Enterprise Imaging

Enterprise imaging brings together all imaging exams, patient data and reports from across a healthcare system into one location to aid efficiency and economy of scale for data storage. This enables immediate access to images and reports any clinical user of the electronic medical record (EMR) across a healthcare system, regardless of location. Enterprise imaging (EI) systems replace the former system of using a variety of disparate, siloed picture archiving and communication systems (PACS), radiology information systems (RIS), and a variety of separate, dedicated workstations and logins to view or post-process different imaging modalities. Often these siloed systems cannot interoperate and cannot easily be connected. Web-based EI systems are becoming the standard across most healthcare systems to incorporate not only radiology, but also cardiology (CVIS), pathology and dozens of other departments to centralize all patient data into one cloud-based data storage and data management system.

Illinois hospital upgrades to Carestream Healthcare IT platforms featuring advanced features, consolidated data storage

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Feb. 11 — Memorial Medical Center (Springfield, Ill.), has achieved immediate benefits from upgrading to the newest CARESTREAM Vue PACS and CARESTREAM Vue for Vendor Neutral Archive. Carestream’s zero footprint Vue Motion image viewer now equips more than 500 physicians with access to radiology reports and imaging studies from mobile devices such as iPads, which provides rapid, easy access at any location—from patients’ hospital rooms to operating suites or offices.

MITA announces approval of RT-1 Gating Interface Standard to improve safety and effectiveness of radiation therapy treatment

Washington, D.C. – The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) today announced the approval of the RT-1 Gating Interface Standard to enhance the safety and effectiveness of radiation therapy (RT) treatment. 

Toshiba’s Aplio 500 provides EPIC Imaging with industry-leading depth and detail

TUSTIN, Calif., Feb. 4, 2014 – EPIC Imaging has enhanced its ultrasound capabilities by upgrading its fleet with nine AplioTM 500 ultrasound systems from Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. The facility recently completed a significant overhaul of its ultrasound systems after conducting a side-by-side comparison of several of the premier systems on the market. EPIC Imaging ultimately purchased Toshiba’s Aplio 500 because of its user-friendly features and ability to reliably perform high-quality examinations.

FDA clears Ziehm Vision RFD for pediatric imaging

ORLANDO, FL—February 5, 2014. Ziehm Imaging, the world leader in C-arm interventional imaging, announced FDA clearance to market its new generation Ziehm Vision RFD C-arm for pediatric and other interventional operating room procedures in the United States. The Ziehm Vision RFD C-arm, which offers fully motorized movement on four axes, maximizes image quality while minimizing procedural dose. It was cleared for a full range of image procedures including specific intended uses in pediatric imaging. 

Users commend Carestream's PACS for reliability, smooth integration with other systems in latest MD Buyline report

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Jan. 30 — Carestream’s Vue PACS earned high ratings in MD Buyline’s Market Intelligence Briefing™ for Fourth Quarter 2013, in which users say the system is both feature-rich and easy to use, and they note that “Carestream is forward thinking with mobile access and products that provide additional functionality.”  

Konica Minolta maintains CR market leadership in MD Buyline 2013 surveys

Wayne, NJ, January 29, 2014 – Konica Minolta Medical Imaging announced today that for the eighth year in a row, the company is the top rated CR solutions vendor in the U.S. according to MD Buyline survey results. MD Buyline is a leading, independent provider of evidence-based information and vendor rankings are based on actual user satisfaction composite ratings.

KLAS names lifeIMAGE "Category Leader" for Image Exchange

Newton, Mass.—January 28, 2013—lifeIMAGE announced today that it has been named the “Category Leader” for Image Exchange in “2013 Best in KLAS Awards: Software & Services,” January 2014, a new report due out later this week*. lifeIMAGE earned a score of 89.2, the highest in the report’s newly incorporated industry segment.

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Our Lady of Lourdes enhances image quality and workflow with 14 Toshiba Aplio 500 Ultrasound Systems

Tustin, Calif., Jan. 29, 2014 – Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital in Binghamton, N.Y. is providing its clinicians with a streamlined, worry-free experience by replacing its entire ultrasound fleet with 14 AplioTM 500s from Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. By selecting one system type, Lourdes clinicians have a consistent and easy-to-use platform across all exams, including breast, echocardiograms and vascular ultrasound studies.