Medical Imaging

Physicians utilize medical imaging to see inside the body to diagnose and treat patients. This includes computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), X-ray, ultrasound, fluoroscopy, angiography,  and the nuclear imaging modalities of PET and SPECT. 

PatientKeeper and National Decision Support Announce Integration Initiative

At HIMSS16, the companies will preview Appropriate Use Criteria embedded in PatientKeeper CPOE.

Apollo PACS, Inc. is Now Apollo Enterprise Imaging Corp

Falls Church, VA – Feb. 16, 2016 – Apollo PACS, the pioneer in enterprise imaging and clinical multimedia management solutions has announced it has changed its name to Apollo Enterprise Imaging Corp, to better convey its expertise. 

HIMSS16 Presentation Highlights the Role of Wolters Kluwer ProVation Order Sets in Standardizing Care During a Public Health Crisis

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Health division of Wolters Kluwer, a leading global provider of information and point of care solutions for the healthcare industry, announced today that Rabin Pant, director of clinical informatics with Methodist Health System, will present a session at HIMSS16 highlighting the critical role of effective point of care clinical content management during a public health crisis. The session titled “The Value of Standardized Care in a Public Health Crisis” will demonstrate how ProVation® Order Sets, powered by UpToDate® Decision Support enabled the organization to lay a foundation of highly-reliable, evidence-based clinical care during the health system’s response to the 2014 Ebola outbreak in Dallas.

eHealth Technologies Empowers Imaging Interoperability for CRISP

Partnership Enables the CRISP HIE Community Access to Medical Images.

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Developing an imaging strategy for Cleveland Clinic

BOSTON--Most imaging decisions are made based on service line in the hospital and at the end of day nothing is integrated and nothing ties back to the business unit. Lou Lannum, director of MyPractice Imaging Solutions at Cleveland Clinic, spoke during mHealth + Telehealth World about developing an enterprise-wide imaging strategy.

Summit Imaging Launches Industry’s First Rapid Response Mobile Application

SEATTLE – June 23, 2015 – Summit Imaging, a technology-focused ultrasound medical equipment support company, today announced the release of Summit Imaging Mobile, the mobile version of its comprehensive online support portal. Summit Imaging Mobile is the first mobile application to give clinical engineers full service ultrasound support, allowing them to submit support cases, connect directly to an equipment expert, and order new parts from wherever they are so they can get their facility’s machines back up and running in the shortest amount of time. 

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More than Alerts for Imaging—Clinical Decision Support As Commitment to Quality

Clinical decision support (CDS) in imaging has emerged from pop-up alerts to an industry-wide culture of sharing expertise and accountability.

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Orlando Health opts for medical imaging exchange network

Sponsored by Nuance

Medical imaging exchange within Orlando Health’s expansive system of six community hospitals, two specialty hospitals, a cancer center and nearly 3,000  physicians with privileges was turnkey; despite its best efforts, instantaneous image sharing with its 50 referring facilities continued to elude the organization.

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