Report Says Integrated Image Transmission Could Improve Image Orders for Hospital Patients
The Journal of the American College of Radiology released a report recently that sheds some light on an issue that many radiology professionals are facing today regarding image transmission, clinical decision support and computerized physician order entry systems. Researchers have discovered that clinical decision support (CDS) at the point of care level provides improvements in […]
Image Transmission and Networking Rural Hospitals: Not All Smooth Sailing?
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 sharing hospital data, there seems to be no […]
Image Transmission: Let’s Talk Speed, and How Technology Saves Lives
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, MRIs, CT scans, nuclear medicine scans and ultrasounds to get […]
Image Transmission in the E.R.: What You Should Care About
If you’ve spent time in the field of radiology, you’re aware of teleradiology – the process of transmission of digital images from one facility to another for real-time interpretation. The image transmission process has allowed radiologists to work from remote locations to interpret patient data; which is improving the quality of care that patients are […]
Will Google Change Image Transmission for Hospitals?
While some in the medical community are slow to adopt to change, including viewing medical images from anything other than the archaic film-based screening rooms, patients of doctors who have embraced recent technological advancements are benefitting greatly. When it comes to image transmission, nothing is more in the forefront that Google Glass, an image transmission […]