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Siemens
Siemens presented a detailed explanation of dose reduction innovations on Siemens medical imaging equipment. Siemens said it is the first manufacturer to issue a "Guide to low Dose." Created for physicians and medical technical staff, the guide describes the basics of radiation used for medical purposes, presenting a detailed explanation of dose reduction innovations...
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Philips
Next Generation Ct with Idose Philips announced the new Philips Ingenuity CT platform, an innovative technology that it says will help redefine low dose imaging, during the RSNA. The Ingenuity CT features iDose, Philips’ next-generation iterative reconstruction technique, designed to provide equivalent diagnostic image quality at up to 80 percent...
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AGFA
At the Agfa HealthCare booth, on display were its suite of cardiology imaging products designed to give the radiology community an opportunity to experience cardiology and vascular imaging and reporting solutions that effectively consolidate information and offer clinicians a single point of access to studies from multiple modalities. ...
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Toshiba
Infinix Vf-I Bi-Plane Vascular X-Ray System When imaging patients in the cath lab, it is critical that the vascular x-ray system provides clinicians unprecedented access without restricting image angles. Designed to increase flexibility and diagnostic capabilities, especially in neuro and paediatric imaging, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc....
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Hitachi
Oasis Boreless Mr at the Fore Hitachi showcased its Oasis Bore-Less MR at RSNA 2010, celebrating installations at premier healthcare providers and brand new clinical capabilities. Saint Louis University (St. Louis, MO), Lourdes Hospital (Binghamton, NY), York Hospital (York, PA), VA Medical Center/Lyster Army Health Clinic (Fort Rucker, AL)...
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Reducing Blood Transfusions Improves Patient Safety and Cuts Costs, Study Finds
A Loyola University Hospital study has demonstrated how the hospital has improved patient safety and cut costs by reducing the number of blood transfusions. In 2009, the average amount of blood products transfused per patient at Loyola was 10 percent lower than it was in 2008, saving 453,355 US dollars. The average amount of blood products transfused...
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WHO Urges All Countries to Strengthen Health Financing so More People can Use Services
Governments worldwide are struggling to pay for healthcare. As populations get older, as more people suffer chronic diseases, and as new and more expensive treatments appear, health costs soar. Even in countries where health services have traditionally been accessible and affordable, financing mechanisms are increasingly stretched. In countries that...
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Driving Operational Efficiency: How to make ‘IT’ work
Author Lindsey Sutherland, Director of IT, Newton Europe I t has long been an axiom that IT systems, and their efficient use, can help control escalating healthcare costs. An industry expert who has worked on a variety of projects for the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK offers his...
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The Healthcare System in France
HITM Editorial Team Like other European Welfare States, France has a system of universal health care. This is largely financed by the government through a system of national health insurance. However, there are some major differences in the structure of the French healthcare system and in its financing, versus its EU peers. Most crucially,...
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Healthcare Reforms in France
HITM Editorial Team The French healthcare system, in some senses, resembles “a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma”. This may seem an unflattering comment for some; it was the expression used by Winston Churchill to describe the Soviet Union on the eve of the Second World War. However, one could make a case for at least some degree of...
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