Radiology Information System

Shared Medical Systems Corp. has introduced a new version of NOVIUS[TM] Radiology, a comprehensive radiology solution that offers support for Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS), medical imaging and voice recognition systems. The new version offers improved workflow functionality, advanced features such as secure anywhere, anytime information access remote physicians, enhanced industry reporting and quality review support. A DICOM modality worklist function, image acquisition and capture, and archive support are also featured. --Shared Medical Systems Corp., Malvern, PA.

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Analyze and Manage APC Impacts

Kreg Information Systems has launched several programs to analyze and manage the impact of Ambulatory Patient Care Classifications on healthcare providers. The programs bundle decision support software with custom consulting services, and include APC grouping of claims data-before and after financial analysis-and patient record audit services to review existing coding and health information management procedures. Kreg uses a database to analyze coding problems and monitor progress in correcting those problems. Improper coding can lead to the rejection of about 20 percent to 30 percent of claims, experts say. By testing these claims, providers can avoid cash flow problems. --Kreg Information Systems, Atlanta, GA.

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Technologists' Workstation

The QA Workstation 771 from Fuji Medical Systems USA, Inc. functions as a technologist's console for Computed Radiology (CR) imaging plate readers and optimizes efficiently for technologists performing quality assurance operations on CR images. It also provides display enhancements, and offers a variety of image processing and verification capabilities. --Fuji Medical Systems, Inc., Stamford, CT.

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Records are Just a Touch Away

A program from Micro Four, Inc. can help manage patient records with a word and a touch. ChartPower[TM] offers touch screen and voice dictation, Health Care Financing Administration document screening, comprehensive pre-built medical knowledge base, a drug and prescription management system, automatic health and wellness protocol reminders, online patient education with 3,500 articles, and ChartGallery-a paperless office using scanner and digital cameras. --Micro four, Amarillo, TX,

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CD Recording Station

TDK Electronic Corp.'s Medical CD Recording Station is a hardware and software package for recording multimodality radiologic images onto CD-ROM. The CDRS-1100 enables a radiology department to create cost-effective, universally readable CD copies of diagnostic images. The images are stored in DICOM and multimedia image formats, making them exportable into standard PC applications or accessed via Microsoft Internet Explorer. --TDK Electronics Corp., Port Washington, NY.

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Web Functionability

The Web Administrator[TM] from Computing Edge allows access to a Microsoft System Management Server-driven network through a standard Web browser. The administrator can utilize the most common functions of SMS through any location that has access to the Internet. Those functions include inventory browsing, queries, collections, remote control, and remote diagnostic functions and site status. --Computing Edge, American Fork, UT.

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Speech Recognition Software

Dragon Systems has released a new version of NaturallySpeaking, its speech recognition software, making it possible for medical professionals to dictate directly into such computer applications as Microsoft[R] Word and Corel[R] WordPerfect[R] as well as custom medical reporting applications. The software, version 4.0, part of the NaturallySpeaking Medical Suite, allows the creation of patient records, medical reports, notes, correspondence and other documents. For those healthcare professionals on the move, Dragon Systems offers NaturallyMobile[R], a pocket-sized digital recorder. The software also has an expanded vocabulary that includes new drug names and medical terms. --Dragon Systems, Newton, MA.

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Space Saver

Save space at hospital bedsides with Ergotron, Inc.'s adjustable rotating mounting solutions for flat panel monitoring systems. The company's Combination Arm allows users to mount flat panel monitors and keyboards together, and adjust the equipment for ergonomic comfort.

--Ergotron, Inc., St. Paul, MN

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Digital Ultrasound

A digital grayscale ultrasound from Medison America, Inc. was designed especially for individual and small group practices. SonoAce 5500TM relies on digital pixel-based focusing to produce high-resolution, distortion-free images. It can be used to diagnose such conditions as breast lesions, gall and kidney stones, and vascular insufficiencies. The system supports 11 probes including a 6.5 MHz Triple Frequency probe with 140-degree display.

--Medison America, Inc., Pleasanton, CA.

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Analyze This!

A new component of the EnVista Product Suite from [A.sup.4] Health Systems allows analysis of financial, clinical and demographic data across the care cont-inuim, helping to improve decision support and outcomes management. Strategic Manager profiles patients as individuals or grouped as a population. It also can analyze groupings such as doctors, diseases, insurance provides, clinical findings and medications. --[A.sup.4] Health Systems, Cary, NC.

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Data Management

A new version of data storage management software, has been introduced by Yosemite Technologies. TapeWare 6.2 can access diagnostic information from TapeAlert-capable tape drives as well as allow backup devices to be placed on any network machine without restrictions. It simultaneously administers multiple jobs on multiple network servers from any network machine. Other enhancements include software compression and remote administration of TapeWare Lite. --Yosemite Technologies, Fresno, CA.

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Blood Analyzer

Physicians, nursing home operators, and others who rely on centralized or commercial labs for blood analysis may find CARESIDE Inc.'s blood analyzer to be more cost-effective. CARESIDE Analyzer[TM] provides a comprehensive test menu and 15-minute test results. The test menu offers chemistry, electrochemistry and coagulation tests, with more to be added later this year. --CARESIDE, Inc., Culver City, CA.

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File Manager

The MediaStation, an enclosed film's system of vertically arranged careers and computerized push-button controls, is available from Remstar International, Inc. The system can be configured for use in a standing or seating position and is capable of storing more than 2,700 linear inches of patient records, claim files, client briefs, and other files. A file tracking software program is also available from MediaStation that keeps track of files and provides fast and easy retrieval. --Remstar International, Inc., Westbrook, ME.

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Echocardiography Network

An information management system from Camtronics Medical Systems, Inc. provides an integrated, multivendor network solution for the echocardiog-raphy department. VERICIS[TM] can acquire complete studies including audio. The digital network has online access to exams and reports at multiple networked cardiac workstations; improved image presentation, and safe, long-term digital archive. --Camtronics Medical Systems, Inc., Atlanta, GA.

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Conforming to Patients

Doctors with young or claustrophobic patients could benefit from ADAC Laboratories' gantry-free nuclear medicine gamma camera. SKYLIGHT[TM] conforms to the patient's position with its FreeDimensional[TM] imaging. The imaging allows the detectors to move in any direction together or independently. The system also opens the possibility of combining nuclear medicine with other diagnostic imaging modalities. --ADAC Laboratories, Chicago, IL.

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Multiple Trials

Running multiple clinical trials on a single server is the main benefit of Phase Forward Inc.'s new software, InForm 2.0. The Web-based software allows clinical data managers to integrate InForm to their existing clinical IT environment while providing a broad range of trials-from 10-patient, single site studies to 20,000 patient, global studies. Laboratory and other non-case data can be placed into a single database where it can be reviewed, analyzed, and managed within a centralized, multiuser environment. --Phase Forward, Inc., Waltham, MA.

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X-ray Unit for Upper Body

The VERTIX FD is a new addition to Siemens Medical Systems' tine of digital flat panel detector radiography products. The new unit is dedicated to chest and skeletal applications, and designed for hospitals and clinics with high patient throughput. It has ceiling mounted tube support and tiltable detector load, allowing exposures to be taken without the use of convention al film/screen systems.

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e-Suite Solution

E-Laboratory is now available from Antrim Corp.'s e-Suite. The application is a clinical operations management system that promotes streamlined and efficient operations while ensuring adherence to quality standards E-Suite delivers standardized applications over the Internet for a monthly subscription fee that includes maintenance and support. Antrim Corp. is a subsidiary of Sunquest Information Systems, Inc. --Antrim Corp., Piano, TX.

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Drug Recall Service

Hospital pharmacies and blood banks may benefit from FFF Enterprises' LotTrack. The network-based service monitors and tracks the dispensing of any designated drug at the lot-number level, and keeps tabs on recalls. In the event of a recall, FFF will notify the customer pharmacy within four hours, and provide a list of all records affected by the recall. --FFF Enterprises, Temecula, CA.

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Reducing Medical Errors

Health Care Software, Inc. has created INTERACTANT, an information systems that assists users to eliminate medical errors. The system's pharmacy module-part of the Clinical Management System-checks dosage levels and red flags drug interactions, drug allergies, duplicate drug orders, IV conflicts, and laboratory tests to drug alerts. Various alerts include vital sign tracking, medication administration tracking, and user-defined clinical assessments. --Health Care Software, Inc., Farmingdale, NJ.

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Knee Surgery Guide

Combining detailed 3-D animated films and live video footage with precise and realistic anatomical knee models, The Virtual Surgeon-ACL Reconstruction, is a tutorial CD-ROM from TVF Multimedia. The CD-ROM includes guides to graft selection and placement, and the 3-D model enables users to peel structural layers, rotate, tilt, zoom in and label any part of the knee. --TVF Multimedia, London, England

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High Performance Scanner

A whole-body magnetic resonance imaging system is available from Hitachi. The CELERIS[TM] has high-performance gradients, a RF amplifier, and quadrature and phased array coils. The system is suited for diffusion-weighted imaging and perfusion imaging, as well as future applications such as high-speed cardiac imaging. --Hitachi, Chicago, IL.

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Digital Certificate Support

Hilgraeve, Inc. has released a new version of its DropChute instant file delivery software, including digital certificate support. DropChute can verify user identities and encrypt data using digital certificates from VeriSign or from authorities that issue X.509 Class 1 or Class 3 certificates such as Thawt, Entrust or TrustPoint DropChute eliminates manual encryption, decryption and log-in processes, and transfers data in real time. --Hilgraeve, Inc., Monroe, MI.

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Expanding Transfer Ability of E-mail

Medical facilities can use their standard e-mail systems to transfer digital files such as x-rays using an encryption-based secure delivery service by AMICAS Inc. The service, UPS Document Exchange[TM], features optional password protection, real-time tracking and delivery confirmation. The service can move large files, including images, software and documents, and requires no special software from the sender or receiver. --AMICAS, Inc., Watertown, MA.

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Compliance Consultation Service

ACL Services Ltd. has launched its Healthcare Consulting Services Program that focuses on audit, compliance and patient accounting. The program includes applications and solutions for sanctioned providers, lab bundling, 72-hour rule admissions, reconciliation of accounts, and receivable testing. --ACL Services Ltd., Vancouver, B.C.

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Enterprising Solution

Cognos[R] Enterprise Reporting solution allows its e-Business customers to view, monitor, and analyze personalized billing reports of patients. Billing information is broken down into such factors as time, procedure, location, and insurance company. The solution also works to uncover hidden trends in a company's data. Patients of companies using the solution can view an up-to-the-minute status report of their billings. --Cognos[R], Augusta, GA.

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New Consulting Division

IPC, a hospitalist company, has launched a consulting division designed to assist hospitals, medical groups and health plans develop and implement high-quality hospitalist programs The division will provide services such as program feasibility analysis, program implementation, policies and procedures, training materials, network set up and management, and transition management for the discharged patient. It will also offer hospitalist recruitment services, a mentoring program, and quality and outcome data benchmarks. --PC, North Hollywood, CA.

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All in the Family

EpicCare and EpicWeb EMR Suite is a complete family of clinical applications available on the Internet. Epic Systems Corp. has put together a suite of mix-and-match EMRs, providing enterprisewide connectivity via a single patient data repository with Web and client-server options. Clinicians using any of the suite products are not isolated from one another or limited to their own portion of the patient record. --Epic Systems Corp., Madison, WI.

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LaserCard File System The LaserCard[R] File System from Drexler Technology Corp. can write data onto optical memory cards that can now be used by applications running under the Linux Operating System. Because the file system is independent of any operating system and its software, it can retain compatibility with previously written optical memory cards and the application. The file system can generate up to 16 partitions for highly secure, password protected, multiple application optical memory cards, and has 4 megabytes of data storage capacity. --Drexler Technology Corp., Mountain View, CA.

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Laser Camera Interface

Analogic Corp introduces an easy way to install medical imaging equipment with its PCI-LCAM, a Laser Camera Interface solution. The single, internal board can be installed and configured via a pull-down menu. It can replace or be added to existing interfaces, and can handle all laser camera protocol requirements and image data format conversions via Analogic's Film Format Protocol. --Analogic Corp., Chicago, IL.

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Managing Allergists' Needs

Allergists can benefit from Breathe America, Inc.'s new suite of information management services DigiChart[SM] is an electronic records system for airway disease specialists; Queue Management helps with scheduling; IDXsiteSM offers multilevel billing and referral management software; and PhotoMedic Allergy Assistant[SM] manages immunotherapy. The services help allergists work more efficiently, increase revenues, and differentiate their practices from others in the market. --Breathe America, Inc., Nashville, TN.

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Self-service Enrollment

EnrollWEB[TM] is the latest addition to Healthcare Systems and Solutions' suite of Internet-based modules for health plans. The software, which complements the company's ProviderWEB[TM] and MemberWEB[TM], allows new members to submit enrollment information via the Internet, and automatically updates the health plan's computer system. This self-service application can help healthcare providers streamline the enrollment process. --Healthcare Systems and Solutions, Philadelphia, PA.

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Conference Call

Need to discuss a product recall? Need to find key executives quickly? Need to get out word of a failed clinical trial? Premier Conferencing's ReadyConference[TM] could help. The "virtual conference room" is available on demand 24 hours a day via a dedicated dial-in telephone number. Pharmaceutical and healthcare professionals can communicate quickly and effectively with a broad audience of sales representatives, physicians, lab technicians and consumers. --Premier Conferencing, Overland Park, KS.

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