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34 Iowa Healthcare Facilities Soon to Benefit From PACS Implementation

Soon, 34 metropolitan hospitals and clinics throughout the state of Iowa will be experiencing streamlined workflow and improved productivity.

That’s because Iowa Health System – the state’s first and largest integrated health system – has partnered with McKesson for an enterprise Horizon Medical Imaging™ Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) implementation.

Iowa Health System conducts an increasing number of procedures every year, and needed a solution that could help physicians and staff deliver high-quality, timely patient care now and in the future.

The healthcare system chose McKesson to replace its former PACS vendor in order to meet its growing diagnostic imaging needs.

Healthcare Publications Offer the Latest PACS and RIS News

Healthcare publications and resources on the webAre you searching for additional healthcare publications and resources to broaden your knowledge base? Stay current on the latest Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS), Radiology Information System (RIS), imaging and radiology news with these publications.

Diagnostic Imaging: This online healthcare publication offers daily news, feature articles and webinars on cardiac imaging, PACS, radiation oncology and ultrasound topics, among many others. The site features listings of upcoming radiology meetings, seminars and conferences. Users can register for a weekly enewsletter, as well.

Benefits of Digital Mammography Proven in New Study

Benefits of digital mammographyFor facilities considering the purchase of a digital mammography solution, a newly released study sheds some light on the benefits of digital mammography. A study published in Radiology and supported by grants from the Health Ministry of Spain shows that digital mammography can reduce the adverse effects of breast cancer screening programs.

The study compared the recall rate, detection rate, false-positive rate and rates of invasive procedures in two groups of women: a screen-film mammography group and a digital mammography group.