Commissure launches new workflow tool

Commissure recently announced the launch of a new component to its RadWhere Suite, tools designed to improve radiology efficiencies. This latest addition, dubbed RadWhere Workflow Orchestrator, is designed to enable radiology departments to connect together multiple PACS, RIS, 3D, advanced visualization, and teleradiology information into a central worklist, to provide productivity and workflow improvements, according to a release.

Developed with advanced .NET 2.0 framework and web-based communication, RadWhere Workflow Orchestrator is able to incorporate any combination of legacy and web-based systems, while controlling workflow with bi-directional communication.

RadWhere Workflow Orchestrator is in place at a number of Commissure’s customer sites including Massachusetts General Hospital.

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