NovaRad debuts new RIS/PACS version

NovaRad has released version 7.1 of its combined NovaRIS/NovaPACS, now available for hospitals, imaging centers and clinics.

The new release includes a number of new hanging protocol automated functions including rapid scroll speeds, series hanging protocols, rapid viewing of huge data sets; a new transcription module; and preliminary listening of reports by referring physicians, the American Fork, Utah-based company said.

NovaPACS offers fast image retrieval, full-feature viewer with seven-year, onsite archive with offsite emergency backup. Full-screen viewing, easy-to-use menus and mouse-based functions are available to give referring physicians access to images and reports from any computer. Combined with NovaPACS is NovaRIS, the administrative solution that generates reports, measures profitability and facilitates paperless management of patient records, NovaRad said.

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