record and exam number. Once signed by the radiologist the reports then can be automatically sent back to the outside facility via fax or HL7 data transmission.
source: ASPYRA
The latest release of Aspyra’s AccessRAD RIS/PACS, version 6.5.0, includes performance improvement features for accessing and reading radiological images and new methods for creating, printing, and scanning of registration forms and modality questionnaires; an improved scheduling process, and more efficient method of rescheduling or canceling of patient exams. A key feature of AccessRAD RIS/PACS v6.5 also features the ability to create internal orders for studies sent from outside referring facilities diagnostic interpretation via DICOM transfer protocols. These orders are automatically are processed by the RIS, thereby optimizing workflow, as well as increasing revenue by preventing lost charges due to missing or incorrect orders. Reports created for these outside studies can have tailored report templates which retain the other facilities medical record and exam number. Once signed by the radiologist the reports then can be automatically sent back to the outside facility via fax or HL7 data transmission.
source: ASPYRA
7.10.09
AMICAS Launches Major New Version of Radiology Information System at RBMA 2009
BOSTON, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AMICAS, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMCS), a leader in image and information management solutions, will launch AMICAS RIS(TM) Version 5.5 at RBMA's 2009 Fall Educational Conference in Chandler, AZ, from October 11 to 13. AMICAS will be in booth #203.
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060202/AMICASLOGO )
AMICAS RIS Version 5.5 introduces sophisticated workflow tools to help providers manage pre-authorization requirements, insurance eligibility, and patient status management, while also offering new tools to support business intelligence requirements in the radiology marketplace.
With AMICAS RIS' new workflow capabilities, providers can more readily manage exam authorization requirements and patient eligibility. Leveraging AMICAS RIS' state-of-the-art technology, radiology businesses can improve their overall schedule management and asset utilization, which results in improved operational efficiency. AMICAS continues to offer a free ROI assessment to qualified practices and enterprises as part of its continued commitment to delivering great automation solutions for radiology and imaging.
"With AMICAS RIS, we can manage our business more effectively," said Carrie Berlin, director of PACS and RIS at Regional Medical Imaging (Flint, MI). "AMICAS has developed a solution that helps us combat a challenging reimbursement environment with capabilities to confirm payment and eligibility before providing services. AMICAS RIS helps make our practice more efficient."
source: PR Newswire
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060202/AMICASLOGO )
AMICAS RIS Version 5.5 introduces sophisticated workflow tools to help providers manage pre-authorization requirements, insurance eligibility, and patient status management, while also offering new tools to support business intelligence requirements in the radiology marketplace.
With AMICAS RIS' new workflow capabilities, providers can more readily manage exam authorization requirements and patient eligibility. Leveraging AMICAS RIS' state-of-the-art technology, radiology businesses can improve their overall schedule management and asset utilization, which results in improved operational efficiency. AMICAS continues to offer a free ROI assessment to qualified practices and enterprises as part of its continued commitment to delivering great automation solutions for radiology and imaging.
"With AMICAS RIS, we can manage our business more effectively," said Carrie Berlin, director of PACS and RIS at Regional Medical Imaging (Flint, MI). "AMICAS has developed a solution that helps us combat a challenging reimbursement environment with capabilities to confirm payment and eligibility before providing services. AMICAS RIS helps make our practice more efficient."
source: PR Newswire
20.9.09
RamSoft Announces Three New RIS/PACS Installations
Toronto, Canada, September 11, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Three facilities across the United States selected the PowerServer™ RIS/PACS solution to improve day-to-day workflow and image access for interpreting physicians. They are Grove Hill Medical Center in New Britian, CT, Miami Diagnostic and Interventional Center in Miami, FL and Lifescape Medical Imaging in Cypress, CA. The software was developed by RamSoft, Inc., an IT software and services company with 16 years experience in the healthcare industry.
With PowerServer RIS/PACS, these facilities will be able to improve the day-to-day tasks of everyone involved in the scheduling, interpretation and the delivery of diagnostic exams from the referring physician to the scheduler, technologist, radiologist and ultimately to the overall improvement in the quality of patient care.
“Our customers like the ease of use, speedy installation and integration into their existing networks and the continued support offered by our technicians and integration teams. This keeps cost of ownership down and reliability high while working with just one vendor,” said Marilyn Solano, Marketing and Business Development Manager for RamSoft.
RamSoft PowerServer RIS/PACS has all the features found in both a PACS and RIS included in one simple and smart client application; running on a single server and database. This completely web-based solution is licensed under a very competitive unlimited user and workstation model. Multiple financial options are available from RamSoft including long and short term software rental, SAS-70 hosted solutions and ASP (SaaS).
source: PR.com
With PowerServer RIS/PACS, these facilities will be able to improve the day-to-day tasks of everyone involved in the scheduling, interpretation and the delivery of diagnostic exams from the referring physician to the scheduler, technologist, radiologist and ultimately to the overall improvement in the quality of patient care.
“Our customers like the ease of use, speedy installation and integration into their existing networks and the continued support offered by our technicians and integration teams. This keeps cost of ownership down and reliability high while working with just one vendor,” said Marilyn Solano, Marketing and Business Development Manager for RamSoft.
RamSoft PowerServer RIS/PACS has all the features found in both a PACS and RIS included in one simple and smart client application; running on a single server and database. This completely web-based solution is licensed under a very competitive unlimited user and workstation model. Multiple financial options are available from RamSoft including long and short term software rental, SAS-70 hosted solutions and ASP (SaaS).
source: PR.com
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