by Offsite | Sep 2, 2014 | Blog, PACS
One of the biggest advantages healthcare facilities with radiology PACS systems enjoy is the speed at which they can store, access and send their medical imaging. However, the advantages melt away when the PACS won’t effectively communicate with other systems. What...
by Offsite | Aug 26, 2014 | Blog, Rural Hospital Data
America has more than 2,000 small town hospitals, most of which are in rural areas. Very few of these can say they aren’t affected negatively by the push to adopt electronic medial records systems. Hospitals that are implementing electronic medial records systems are...
by Offsite | Aug 22, 2014 | Blog, Image Transmission
Goose and Maverick felt the “need for speed” in the mid-1980s movie, Top Gun. They found that speed in an F-14A Tomcat. Healthcare providers are also looking for speed, but in a vastly different form of technology. Doctors rely on diagnostic imaging, such as x-rays,...
by Offsite | Aug 19, 2014 | Blog, Hospital Data Storage
While there seems to be a multitude of support for implementing health information technology, it appears that funding is sidestepping the rural communities and heading straight for healthcare providers in more densely populated areas. A recent report titled “Progress...
by Offsite | Aug 15, 2014 | Blog, Virtual CD
When you talk about the “bottom line” where the rural, critical access hospitals and the larger, urban and suburban hospitals are concerned, there are vast differences. The bottom line for the critical access hospitals is often much smaller, so much so in fact that...
by Offsite | Aug 12, 2014 | Blog, PACS
If you are feeling pressure to replace your picture archiving communication system (PACS), you’re in the same boat as healthcare facilities across the nation. Many are looking to stay compliant with Meaningful Use requirements and prepare for the changing environment...