Merge to Feature iConnect at HIMSS 2012
Conference News, Industry News 21 Feb 2012
Merge Healthcare announced that Merge iConnect® will be featured at the HIMSS12 Interoperability Showcase (booth #11000) at this year's HIMSS conference in Las Vegas, February 21-24. "We're proud that iConnect is part of the Interoperability Showcase at HIMSS, and of the collaborative effort that is taking place among healthcare IT vendors to ensure interoperability among the myriad of systems and interfaces hospitals use to share data," said Jeff Surges, CEO, Merge Healthcare. "Attendees will see first-hand how interoperable systems, like iConnect Access, communicate with one another better...
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Merge to Feature iConnect at HIMSS 2012
Merge Healthcare announced that Merge iConnect® will be featured at the HIMSS12 Interoperability Showcase (booth #11000) at this year's HIMSS conference in Las Vegas, February 21-24. "We're proud that iConnect is part of the Interoperability Showcase at HIMSS, and of the collaborative effort that is taking place among healthcare IT vendors to...
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RSNA Sponsors Leadership & Management Academy
The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) has joined with three other radiology education societies in sponsoring the Academy of Radiology Leadership and Management (ARLM) to give radiology practitioners the opportunity to develop professionally. As the field of radiology continues to evolve and healthcare faces mounting financial...
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EC-Funded Virtual Liver Heralds Future of Image-Guided Surgery
Scientists and surgeons from France, Germany, United Kingdom and Switzerland have developed a "virtual liver", using EU research funding, which will help surgeons better plan and carry out tumour operations and ensure quicker patient recovery. The PASSPORT project (Patient-Specific Simulation and Pre-Operative Realistic Training) makes a...
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CORDIS Launches EU Project Service for Researchers
The European Union has some of the world's best research facilities and most accomplished researchers. Harnessing their full potential will help turn novel ideas into jobs, green growth and social progress. To facilitate this, the European Commission finances, either wholly or partially, a wide range of individual research and technology...
EU News

RSNA Image Share Enrols First Patients
RSNA Image Share, the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) network designed to help patients take control of their medical images and reports, has entered into clinical practice. The network will facilitate access to imaging exams for patients and physicians, potentially reducing unnecessary examinations, minimizing patient radiation...
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Competition Heats Up: Top Eight Finalists Selected at IT @ Networking Awards 2012
Conference News 19 Jan 2012
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Innovative healthcare IT and medical technology solutions are one step closer to winning the coveted IT @ 2012 trophy and cash prize at the IT @ Networking Awards 2012.   Willy Heuschen, Secretary General of the European Association of Hospital Managers officially opened the event, welcoming contestants and delegates. Heuschen highlighted the increasing importance and relevance of healthcare IT and the great opportunity the IT @ Networking Awards is for decision-makers to learn about these solutions; to have access to their developers and users; and to ask questions and judge the...
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RSNA Image Share Enrols First Patients
RSNA Image Share, the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) network designed to help patients take control of their medical images and reports, has entered into clinical practice. The network will facilitate access to imaging exams for...
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Hologic Receives FDA Approval for First 3-D Digital Mammography System
Hologic, a developer, manufacturer and supplier of premium diagnostic products, medical imaging systems and surgical products dedicated to serving the healthcare needs of women, has announced that the Company has received approval from the U.S. Food...
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First UK Novalis Tx™ Radiosurgery Launched
Today (February 7 2011), for the first time in the UK, cancer patients are starting to receive treatment with Novalis Tx™ radiosurgery. This device gives the chance of a cure to those with inoperable tumours and offers the possibility to...
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UK’s First Advanced Interventional Imaging System
The Royal Free Hospital in North London has opened the UK’s first advanced interventional imaging system, Artis zeego from Siemens Healthcare. The device, based on robotic technology, will enable the hospital’s vascular surgeons and...
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Calls for Clarity on the Future of PACS Contracts in England
Radiologists and PACS managers have called for greater clarity about the future of local service provider PACS contracts, which come to an end in January 2013, in most of England. Speaking at eHealth Insider Live, Dr Nick Hollings, the outgoing...
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PACS Opportunities in French and UK Markets
According to Millennium Research Group (MRG), the global authority on medical technology market intelligence, even though the European PACS, RIS, and CVIS market is largely a replacement market, there are key opportunities for vendors over the next...
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