DiagnosticImaging | Despite the renewed attention, information technology (IT) continues to be a comparatively low spending area for healthcare. In the U.S., healthcare providers spend 2 percent to 3 percent of their operating budgets on IT, which is significantly less than other industries such as...
AuntMinnie | Thanks to an internally developed software application, importing external prior imaging studies at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare facilities is now a practical endeavor, according to an article published online in the Journal of Digital Imaging. With the DICOM Importer application, a...
ImagingEconomics | Thanks to a new diagnostic imaging technique, physicians now have an objective test to evaluate patients for parkinsonian syndromes, such as Parkinson's disease. Northwestern Memorial Hospital is among the first institutions in the country to offer DaTscan™, the only FDA-approved imaging agent for...
ImagingEconomics | GE Healthcare has received FDA clearance for its new platform of Radiotherapy (RT) Planning Computed Tomography (CT) systems. The CT systems are designed specifically with treatment planning in mind and help physicians address the increasingly specialized imaging needs of patients. GE’s new wide bore...
imagingBiz | With new research showing that CT scans may help in the early detection of lung-cancer in current or former smokers, hospitals are increasingly offering steeply discounted CT scans to patients for cash, reports Kaiser Health News (KHN). Because CT screening for lung cancer is...