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Vital Images


Vital Images CEO joins MITA's board of directors

Executive Announcements | Monday, August 16 2010
Advanced visualization and analysis software developer Vital Images has announced that its president and CEO, Michael Carrel, will be serving on the Medical Industry Technology Alliance's (MITA) board of directors.
 

Vital Images drastically narrows losses in Q2

Financial News | Thursday, August 05 2010
Vital Images, an advanced visualization and analysis software company, has narrowed its net losses considerably, according to financial results for the second quarter, which ended June 30.
 

Miller steps in as Zonare’s new CEO

Executive Announcements | Friday, July 02 2010
Jay D. Miller has joined Zonare Medical Systems as president and CEO, as the company’s former CEO, Donald J. Southard, has resigned.
 

SIIM: Vital updates Vitrea Enterprise Suite

Conference News | Tuesday, June 08 2010
MINNEAPOLIS--Vital Images debuted Vitrea Enterprise Suite 1.3 with new clinical capabilities at the Society of Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) annual conference last week.
 

ISCT Feature: Annual Workstation Face-Off was ‘impressive’

Web Exclusives | Saturday, May 22 2010
In front of a full conference room at the International Symposium on Multi-Detector Row CT last week, Carestream Health, GE Healthcare, Philips, Siemens, TeraRecon, Vital Images and Ziosoft competed in the eighth annual Workstation Face-Off in San Francisco, yielding “impressive and surprising results,” the event's moderator Geoffrey D. Rubin, MD, said in an interview.
 

Vital Images, Cerner expand partnership

Partnerships & Alliances | Monday, May 03 2010
Advanced visualization company Vital Images has expanded its affiliation with Cerner, and has integrated its Vitrea Enterprise Suite with the Cerner Millennium platform. 
 

Advanced Visualization in the EMR

Cover Story | Monday, April 19 2010
Written by Michael Bassett
The push to develop EMRs across healthcare enterprises really lies at the heart of  the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH Act, part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009), and it is certain that all medical documents—including images and imaging reports—will eventually become part of the electronic health record. But those images are not just limited to diagnostic radiology. They include everything from endoscopy and cardiology images to  dermatology and dentistry. And they also include advanced visualization (AV) images.
 

Muduroglu appointed CEO of Medicalis

Executive Announcements | Thursday, April 15 2010
Medicalis, a developer of information-driven clinical and workflow technologies, has appointed Oran Muduroglu as CEO.
 

Vital to develop pediatric cardiac app with Arkansas Children's Hospital

Partnerships & Alliances | Tuesday, April 13 2010
Advanced visualization developer Vital Images is collaborating with Arkansas Children's Hospital of Little Rock to develop a Vitrea pediatric cardiac application designed to meet cardiac features and patient care requirements presented by pediatric patients.
 

ACC: Vital upgrades Vitrea Enterprise Suite

Conference News | Wednesday, March 24 2010
Vital Images featured its second generation thin-client product, the Vitrea Enterprise Suite 1.2, a cardiac imaging tool designed to integrate visualization tools and applications, at the 59th annual American College of Cardiology (ACC) scientific sessions.
 

HIMSS: Vital Images showcases Vitrea Suite

Conference News | Sunday, March 07 2010
Vital Images showcased its Vitrea Enterprise Suite at HIMSS10 last week in Atlanta, which allows nurses and referring physicians to access imaging data from home or in their office via the web-based suite, and clinicians to use Vitrea as a planning tool when preparing for cases.
 

Vital Images posts losses, but Medtronic partnership spurs optimism

Financial News | Thursday, February 18 2010
Vital Images has posted $15.8 million in revenue for the fourth quarter of 2009, a 9.2 percent decrease compared to $17.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2008.
 

Vital appoints Muduroglu to board

Executive Announcements | Monday, February 08 2010
Vital Images, a provider of advanced visualization software, has appointed Oran Muduroglu as a member of its board of directors.
 

Cardiac Advanced Visualization: More than Just a Pretty Picture

Features | Tuesday, February 02 2010
Written by Michael Bassett
While the technology behind cardiac advanced visualization (AV) can create some amazing images, it provides much more than just a “wow” factor. Radiologists and cardiologists rely on it to help them increase productivity and workflow and reduce costs, diagnose more quickly and accurately, and better communicate results with referring physicians and their patients.
 

RSNA: Vital Images updates Vitrea Enterprise Suite

Conference News | Friday, December 11 2009
Vital Images highlighted the new clinical enhancements to its Vitrea Enterprise Suite at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America in Chicago last week.
 

RSNA: Fujifilm offers PACS, CR/DR enhancements

Conference News | Monday, November 23 2009
Fujifilm Medical Systems (Booth 6238) is featuring products, works in progress and updates from various modalities, including imaging informatics, x-ray, advanced visualization and cardiovascular imaging at the 2009 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) conference in Chicago next week.
 

Medtronic, Vital Images unveil aortic aneurysm imaging service

Partnerships & Alliances | Friday, November 20 2009
Medtronic is partnering with Vital Images to provide imaging and advanced visualization services for endovascular specialists who use Medtronic's portfolio of stent grafts to treat aortic aneurysms.
 

Vital Images tuned for Intel's Xeon processors

Partnerships & Alliances | Monday, November 09 2009
Advanced visualization and analysis solutions company Vital Images and computer hardware developer Intel have merged technologies to decrease processing time for large clinical data sets.
 

Vital Images’ revenue, income slip in Q3

Financial News | Wednesday, November 04 2009
Advanced visualization application developer Vital Images posted a downturn in sales and profits in its financial results for the third quarter, which ended Sept. 30.
 

Vital, Sectra expand partnership

Partnerships & Alliances | Monday, October 26 2009
Vital Images, a developer of advanced visualization and analysis software, and IT and medical technology vendor Sectra have expanded their partnership by merging products.
 
Web Exclusives

Feature: U.S. needs national strategy to curb imaging overutilization

Medical imaging overutilization--a growing concern in the U.S.--exposes patients to unnecessary radiation, while also adding to rising healthcare costs, according to a study published online Aug. 24 in Radiology. In an interview, William R. Hendee, PhD, lead author, reviewed various methods by which medical imaging could be curtailed.

Radiology: Prelim study shows CE breast CT outperforms CT, mammo

Dedicated contrast-enhanced (CE) breast CT delivered significantly improved conspicuity of malignant breast lesions, including ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), compared with unenhanced breast CT and mammography, according to a study published in the September issue of Radiology.

Radiology: Rad role may evolve as image-guided biopsies trend up

CT, ultrasound and MRI have helped shift biopsy techniques away from more invasive approaches toward image-guided percutaneous techniques, according to a study published in the September issue of Radiology. The trend toward less-invasive approaches translates into enhanced safety and efficiency and could lead to more interaction between patients and radiologists.

CMS Webinar: Incentive payments to offset EHR adoption, not reimburse

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) EHR incentive payments are not considered reimbursement for money expended on EHR technology, but are intended to offset the cost associated with adoption and ongoing meaningful use, according to CMS during an Aug. 12 webinar.

CMS webinar: Eligible professionals can expect EHR incentives in 2011

Funding incentives for EHR use is the main goal of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) meaningful use initiative, and there are incentive programs for both hospitals and eligible professionals, according to Elizabeth Holland, health insurance specialist at the Department of Health and Human Services, who spoke during a CMS-sponsored webinar Aug. 8.

Webinar: Stage 1 of meaningful use is for quality reporting acclimation

Stage 1 requirements for meaningful use incentives aim to strike a balance between the overall goal of EHR use and widespread adoption, while avoiding added work, said Jonathan Teich, MD, PhD, chief medical informatics officer at Elsevier Health Services, during a HIMSS webinar titled “Meaningful Use: Safety and Quality of Care.”

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