Many practices are spending more than they should for hardware, software, and services. More »

As more and more physicians use handheld mobile technology in their day-to-day work, some critics are raising concerns about “distracted doctoring.” More »

It is very important for physicians to embrace the new technology as a tool for providing more efficient and timely care for their patients. More »

At the 2011 RSNA Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting in Chicago last month, the PACS industry seemed to have quit the era of out-of-tune marketing communications cold turkey. The collective marketing message perhaps lacked the energy of years past, but the different voices were certainly more in... More »

Nearly one in six hospitals and health systems over 1,000 beds reported that they have plans to replace their picture archiving and communication system (PACS), according to a new KLAS report that indicates that a new wave of replacements is ahead. More »

Radiation dose monitoring provider Radimetrics has partnered with Montage, a data mining software provider, to provide tools for hospitals and imaging centers to analyze medical imaging data. The technology will be highlighted at RSNA 2011. More »

Image processing software developer Claron Technology will debut a cloud-based viewer and the latest release of its software development platform at RSNA 2011. More »

Imaging solutions provider Viztek will be debuting several new features for its Opal-RAD PACS at RSNA 2011, including a cloud-based image viewer. More »

MRI-compatible audio-visual systems vendor Resonance Technology Company Inc. will introduce new features in its CinemaVision MRI video entertainment system at RSNA 2011. More »

With the release of the iPhone 4S and Siri, Apple has introduced speech recognition (SR) technology to the masses. Apple bills and markets Siri as a “humble personal assistant.” However, I doubt many radiologists, who have been working with SR technology for multiple years, would describe their SR... More »