Many of you are sending staff off to the the annual HIMSS meeting in Chicago, and a helpful concept to keep in mind would be the following: Few things are more complex than making something simple.

As the healthcare industry continues to expand and implementation of federal mandates on the transition to electronic medical records continues, the role of information systems managers within healthcare operations is becoming understandably more influential.

Viztek is on a roll. In early January, the Garner, N.C.-based radiology vendor won FDA approval for Exa, its web-based, zero-footprint PACS platform.

Today every forward-thinking radiology practice realizes that, in these times of falling reimbursement, rising regulatory oversight and cascading calls for transparency, it’s not enough to be great at what you do.

The U.S. healthcare system stands to save $8 billion a year just by going electronic with six routine business transactions. But realizing the thrift will take an ongoing commitment by all healthcare stakeholders—providers, payers, vendors and government. 

One of the most tech-forward healthcare providers in Indonesia has hired the largest teleradiology group in the U.S. for anytime-anywhere reads and reports. 

Right now, just about anyone with a large enough line of credit can purchase a new, state-of-the-art MR or CT scanner. Going forward, what will separate the highly successful radiology practices from those muddling through—or hanging on for dear life—is not impressive equipment.

Doctors ordering exams on patients who show signs of heart disease really can’t go wrong if they choose high-tech computed tomographic angiography (CTA) over time-honored stress testing.