How Radiology Will Improve Scalability, Lower Costs and Get More Done
Scalability Through Offsite Vendors Brings Efficiencies Hospitals once focused on volume have for years known how important it is to focus on value instead, especially considering that patient satisfaction surveys, should they dip too low, can result in forfeited reimbursements. There are also penalties for 30-day readmissions, which means value truly has surpassed a focus […]
There’s no Replacement for a Hospital Data Loss Plan
Combat Hospital Data Loss With Offsite Solutions There no longer exists a medical environment that doesn’t take into account how critical data is to their day-to-day operations. Furthermore, regulations requiring the safekeeping of data also force the hand of hospital administrators. Fortunately, providers are approaching hospital data loss with an eye to the cloud – […]
Vendor Neutral Archiving: Does it Impact Costs and Outcomes?
Get Connected With Vendor Neutral Archiving and See Results The case study of a new medical imaging technology brought into a Canadian hospital helps to give some insights into the question about the necessity of vendor neutral archiving in the medical community today. There has been a lot of talk about vendor neutral archiving in […]
Is a DICOM Health Image Exchange in Your Future?
Get With the Right Vendor for DICOM Solutions That Work The health image exchange (HIE) is something healthcare organizations are embracing in larger numbers today. Hospitals and clinics small and large are utilizing DICOM exchanges to achieve better continuity of care. For real-time access to medical images, the HIE solution is working. More and more […]
Deconstructing PACS: Get Ready for Enterprise Imaging as the New Term
Get in on the Conversation About Deconstructing PACS It’s definitely not a secret anymore – healthcare providers are stepping away from the traditional view of image archiving and image sharing as it relates to the standard picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) they’ve used for two decades. We’ve come to an era where deconstructing PACS is […]
Who Needs Image Sharing? Radiology. More than Ever
How You Can Improve Image Sharing For those of you in the field of radiology, it will come as no surprise that your branch has the more need for image sharing solutions than any other in healthcare. A report by data software company peer60 reveals that 96 percent of those surveyed said radiology ranked highest […]
Disaster: More than 80 Percent of Hospitals Said “Not Ready”
A Closer Look at Offsite Data Storage Some people get paid to worry. They look into the future at scenarios that could occur, scenarios that could wreck their healthcare data, incur a multitude of HIPAA violations, and essentially crumble their organization. Then there are people who get paid to provide the solutions that keep that […]
Will PACS Soon be Extinct?
How New Processes are Overtaking PACS The medical community, including medical IT, is constantly on the search for versatility. The introduction of new technology can be somewhat of a challenge when the older systems are still being paid off, yet advancements often lead to better patient outcomes. For the medical imaging community, dealing with PACS […]
Better Workflow From Browser Agnostic Hospital Data Solutions
New Technology Trend Involves Going Browser Agnostic As technology improves, so too should the workflow of radiology departments. It’s not uncommon today for radiologists and healthcare IT departments to have their guidelines laid out through the Meaningful Use objectives as well as the ICD-10 procedure coding system. Keeping up with the technology required to meet […]
DICOM and Data Integrity for Hospitals
Get Connected to the Right DICOM Solution Anyone in the healthcare industry can attest to the fact that reform initiatives are forcing more technological changes than ever. IT departments are struggling to meet the budget while also implementing solutions that will hit all compliance needs, especially where medical imaging, sharing and archiving are concerned. However, […]