Digital Transformation

This evolution of healthcare involves using technology to improve diagnosis, treatments, monitor patients, enhance hospital operations and culture, and bolster consumer-focused care. This includes virtual reality tools, wearable devices, workflow software, health apps and other digital health tools.

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AHRA Attendees Invited to Get Firsthand Look at Canon and Virtual Imaging Digital Radiography Systems

Joining medical imaging professionals from across the country, Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, and Virtual Imaging, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Canon U.S.A., Inc., will display their portfolio of digital radiography (DR) systems at this year’s AHRA annual meeting and exposition, hosted by the Association for Medical Imaging Management.
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Small Investments, Significant Gains: The Key to Advancing Value-Based Healthcare is Leveraging Web-Based Diagnostic Reporting

Sponsored by Hitachi Healthcare Americas

Six years ago, the non-invasive cardiovascular lab (NICL) at 540-bed St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson, Mississippi, faced something of an uncertain future. The rules for maintaining accreditation, set by intersocietal accreditation commissions, require that all vascular exams get interpreted within 48 hours of image acquisition. For cardiac exams, the read must wait no longer than 24 hours.

New Customizable ACR Website Offers More Interactive, Mobile-Friendly Experience

Reston, VA – Designed by members, for members, the new American College of Radiology website (ACR.org) is more interactive, mobile friendly and customizable to meet individual member needs.

Konica Minolta’s AeroRemote Insights Provides Interactive Analytic Reporting for Radiology Departments

Wayne, NJ, November 16, 2017 – Konica Minolta Healthcare Americas, Inc., a recognized leader in medical imaging systems and healthcare IT, unveils AeroRemote™ Insights, a new web-based tool designed to provide valuable information for imaging departments, to gain more insights about their Konica Minolta digital radiography (DR) assets.  

Philips and Bon Secours Charity Health System announce $180 million, long-term strategic partnership to support transformation of patient care and build healthier communities

Philips to support Bon Secours Charity Health System, a member of the Valhalla, NY-based Westchester Medical Center Health Network, through innovative medical technologies

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Enterprise Imaging Strategy Beyond Radiology

Sponsored by FUJIFILM Healthcare Americas

In a recent focus group, 70% of healthcare IT executives surveyed indicated that enterprise imaging was an active initiative in their health system*. But achieving a truly effective enterprise imaging strategy has eluded the majority of U.S. health systems.

Radiogenomics Paper Receives RSNA Margulis Award

CHICAGO (Nov. 29, 2016) – The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) presented its fifth Alexander R. Margulis Award for Scientific Excellence to Neema Jamshidi, M.D., Ph.D., and colleagues, for the article, “The Radiogenomic Risk Score: Construction of a Prognostic Quantitative, Noninvasive Image-based Molecular Assay for Renal Cell Carcinoma,” published in the October 2015 issue of Radiology.

Carestream to Ship Its OnSight 3D Extremity System in December

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Nov. 10 — Carestream is accepting orders from healthcare providers across the globe and announced plans to begin shipping its OnSight 3D Extremity System (video link) in December.  

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GE HealthCare moves PET/CT scanner production to United States

The all-in-one Omni Legend PET/CT scanner is now being manufactured in a new production facility in Waukesha, Wisconsin.