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taBle oF contents October 2008 Volume 6, Number 10 DEPARTMENTS 07 THE ENTERPRISE › Good News, At Last COVER STORY 10 | Topping the Competition While the u.s. and world economies have us distracted, concerned and pensive these days, the business priorities of healthcare imaging and it leaders in 2008 are clear— patients, efficiency and building revenue are top of mind. By Mary C. Tierney 08 NEWS UPDATE › HHS to adopt ICD-10 codes, update HIPAA › Medicaid to spend $380B for health IT › GE receives FDA warning letter for PACS software facility › CMS to eliminate some x-ray reimbursements 39 READER’S RESOURCE › Advertisers Index › Company Index › Coming Soon SPECIAL SECTION: CARDIAC IMAGING 18  Advances in Cardiac CT & MRI Journal editors highlight significant progress in cardiovascular imaging. By Jonathan Batchelor 22  CVIS Spurs Innovation By Lisa Fratt Digital Issue › How facilities are increasing revenue › What imaging and IT systems they’re buying › What services lines they’re adding PACS: An Enterprise Priority Part Archive, Part Patient Record: New Uses for CDs & DVDs Speech: From Radiology to the EMR all of the features of a print magazine — online. HealthImaging.com SPECIAL SECTION: CARDIAC IMAGING Journal Editors Highlight Advances in Cardiac CT & MRI CVIS: Engineering cost-savings, streamling workﬂow FEATURES Health Imaging & IT (ISSN 1546-0002) is published monthly by TriMed Media Group, Inc. Copyright © 2008 by TriMed Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in any form is forbidden without permission. Every precaution is taken to ensure accuracy of content; however, the information, opinions and statements expressed in the articles and advertisements herein are those of the writer and/or advertiser, and not necessarily those of the Publisher. Postage paid at Providence, RI, and at additional mailing offices. Subscriptions are available free of charge to qualified individuals. Publisher reserves the right to determine qualification for a free subscription. Postmaster: Please send address changes to: Health Imaging & IT, PO Box 28125, Providence RI 02908. 28  TECHNOLOGY OUTLOOK PACS: An Enterprise Priority deploying Pacs beyond the physical and virtual walls of the radiology department or imaging center, regardless of size, provides the opportunity to extend beyond the reach of diagnostic imaging to a broader range of caregivers and enabling improved efficiencies, cost savings and better patient care. By Justine Cadet 32  PEOPLE & TECHNOLOGY Part Archive, Part Patient Record—New Uses for CDs & DVDs What was previously just a market for simple archival and distribution is transitioning into something more as many vendors are offering image management solutions for static and dynamic images, adding educational supplemental materials to create a more complete, portable patient record. By Sarah Lamberti 36  IN PRACTICE Speech: From Radiology to the EMR While radiology is already reaping the rewards of speech recognition, many feel the technology holds the key for increased EMr utilization as well. By Sarah Lamberti Healthimaging.com october 2008 | Health Imaging & IT 5 http://www.HealthImaging.com http://www.Healthimaging.com

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Health Imaging & IT - October 2008

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