Emageon, an enterprise medical information technology systems company for hospitals and healthcare networks, has signed a multi-year contract with Novation, the contracting services company of VHA, the University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC) and Provista, to supply cardiovascular PACS products & services.

Departmental cardiovascular information systems (CVIS) have emerged andcombined with a cardiology PACS have become the leading softwarefeature in modern cardiology departments, according to a new reportfrom the San Jose, Calif.-based market research firm Frost &Sullivan.

St. James Healthcare in Butte, Mont., has installed a COR Analyzer fromRcadia Medical Imaging, a developer of patented computer-aideddiagnostic software.

Pie Medical Imaging, a cardiology and radiology software provider,revealed a new functionality for its cardiovascular angiographyanalysis system platform at the Transcatheter CardiovascularTherapeutics meeting this week in Washington, D.C.

Agfa HeathCare has certified the Broomfield, Colo.-based Plasmon’s Archive Appliance Express with its Impax PACS products.

In healthcare today, climbing to the top or staying there requires keeping up with the latest advances in technology that improve not only patient care, but a facility as a whole. That whole is made up of many departments that operate best when connected to each other and throughout the enterprise. 

Welcome to the first issue of Cardiovascular Business—the business magazine for cardiovascular medicine. So why a business magazine for cardiovascular health? Because excellent cardiac care depends on the fiscal health and business intelligence of your cardiovascular practice.

Americans show a strong interest in controlling their own electronicmedical records, according to a survey released May 2 at the forum Health IT: Unlocking the Potential in Washington, D.C.