OTTAWA – The best way to reduce the volume of inappropriate diagnostic imaging in Canada is to start linking payment for exams to the use of DI guidelines, according to an August 25 article in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. By doing so, the system could save millions of dollars, speed up wait times, and eliminate unnecessary radiation exposure in patients.
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BEDFORD, Mass. – Hologic, Inc. announced that Health Canada has granted a medical device license for Horizon, a new DXA (dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry) imaging platform that assists in the assessment of three critical health problems – osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease, and obesity.
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WATERLOO, Ont. – Karos Health, a leader in standards-based clinical imaging exchange, storage and cross-enterprise workflow solutions, announced that it has acquired Medical Insight A/S. Medical Insight, headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, is a leading provider of universal diagnostic imaging solutions.
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BEDFORD, Mass. – Hologic, Inc. announced that Health Canada has granted a medical device license for Horizon, a new DXA (dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry) imaging platform that assists in the assessment of three critical health problems – osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease, and obesity. Horizon was launched in the U.S. and other international markets in 2013. It is now available in Canada through an exclusive distributor partnership with Christie Innomed Inc.
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TORONTO – Over the past 18 months, Dr. Bruce Gray (pictured) and Dr. Timothy Dowdell, radiologists in the Medical Imaging Department at St. Michael’s Hospital, have established the Medical Imaging Metadata Radiation Registry of Ontario, or MIMRRO.
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TORONTO – eHealth Ontario announced that more than 100 healthcare providers will take part in a limited production release of the Diagnostic Imaging (DI) Common Service. The initiative will enable the sharing and viewing of patients’ diagnostic reports from across Ontario, to hospital and community-based healthcare providers anytime, anywhere.
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ST. MARYS, Ont. – Agfa HealthCare announced the installation of a DX-D 600 automatic digital X-ray suite at the St. Marys Hospital Site of Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance (HPHA). The site consists of a 20-bed acute and complex continuing care hospital with an emergency department.
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PITTSBURGH, Pa. and TORONTO – GE Healthcare has announced a strategic partnership with Real Time Medical, a developer of workflow management software solutions. The agreement will allow GE Healthcare to offer a streamlined workflow that seamlessly connects pathologists and other clinicians, facilitating collaboration to help enhance accuracy and speed of diagnosis.
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MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – GE Healthcare announced that the Omnyx Integrated Digital Pathology (IDP) solution with the new VL120 high volume scanner has obtained a Health Canada Class II Medical Device License for primary diagnostic use. The Omnyx IDP with VL4 scanner was licensed in 2013 and has been developed by Omnyx, LLC, a joint venture of GE Healthcare and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC).
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MOOSE JAW, Sask. – The new regional hospital in Moose Jaw will be home to a new Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) unit, improving access to diagnostic imaging services for patients across southern Saskatchewan.
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