CARESTREAM Vue Motion is the new mobile, zero-footprint viewer from Carestream Health. Michael Hornback demonstrated this new system on-site at SIIM 2011, highlighting the ability to view and manipulate images, reports and prior studies on any device or browser.
Read MoreMaxine Nesbitt, A+E Radiography Team Leader at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK, talked with us about her experience with wireless DR with the CARESTREAM DRX Family technology. The brand new hospital installed DR right away, and saw decreased exam times and improved patient care compared
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Again there were some great guesses for May's image! This time we did receive correst responses. So, what was it? The subject of last month's image was a slice of swiss cheese. Congratulations to Alexander Schumm, this month's winner! Though several people correctly identified the subject
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Last summer we conducted a survey asking the question, “Who is responsible for clinical data storage in hospitals today?” We asked for your participation in this study, and the results are in! We asked healthcare professionals—radiology administrators, PACS administrators, IT professionals, and purchasing professionals—to tell us
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It’s Spring, and time to start planting seeds in the garden. At home that means flowers, vegetables and herbs. At work it can only mean one thing – R&D. R&D is critical for any healthcare organization, and ours is no different. In fact, it is why
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A recent CapSite study[1] revealed that some 20 percent of U.S. healthcare organizations will be replacing their PACS either this year or next. As with any IT system replacement there are many factors to be considered, ranging from physician and department workflow to revenue cycles
Read MoreJohn Olson, MD, Chief of Neurosurgery, Heartland Regional Medical Center, talked with us about his experience using the CARESTREAM DRX-Mobile Retrofit Kit in the operating room. He found that the rapid access to images can save as much as 20 minutes during each surgery - which
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At the beginning of April we posted our first in a new monthly series of Image Challenges. We got some great guesses, but no one correctly identified the subject of the x-ray! So the question remains - What is it? April's radiology image was chewing gum
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It’s not every day that you can do something that’s good for your patients, good for your career, and good for your spirit. Attending the Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) Postgraduate Course, May 18-21, 2011, just may be one of those times. This biennial program—which alternates
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As an addition to our podcast series around the topic of meaningful use in radiology, we spoke with Dr. Roger Eng, MD, Chairman of Radiology, Chinese Hospital, and President of Golden Gate Radiology Medical Group. Dr. Eng highlights the opportunities and challenges for radiologists that wish to compliance
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