by Offsite | Aug 22, 2014 | Blog, Image Transmission
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,...
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 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....
by Offsite | Jun 6, 2014 | Blog, Hospital Data Loss
There is a reason so much talk about the cloud exists today – there is value in the cloud, especially for picture archiving communication systems (PACS). When a medical facility is backed by cloud-based PACS, diagnostic viewing becomes easier and more efficient, and...
by Offsite | May 6, 2014 | Blog, Hospital Data Storage
The healthcare needs of rural residents don’t differ from the needs of residents living in highly populated areas. However, access to the kind of specialized care that is sometimes needed isn’t always available to your rural residents. For people who make their living...