Image Transmission and Networking Rural Hospitals: Not All Smooth Sailing?

by Offsite | Oct 3, 2014 | Blog, Image Transmission

If there is an industry where people expect the most modern technology to be in use – it’s the medical industry. However, at issue today is the method by which radiologists are able to store and share their medical images. When it comes to storing, accessing and...

Different Uses for Hospital Data: How Two Entities Use VNA

by Offsite | Sep 30, 2014 | Blog, Vendor Neutral Archiving

For a medical facility to be considered modern today, they have to be up to date on the platforms they use to share medical images. The most popular form of managing such tasks is through picture archiving and communication systems (PACS). Increasingly, providers are...

Surprising Notes From ForbesAbout Electronic Personal Health Records

by Offsite | Sep 26, 2014 | Blog, Electronic Personal Health Records

If you were to read only the headline of Forbes’ article on electronic health records (EHR), you’d think they were the bane of the healthcare industry: “Electronic Health Records – Expensive, Disruptive and Here to Stay.” The article leads with saying physicians are...

Radiology PACS System: How is Workflow Shifting?

by Offsite | Sep 19, 2014 | Blog, PACS

Radiology professionals can’t ignore the latest technological advances that are changing the way medical imaging is carried out today. If they do patient care could lag behind. Some people are still trying to figure out what makes the cloud a step up, even though it’s...

Rural Hospitals: Small But Mighty With Best Health Information Exchange

by Offsite | Sep 12, 2014 | Blog, Health Information Exchange

It’s not written anywhere that because you are a small, rural, critical care hospital that you can only have access to subpar technology. However, due to resource hurdles, which include a lack of human resources as well as a lack of funding, you probably are paired up...

Vendor Neutral Archiving System Puts You in Charge of the Data

by Offsite | Sep 9, 2014 | Blog, Vendor Neutral Archiving

The phrase “vendor neutral archiving system” is talked about often, however, the definition isn’t the same for everybody, which can cause some confusion. Some hospitals learn too late that their supposed vendor neutral archiving system isn’t as vendor neutral as they...