Randy Hamlin, vice president and business segment leader of ultra mobile at Philips, told HCB News that the system is currently only available for Android because it satisfies output requirements pertaining to the charge port.
5) There's no substitute for usability
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It's part of that top-level trend toward making the most of what you've already got. More than ever, hospitals are looking for systems that will compliment the training their technicians and assistants have already received. A system with endless capabilities is of little use to an end user who doesn't know how to operate it.
The goal is to bundle these advanced features into systems that make accessing and using them an intuitive process, (yes, like a smart device). Incidentally, this trend also coincides with the rise of tablet technology, touch screen systems with intuitive UX, and all the other gadgetry that has already saturated the commercial market.
For DR panels, FUJI unveiled the
world's first long-length DR detector with a 17 inch by 49 inch field of view. The FDR D-EVO GL detector was designed to simplify the imaging process for pediatric patients with scoliosis, wider patients and patients requiring spinal exams.
4) XR-29 and stretching the dollar
Regular hospitals no longer have the budget for a new MR or CT, and yet many of them are facing greater reductions in their payments if they don't upgrade. An estimated 1/3rd of the current CT scanner install base stands to lose money if they don't figure out how to meet the four qualifications of the standard.
Medic Vision and BC Technical are two companies that have turned this dilemma into a business opportunity. According to Eyal Aharon, CEO of Medic Vision, CMS has clarified its stance on third-party compliance. If the FDA approves a third-party tool, then it's good enough for full reimbursement by Medicare and Medicaid.
Medic Vision is currently seeking FDA approval of its SafeCT-29 solution.
This is significant because if an OEM does not have a software upgrade pathway to make an older CT system record and monitor dose, (the most decisive aspects of the standard) there may still be options for that end user in the third-party market.
3) 3-D printing is getting down to business
"3-D printing is a completely disruptive technology in general and in medicine," Dr. Frank Rybicki, professor and chair of the department of radiology at the University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine, said in a session on Sunday.
