Is Health Image Exchange a Top Challenge for 2015?
The ongoing efforts for healthcare providers to cut costs while striving to improve their level of care to patients will not decrease in 2015. So, for a healthcare provider to attempt to control costs on their end, it’s not just about profits – it’s also about extending those savings to the patient. The health image […]
Health Image Exchange Success: A Story from Idaho
Healthcare quality in Idaho is getting a facelift due to the state’s health data exchange (IHDE). The newexchange, which includes a health image exchange, has improved the coordination of healthcare across the state, giving providers more accurate information on a speedier scale. Through a secure browser, Idaho healthcare professionals gain access to health image exchange […]
PACS and Consistent Measurements: Saving Lives?
Software related to picture archiving and communications systems (PACS) are continually improvingand offering different approaches that allow doctors and specialists to better serve their patients. According to a recent study published in the American Journal of Roentgenology, lesion management software used in PACS has provided a more reliable and consistent method of studying metastatic lesions […]
What is the Process for Centralized Image Storage?
The PACS market has grown over the last 10 years as the various procedures and image formats have evolved. To keep up with the proliferation of data, many healthcare professionals are developing a centralized image storage process to help them share the images and control costs in the process. The process requires a vendor neutral […]
Offsite Data Storage in the Cloud: What Hospitals Consider Before Moving
The amount of data contained in medical records can be staggering, especially when there are high-resolution radiological images involved. Rather than invest in servers to store the data on-site, healthcare facilities are taking to the cloud. A major Boston medical center recently made the move to facilitate its need for a very large data storage […]
Doctors Say Why Electronic Health Records Matter
Healthcare professionals spend a lifetime upholding the oath they took early in their careers. The oath requires them to care for the sick to the best of their abilities and judgment. Technology, no doubt, has assisted them throughout the centuries in keeping this oath. The latest generation of doctors has electronic health records (EHR) to […]
Features to Look For in Best PACS System
Film processing is expensive and storing the sensitive images can be a compliance problem for medical imaging offices. Picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) have been established not only to deal with cost and compliance issues, but to make sharing these images between healthcare professionals easier. The best PACS system can handle massive amounts of […]
Why Correctly Routing Images in Radiology is So Important
Few in the medical community would argue that radiology and biomedical imaging is one of the most important factors in determining why patients are sick and how they can be properly treated. Most of those images must be correctly routed to the medical facilities where medical professionals can view them, so properly routing images is […]
Health Image Exchange, Rural Hospitals and Telemedicine: Missouri Steps Forward
Missouri has two major metropolitan communities that account for a large percent of its residents, but the agricultural state is largely rural. Rural communities across the nation continue to make strides to improve broadband access, as does Missouri. But along with that, the Show-Me-State is also improving its telemedicine care. Missouri Governor Jay Nixon announced […]
Can Young Radiologists Help Lead Innovation in Health Image Exchange?
How the Health Image Exchange Can Improve Productivity Young people in a variety of professions are seeing challenges as they enter the workforce, but it’s especially true for young radiologists who are increasingly tasked with productivity-based metrics in the value-based care model. However, as the philosophical, back-and-forth abstract discussions about value-based care abound, health image […]