GE Healthcare Performance Solutions and Cisco have agreed to integrate GEs AgileTrac platform with Ciscos Unified Wireless Network and Context-Aware Software to allow hospitals to track patients, staff and equipment.

Toshiba Imaging Systems Division has partnered with Dage-MTI to introduce two new high definition (HD) cameras designed specifically for microscopy applications. Dage-MTIs RealView HD Microscope Cameras combine Toshiba Imagings proprietary imaging technology with specially-formatted, preset values for use in microscopy applications.

Several recent studies make clear the need for the voice of experience in the drive to improve care and lower costs through better management of images. Theres plenty of room for improvement, and IT leadership should pay attention to whats going on in the radiology department.

Mach 7 Technologies (M7T) has collaborated with Montefiore Medical Center to deploy its Keystone Engine to improve mammography reading workflow.

Orbital Therapy has introduced a Laser Alignment System for its ClearVue prone breast platform.

The global market for medical equipment rental and leasing is forecast to reach $56 billion by the year 2017, according to a recent study from Global Industry Analysts.

The CoStar paclitaxel-eluting stent was proven to be just as safe and effective as a bare-metal stent with the same design, and also had lower rates of restenosis, revascularization and less late lumin loss at eight months, according to the results to the EUROSTAR-II study published ahead of print in the April issue of EuroIntervention.

The roundtable discussion that leads off this issue included a lively discussion of the evolution of roles among CMIOs and CIOs. The titles hold different responsibilities in almost every organization, but in general, our roundtable participants observed that CMIOs in some facilities are taking on more duties in the non-IT realm, at the same time when more CIOs are getting more knowledgeable about clinical IT systems.