EMR/EHR

Electronic medical records (EMR) are a digital version of a patient’s chart that store their personal information, medical history and links to prior exams, texts and reports. The goal of these systems is to enable immediate access to the patient's data electronically, rather than needing to request paper file folders that might be stored in fragment files at numerous locations where a patient is seen or treated. EMRs (also called electronic health records, or EHR) improve clinician and health system efficiency by making all this data immediately available. This helps reduce repeat tests, repeat prescriptions and repeat imaging exams because reports, imaging or other patient data is not not immediately available. 

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Viztek scores ortho PACS order in Massachusetts

Radiology solution provider Viztek has installed its Opal-Ortho PACS at the Boston Sports and Shoulder Center (BSSC) in Waltham, Mass.

CT screening may benefit lung cancer patients

CT screening may be able to detect early stage lung cancers, and improve the prognosis of lung cancer patients, according to a retrospective study in the May issue of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology.

AMDIS, Compuware launch meaningful use Web site

The Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems (AMDIS) and Compuware have jointly launched a Web site to promote and advance the national dialogue and education around the term, "meaningful use."

X-rays help predict jawbone damage from bisphosphonates

Oncologists and dentists are now using x-rays to detect ghost sockets' in breast cancer patients that take bisphosphonates, which have been found to place people at risk for developing osteonecrosis of the jaws--early detection of these ghost sockets can help avoid permanent damage to the jawbone of these patients, according to research in the March/April issue of General Dentistry.

RadNet ups revenue, trims losses in Q1

Diagnostic imaging center owner and operator RadNet reported double-digit revenue gains while slashing its losses for the firms fiscal 2009 first quarter (end-March 31).

GE, Hansen further establish EP alliance

GE Healthcare has teamed with Hansen Medical to co-develop products that integrate the Innova x-ray platform with the Sensei robotic catheter system.

SCCT publishes CCTA acquisition, radiation exposure guidelines

The Society of Cardiovascular CT (SCCT) has issued guidelines to establish a consensus of the minimally required standards for appropriate coronary CT angiography (CCTA) acquisition, as well as to provide recommendations for methods to avoid unnecessarily high radiation exposure, to be printed in the May/June issue of the Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography.

CT lung cancer screening is more accurate than x-ray

Choosing CT or x-ray for lung cancer screening to detect the disease at an early stage can have different impacts on five-year survival rates, according to a study published in the May issue of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology.

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Medsender, Patagonia Health team up to aid public health efforts against COVID-19

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