Image Management: Impacts on Life Expectancy in Rural Hospitals
It’s long been known that the healthcare resources in the rural communities do not match what is available in the urban centers. Ultimately, this could be part of what plays into rural life expectancy not matching that of the people living in more populated areas. Ultimately, there are many factors that lead to life expectancy, […]
Can Teleradiology Solve the Imaging Deficit at Critical Access Hospitals?
Advancements in Teleradiology It’s something professionals working in rural areas know quite well, but was brought into better light in an article published by the Journal of the American College of Radiology – critical access hospitals (CAH) need more access to imaging services. Can teleradiology advancements be the answer? Just over 55 percent of CAHs […]
Do You Really Know Remote Image Access Systems? Review the Differences
Remote Image Access Improves With an Offsite Solution Medical imaging plays a major role in the overall level of patient care providers are able to offer. There are a great many advantages that can be offered through the technology surrounding medical imaging – the archiving of, the queries for, and in sharing with other providers. […]
Radiology PACS System: Save Diagnosis Time
One of the biggest advantages healthcare facilities with radiology PACS systems enjoy is the speed at which they can store, access and send their medical imaging. However, the advantages melt away when the PACS won’t effectively communicate with other systems. What you can do to improve your current workflow process and save diagnosis time is […]
Image Transmission: Let’s Talk Speed, and How Technology Saves Lives
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, MRIs, CT scans, nuclear medicine scans and ultrasounds to get […]
VNA Can Help Crush Hospital Data Silos
Radiologists are taking note regarding the next round of federal financial incentives for health IT adoption, known as Stage 2 of Meaningful Use. Stage 1 didn’t affect radiologists as much as they’ll find in Stage 2. The biggest impact will be on security and capacity concerns. What might impact radiologists more is the fact that […]
Learning About Disaster Recovery in Rural Hospital From Joplin Tragedy
When it comes to your healthcare data there are any number of events that can occur that will jeopardize the integrity of that information or your access to it. Flooding, power outages, theft and Mother Nature are all prime suspects. What can we learn about disaster recovery in rural hospital settings where the worst happens? […]