Health IT
Belgian Hospital System Utilizing Hospital-Wide PACS Technology
Belgium's largest single campus hospital is installing the first example of a hospital-wide PACS. The technology will make it the first Belgian hospital to engage all departments in one central image-enabled archive system. More...05 Aug 2010
Portable System Tests Electrical Safety of Medical Devices
A medical device testing kit that features several different types of medical test equipment within a self contained, easy-to-transport package allows electrical safety testing of medical devices located at dozens of sites. More...16 Jul 2010
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The Health IT channel of HospiMedica informs about healthcare information technology for hospitals, clinics, and private practice. Among the subjects covered are electronic medical record environments, document management, HIS, RIS, PACS, LIM, and others.