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[UK comment] I recently read an article on The Register whereby a patient had requested a copy of an ultrasound image of his heart taken eight years ago. The Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust said it would cost around £2,000 to retrieve the image from its data...

[Worldwide comment] One of the uncovered stories of RSNA 2012 is the increasing competition for mindshare among healthcare PACS administrators by those offering Vendor Neutral Archive (VNA) technologies. In a press announcement released just prior to RSNA on 19 Nov,...

[Worldwide comment from BridgeHead Solutions Consultant, Tim Kaschinske - @TimKaschinske] Two weeks ago at RSNA 2012, BridgeHead Software introduced a new white paper which identifies three often overlooked threats to the availability of PACS images. Leading...

[UK comment] I read a great article in the October 4th issue of Health Service Journal (HSJ) that had a simple headline posing the question, "What’s at the heart of integrated care?" At first glance, you might think this would elicit a complex answer – but, actually I...

[North America comment] Last week, hurricane Sandy hit close to home for many of us at BridgeHead Software. Our North American operations are headquartered just outside of Boston, in Woburn Massachusetts. Many of our employees – including myself – live and work along...

[UK comment from BridgeHead CEO, Jim Beagle] It is very good to see someone this senior in the NHS has recognised the importance of data and the central role it plays in affecting a positive healthcare experience and outcome. Tim Kelsey, the National Director for...

[UK comment] Managing the complexities of growing data is an issue that many healthcare organisations are struggling to grasp. But are NHS and private hospitals rising to these challenges? Some are. The London Clinic’s Director of IT, Mike Roberts, has a vision he...

[North America comment] We're looking forward to participating for the first time at two key industry events this Fall. First, we will be a Home Run sponsor and exhibitor at the HIMSS Midwest Area Chapters' 2012 Fall Technology Conference, November 10-13, in Des...

[UK Comment] By now, most of us are well aware that the NHS National Programme for IT is coming to an end. Research from EHI Intelligence shows that over 100 picture archiving and communications systems (PACS) and radiology information systems (RIS) contracts will...

[Worldwide Comment] Well, we've been talking about it for ages, but have never quite got our 'ducks in a row'. Now it's time to bite the bullet and unleash BridgeHead Software onto the world of 'blogging'. Why now? In summary, the stars have...