From employee satisfaction to better patient outcomes, your radiology workflow has a far-reaching impact. Those who optimize their workflow know that the process begins well before the actual radiology exam. There is a great deal of early planning and preparation that optimizes workflow, allowing for goals to be reached.
Disruptions are common when planning isn’t thought out carefully. When you haven’t implemented the right technology in the pre-read stages of your workflow, your customer service is impacted. There are real-time intelligence solutions that help you manage your worklist and ensure that everything is in the right place.
Managing Worklists
Another perk of using the right pre-read technology is that all the reports you need over the course of a workday are in your worklist, in the right order and with all the relevant imaging. In many cases, radiologists will need to refer to previous exams, so having those images properly managed is also a key aspect of efficient radiology workflow processes.
Locating previous exams, which include images and reports, can be a time-consuming process, particularly if the information is stored on a disparate PACS. There is often a disconnect occurring in this situation, which can be a source of considerable frustration, especially when patient outcomes are impacted by delays related to the disconnect.
Choosing Cloud-Based Solutions
One of the most influential technologies to hit the market in recent years is vendor neutral archiving (VNA). In radiology facilities where viewing images, particularly from disparate PACS, was an issue, VNA basically made it a non-issue. Departments throughout the facility can now easily access images and patient data related to radiology exams.
The adoption of a cloud-based VNA solution means you have fewer administrative duties on your end. Rather than using your IT resources, you rely on the cloud-based vendor. Furthermore, the best vendors will provide updates that are also not your responsibility. This is a considerable advantage to radiology offices where IT resources are already limited.
Partner With the Right Vendor
At OffSite Image Management, our solutions are built to ease your workflow issues while providing easier access to imaging and non-DICOM data. Part of our focus is to take the pain points out of viewing images, which is why we refer to our VNA solution as the “vendor neutral standard.” Contact us and learn more about how we can improve your radiology workflow.
