eRAD PACS selected by Texas hospital

RIS/PACS and teleradiology provider eRAD’s software has been selected by Baylor Orthopedic and Spine Specialty Hospital at Arlington in Arlington, Texas.

According to the Greenville, S.C.-based company, the new facility--which opened in February--has installed eRAD’s web-based PACS, enabling the hospital to create medical reports with embedded annotated images and distribute reports via auto-fax, without the need for a separate RIS.

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