Everything Rad

Could health care finance discussions lead to another round of imaging reimbursement cuts? – Guest post, Frost & Sullivan

Recent discussions around health care finance have raised the possibility of another round of cuts in imaging reimbursement that could be further-reaching than even the DRA of 2005. Further cuts might seem excessive, as they would kick in at a time when early reports are indicating

Trendspotting at JFR 2009, Paris

PACS

I recently attended Les Journées Françaises de Radiologie (JFR) in Paris, where I spoke with numerous health care providers attending the show.

Is there finally a way to get different PACS platforms to share information effectively?

PACS

We are all familiar with the problem: Hospitals cannot easily share medical imaging exams because different vendors’ PACS platforms cannot easily communicate with each other. Radiologists are then forced to use different health care sites or workstations to read exams. This is not exactly a model