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Virtual CD and Critical Access Hospitals in Kansas: What’s the Bottom Line?
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...
Feeling Trapped by 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...
Avoid Millions in Data Recovery Costs… Explore Offsite Data Storage, Now
Organizations that keep their data stored on-site because they believe it is safer there might consider taking a closer look at their disaster recovery processes; it’s probably nothing close to the security detail provided by cloud-based companies. What do you know...
Vendor Neutral Archiving Meets Rising Needs of Patient Information That is Comprehensive
Government mandates are making the task of processing patient information more complex, especially for understaffed and budget-challenged facilities. With Stage 2 of Meaningful Use ramping up, additional pressures are mounting as healthcare providers struggle to hit...
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...
Answers for Hospital Data Silo Problems, Including the “Honeycomb” System for Images
Everything is going digital. If you work in the healthcare industry, you know this better than anyone as your organization struggles to digitize patient records. Most healthcare providers have already spent many, many hours digitalizing patient information for their...
Legendary Data Breaches: How Virtual CD Could Have Saved 1 Million Patient Images Lost on One CD
It’s difficult being on the receiving end of a HIPAA violation; just ask any one of the many healthcare providers who have mistakenly lost patient information, either through a breach in the firewall, a lost or stolen laptop or a lost CD with medical imaging burned...
Small Hospitals, Meaningful Use and PACS Certification: Will Too Many be Too Far Behind by 2015?
“It takes a team effort” is a trite phrase, but it’s something IT professionals in the medical industry know holds a lot of truth, especially as the industry braces for the changes they face as Meaningful Use standards drop. Small and rural hospitals are at particular...
Radiology Image Transmission Problems Solved in Louisiana
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 new...