The 23rd state admitted to the United States is now claiming to be its first with a statewide medical image archive.

California’s breast density legislation took another step forward this week, as it was passed unanimously (39-0) by the state Senate.

Intelerad Medical Systems announced that the Intelerad Meaningful Use Module 2012 has achieved 2011/2012 COMPLETE EHR ONC-ATCB Certification. This designates that the software is capable of supporting providers with Stage 1 meaningful use measures required to qualify for funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

New analysis from Frost & Sullivan, Medical Imaging Market Outlook for CEE and Russia, finds that the market earned revenues of $1.42 billion in 2010 and estimates this to reach $2.34 billion in 2015. The research covers general X-ray, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT), ultrasound, molecular imaging, mammography and picture

Massachusetts-based lifeIMAGE says it is releasing certain open application programming interfaces (APIs) for healthcare information technologies (HIT) and imaging devices to enable secure exchange of medical images and related patient records directly from their software.

The ongoing public spectacle that is the UPMC/Highmark power struggle for the patient dollars of Pittsburgh will proceed in earnest, reports the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Dissatisfied with the limited sanctions levied against New Milford, CT radiologist Michael Waldman, Diane D’Amato, the widow of a patient who died in his care, has filed a wrongful death suit.

The Supreme Court ruled today to uphold a $44 million patent-infringement judgment in favor of Siemens over the manufacture of certain crystals used in its PET-CT devices.