by Offsite | Jul 4, 2014 | Blog, Radiology Information
Few medical providers can say that they’ve had zero radiology image transmission problems in their history, especially their recent history as they prepare for Stage 2 of Meaningful Use. However, one provider in Louisiana recently shared its success story with a...
by Offsite | Jul 1, 2014 | Blog, Hospital Data Loss, Hospital Data Storage
According to the federal government, the outlook for healthcare professionals achieving acceptable levels of Stage 2 meaningful use is not well. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reported recently that a total of four hospitals have met the standards...
by Offsite | Jun 27, 2014 | Blog, EHR
The voice of the average patient has been clear for a long time: they want more access to their health records and to take a more proactive and personalized approach to their healthcare needs. A recent study by Accenture finds that a slight majority of patients are...
by Offsite | Jun 24, 2014 | Blog, Vendor Neutral Archiving
Radiologists are taking note regarding the next round of federal financial incentives for health IT adoption, known as Stage 2 of Meaningful Use. Stage 1 didn’t affect radiologists as much as they’ll find in Stage 2. The biggest impact will be on security and capacity...
by Offsite | Jun 20, 2014 | Blog, EHR, Honeycomb Exchange
Years ago, many healthcare providers jumped head first into electronic health records (EHR) and established what they thought was a good system. However, it’s becoming quite clear that as technology improves by leaps and bounds in very short periods of time, those...
by Offsite | Jun 17, 2014 | Blog, PACS
There has been a lot of talk lately about Meaningful Use and the upcoming changes that will affect radiology departments in Stage 2 of the directive. Let’s take a look over the components of radiology PACS and how the most basic components are being used today....