For some healthcare providers, a RIS is simply nice to have. But for large, multispecialty practices with an imaging component, it is an imperative. Changes effected by such technology at The Austin Diagnostic Clinic (ADC), Texas, are proof positive that a best-of-breed RIS can make a big difference on many levels, operational and otherwise.

One compelling reason to give patients access to their medical records is that they can help correct errors and catch omissions, potentially reducing medical malpractice liability. According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, the Cleveland Clinic, Mayo Clinic, the VA, Geisinger Health System and Kaiser Permanent are all giving patients access to physician notes.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada (PRWEB) May 29, 2014—RamSoft, a leading developer of RIS, PACS, and Teleradiology software solutions, announces the launch of the RamSoft Blog which will feature a wide variety of topics and discussions on workflow improvement strategies and radiology industry trends.

Every regular conference-goer is familiar with that drinking-from-a-firehouse sensation in the heat of the event, and the recent SIIM meeting did not disappoint in that respect.

Reston, Va. (May 27, 2014) - The American College of Radiology (ACR) National Radiology Data Registry (NRDR™) has been recognized by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as a Qualified Clinical Data Registry (QCDR) for the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS). 

Bay Village, OH (PRWEB) May 27, 2014—All-American Teleradiology announces a strategic partnership with Women's Imaging Associates of Birmingham, Alabama to provide digital breast imaging reading services including telemammography to complement its expanded 24/7/365 coverage.

It’s no secret that more and more imaging IT functions are moving to Information Services, as enterprise image management is centrally consolidated. What is less well understood are the unprecedented opportunities for imaging informaticists to expand their horizons to the enterprise view.

Washington, D.C. – The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) today announced the publication of the new edition of the Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) Standard, which provides capabilities that allow digital imaging technologies to interact seamlessly. The updated edition of the international standard includes an extensible markup language (XML) representation of the standard.