FRANKLIN PARK, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Del Global Technologies Corp. (OTCBB: DGTC) ("Del Global" or "the Company") today announced that Del Medical Systems Group has achieved top ranking for System Reliability out of a group of twelve vendors that lead the radiographic market for both digital and conventional systems. These results appeared in MD Buyline’s Q4 2008 Market Outlook User Satisfaction Ratings Survey published in January 2009. Del Medical is the largest supplier of general purpose radiographic systems to independent distributors in North America.
In the MD Buyline survey, Del scored a 9.4 in User Satisfaction for System Performance. Other vendors included GE, Philips, Quantum and Shimadzu. Del had high ratings in all six categories including System Performance, Installation and Implementation, Applications Training, Service Response Time and Service Repair Quality.
“This is an honor for us and a big victory to have our system performance ranked so highly among this group of competitors,” said Dennis Runyan, Del Medical’s Vice President of Sales and Marketing. “We’re very happy with our showing across all the categories and it’s really a testament to our partners, our employees and our distributors. They’ve all done an outstanding job across the board.”
source: Del Medical ystems
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Friday, February 20, 2009
IMIX Americas and FusionOne Partner to Offer Affordable Digital Radiography Solutions for Orthopaedic Practices
STERLING, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IMIX Americas, Inc., a provider of high-quality digital radiography (DR) products, today announced a partnership with FusionOne Electronic Healthcare to offer comprehensive, affordable DR solutions for the orthopaedic market. The partnership includes an innovative program that allows orthopaedic practices to realize patient care and workflow benefits of DR without capital investment. The companies will exhibit at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2009 annual meeting in Las Vegas Feb. 25–27, where the IMIXhorizon™ PanoRad DR system will be showcased.
IMIX and FusionOne will offer digital imaging solutions customized to the needs of individual practices and can include an IMIX DR system, FusionOne image management software, workstations, solutions to meet archiving requirements, and other features. The integrated systems are installed quickly with no capital investment—a set monthly fee is all that is required. DR installation and service will be provided by IMIX’s outstanding network of imaging dealers, and the systems can be upgraded at any time to accommodate growing practices.
source: Business Wire
IMIX and FusionOne will offer digital imaging solutions customized to the needs of individual practices and can include an IMIX DR system, FusionOne image management software, workstations, solutions to meet archiving requirements, and other features. The integrated systems are installed quickly with no capital investment—a set monthly fee is all that is required. DR installation and service will be provided by IMIX’s outstanding network of imaging dealers, and the systems can be upgraded at any time to accommodate growing practices.
source: Business Wire
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Agfa HealthCare at ECR 2009
(Media-Newswire.com) - ECR 2009 will kick off in Vienna on Friday, March 6th and is expected to attract over 17,000 attendees from across Europe and the world. Agfa HealthCare will be presenting an expanded portfolio of digital radiography solutions showcasing its new DX-D line of DR solutions, low dose solutions for pediatrics and neonatal, dedicated solutions for mammography and affordable modular solutions for going from analog to digital and Imaging Informatics for clinics, imaging centers, hospitals and integrated healthcare networks. Solutions on display include, amongst others, enterprise-wide imaging solutions for multi-site consolidation. Also on show will be a new suite of mobile solutions and advanced clinical applications.
Today's healthcare market is influenced by a number of emerging trends that are reshaping the premise of modern day healthcare delivery. Cost containment, productivity and quality of service are factors healthcare providers and their customers use to measure the success of the services provided. Driven by the consumer demand for timely and more efficient services with higher quality outcomes, healthcare providers around the globe are rapidly evolving from analog to digital to IT solutions as they seek to meet these demands.
source: Agfa Healthcare
Today's healthcare market is influenced by a number of emerging trends that are reshaping the premise of modern day healthcare delivery. Cost containment, productivity and quality of service are factors healthcare providers and their customers use to measure the success of the services provided. Driven by the consumer demand for timely and more efficient services with higher quality outcomes, healthcare providers around the globe are rapidly evolving from analog to digital to IT solutions as they seek to meet these demands.
source: Agfa Healthcare
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
ASRT Report Shows Declining Educational Program Enrollments
ALBUQUERQUE – The number of students enrolled in radiologic science educational programs decreased in 2008 according to the American Society of Radiologic Technologist's 2008 Enrollment Snapshot of Radiography, Radiation Therapy and Nuclear Medicine Programs.
Survey results show that first-year enrollments for fall 2008 were at 17,050 for radiography students, 1,314 for radiation therapy students and 1,660 for nuclear medicine students. These figures illustrate a decrease of 2.6 percent for radiography programs, 3 percent for radiation therapy programs and 9.7 percent for nuclear medicine programs when compared with the 2007 enrollment survey. However, the overall number of educational programs offering courses in each of these three disciplines increased.
Results from the survey came from directors of radiography, radiation therapy and nuclear medicine programs listed by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists.
source: ASRT
Survey results show that first-year enrollments for fall 2008 were at 17,050 for radiography students, 1,314 for radiation therapy students and 1,660 for nuclear medicine students. These figures illustrate a decrease of 2.6 percent for radiography programs, 3 percent for radiation therapy programs and 9.7 percent for nuclear medicine programs when compared with the 2007 enrollment survey. However, the overall number of educational programs offering courses in each of these three disciplines increased.
Results from the survey came from directors of radiography, radiation therapy and nuclear medicine programs listed by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists.
source: ASRT
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Routine Scans For Low-back Pain Do Not Improve Outcomes
ScienceDaily (Feb. 6, 2009) — Physicians should not immediately order routine scans for low-back pain unless they observe features of a serious underlying condition, researchers in the Oregon Evidence-Based Practice Center at Oregon Health & Science University report. Their findings are published in this week's edition of the The Lancet.
The regular use of radiography, MRI or CT scans in patients with low-back pain but no indication of a significant underlying condition does not improve their outcome, the researchers report.
"Our study shows that performing routine X-rays or MRIs for patients with low-back pain does not lead to improved pain, function or anxiety level, and there were even some trends toward worse outcomes," said Roger Chou, M.D., lead author; scientific director of the Oregon Evidence-Based Practice Center at OHSU; and associate professor of medical informatics and clinical epidemiology, and medicine (general internal medicine and geriatrics) in the OHSU School of Medicine.
source: Science Daily
The regular use of radiography, MRI or CT scans in patients with low-back pain but no indication of a significant underlying condition does not improve their outcome, the researchers report.
"Our study shows that performing routine X-rays or MRIs for patients with low-back pain does not lead to improved pain, function or anxiety level, and there were even some trends toward worse outcomes," said Roger Chou, M.D., lead author; scientific director of the Oregon Evidence-Based Practice Center at OHSU; and associate professor of medical informatics and clinical epidemiology, and medicine (general internal medicine and geriatrics) in the OHSU School of Medicine.
source: Science Daily
Friday, February 6, 2009
ARRS and ACR Governing Boards Reach Agreement in Principle for a Strategic Integration
The governing boards of the American College of Radiology (ACR) and the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) have reached an agreement in principle for a strategic integration that would leverage the unique strengths of each organization and provide the potential for enhanced service to radiologists and medical physicists seeking continuing medical education, quality and safety programs and a strong voice in Washington.
The agreement in principle establishes a framework for the two organizations to realize operational efficiency, eliminate redundancies, and improve access to important educational content while maintaining the rich traditions and cultures of each.
Under the agreement, the educational missions of ARRS and ACR will be integrated, with ARRS taking the lead in developing and delivering scientific and educational programs for members of ACR and ARRS. ACR will focus its unique strengths in the areas of government advocacy, economics and health policy, quality and safety, and clinical research. “ACR and ARRS have worked collaboratively for years, and this bold step will serve to strengthen and unify our efforts even further,” said James H. Thrall, M.D., chair of the ACR Board of Chancellors.
“The guiding principle of the affiliation is to build on the complementary strengths of both organizations while adding value to the membership,” said John K. Crowe, ARRS president. Both governing boards will continue their respective roles and responsibilities with cross representation on each board.
source: ARRS
The agreement in principle establishes a framework for the two organizations to realize operational efficiency, eliminate redundancies, and improve access to important educational content while maintaining the rich traditions and cultures of each.
Under the agreement, the educational missions of ARRS and ACR will be integrated, with ARRS taking the lead in developing and delivering scientific and educational programs for members of ACR and ARRS. ACR will focus its unique strengths in the areas of government advocacy, economics and health policy, quality and safety, and clinical research. “ACR and ARRS have worked collaboratively for years, and this bold step will serve to strengthen and unify our efforts even further,” said James H. Thrall, M.D., chair of the ACR Board of Chancellors.
“The guiding principle of the affiliation is to build on the complementary strengths of both organizations while adding value to the membership,” said John K. Crowe, ARRS president. Both governing boards will continue their respective roles and responsibilities with cross representation on each board.
source: ARRS
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Workforce Shortages in Mammography Could Threaten Early Detection Rates for Breast Cancer
At the current rate of production for new mammography professionals, there will be drastic reductions in the number of mammography professionals per woman age 40 years and older over the next 15-20 years, according to a study performed at the Center for Health and Workforce Studies at the Albany School of Public Health in Rensselaer, NY.
The study forecasted that in the year 2010 there will be approximately 20.6 radiologists per 100,000 women age 40 years and older and in 2025 only 17.5 radiologists per 100,000 women age 40 years and older. That compares to 20.6 radiologists per 100,000 women in 2005. The study also forecasted that in 2010 it is estimated that there will be 32.4 technologists per 100,000 women 40 years and older and in 2025 only 22.4 technologists per 100,000 women 40 and over. That compares to 37.1 technologists per 100,000 women in 2005. The forecasting model used during the study is based on data provided by the American College of Radiology (ACR) and the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT).
“The critical issue is maintaining a sufficient workforce to meet the growing needs of the breast imaging field. The data clearly show that the number of women 40 years and older is going to grow dramatically over the next 20 years,” said Margaret Langelier and Paul Wing, lead authors of the study.
source: ARRS
The study forecasted that in the year 2010 there will be approximately 20.6 radiologists per 100,000 women age 40 years and older and in 2025 only 17.5 radiologists per 100,000 women age 40 years and older. That compares to 20.6 radiologists per 100,000 women in 2005. The study also forecasted that in 2010 it is estimated that there will be 32.4 technologists per 100,000 women 40 years and older and in 2025 only 22.4 technologists per 100,000 women 40 and over. That compares to 37.1 technologists per 100,000 women in 2005. The forecasting model used during the study is based on data provided by the American College of Radiology (ACR) and the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT).
“The critical issue is maintaining a sufficient workforce to meet the growing needs of the breast imaging field. The data clearly show that the number of women 40 years and older is going to grow dramatically over the next 20 years,” said Margaret Langelier and Paul Wing, lead authors of the study.
source: ARRS
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