Description

This issue of Vital Signs, released on November 13, 2006, provides a strategic overview of the prospects of PACS for providing the imaging component of a US-wide, image-enabled EMR. Additionally, an emerging company profile is provided for Commissure Inc., a medical imaging company dedicated to the creation of convergence technologies that assure medical professionals effective use of their IT infrastructure, resulting in productivity gains and cost savings. Reimbursement and regulatory news from the FDA and CMS is also provided for the week of October 30 - November 3, 2006.