In September, ProScan Imaging, which owns a network of 25 imaging centers in seven states, became the first organization in the world to install the high-field Echelon Oval 1.5T MRI system from Hitachi Medical Systems. Featuring an oval-shaped bore that measures 74 cm, the Echelon Oval reflects the growing trend toward patient centricity in imaging

No health-care enterprise wants to make an enormous investment in technology for image storage, only to find it outdated and in need of an upgrade. The vendor-neutral archive has been proposed as a natural antidote to this problem, but an archive alone is, increasingly, not enough—particularly for large academic institutions that intend to improve

For 2012, CMS proposed a reduction in the cost-of-capital (or interest-rate) assumption used in the development of the cost-of-equipment estimates that are included in the practice-expense component of the RVU calculations. Historically, CMS has used an interest-rate assumption of 11%. Based on the current prime rate and maximum interest rates for

Cloud-based technologies have been relatively slow to penetrate the health-care IT market, but several advances in technology—as well as federal programs that encourage the adoption of interoperable solutions—are changing that, according to Vijay Ramanathan, CEO and cofounder of RamSoft Inc. “The biggest trend that is driving cloud computing, in

You know how good it feels. You finally did the right trade and now own Boardwalk and Park Place. Everyone who has the misfortune of landing on your block of expensive property pays through the roof, and you smile all the way to the bank. It is great fun owning a monopoly—unless, of course, you have those pesky regulators at your back, asking

Canopy Partners announced that Randolph Hospital in Asheboro is joining the company’s growing regional database of archived radiology images. Diagnostic tests performed at the hospital will now be more readily accessible to thousands of area physicians.

Advocate Health Care, the largest integrated health care system in the state of Illinois, and GE Healthcare, announced a joint effort to reduce radiation dose in Computed Tomography (CT). The goal is to optimize care for patients and reduce radiation without adversely impacting image quality. It’s one of the first announcements of the GE Blueprint

DR Systems announced that e|HR Meaningful Use for Medical Imaging, a cloud-based ambulatory EHR for radiologists, is now commercially available after successful beta testing.