Enterprise Imaging

Enterprise imaging brings together all imaging exams, patient data and reports from across a healthcare system into one location to aid efficiency and economy of scale for data storage. This enables immediate access to images and reports any clinical user of the electronic medical record (EMR) across a healthcare system, regardless of location. Enterprise imaging (EI) systems replace the former system of using a variety of disparate, siloed picture archiving and communication systems (PACS), radiology information systems (RIS), and a variety of separate, dedicated workstations and logins to view or post-process different imaging modalities. Often these siloed systems cannot interoperate and cannot easily be connected. Web-based EI systems are becoming the standard across most healthcare systems to incorporate not only radiology, but also cardiology (CVIS), pathology and dozens of other departments to centralize all patient data into one cloud-based data storage and data management system.

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Optimizing Enterprise Imaging Workflow

As communication across a healthcare system becomes more sophisticated, traditional imaging workflows must evolve. 

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Presentations on MU, decision support and more slated for NYMIIS

The New York Medical Imaging Informatics Symposium (NYMIIS) returns to New York City on September 18, offering attendees a chance to learn about the latest technology and best practices in imaging information systems.

Toshiba collaborates with Johns Hopkins University on big data healthcare research

To further the potential of Big Data to predict and prevent illness, Toshiba Group has established the Toshiba Center for Big Data in Healthcare at the Science + Technology Park at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, Md.

Mach7 Technologies Expands into New Corporate Headquarters in Burlington, Vermont

Mach7 Technologies, an award-winning provider of medical image management solutions, announced today the relocation of its U.S. headquarters to 120 Kimball Street, South Burlington, VT, 05403.

NexGenic Launches ImageInbox® App for Seamless, HIPAA-Compliant Delivery of Medical Imaging Between Patients and Healthcare Providers

NexGenic today announced the launch of its proprietary technology, ImageInbox®, an app which makes it possible for patients to personally control and store essential medical images and diagnostic reports, and securely deliver them on demand to healthcare providers as easily as sending an email.

Telemis announces record revenues built on advanced PACS technologies for early and precise diagnosis of critical pathologies

Telemis, the medical imaging company specialising in PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication Systems), has announced another record year of trading with revenues increasing by over 6%.

PACS pain: Long hours at digital workstations leads to repetitive strain injury

Working longer hours at a breast-imaging PACS workstation is increasing repetitive strain injury (RSI) among radiologists, according to a study published in the August issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

Keep it simple: Designing a tool to automatically extract ROI values

Automatically extracting region of interest (ROI) values from a PACS viewer can be easily and accurately achieved with a module based on open-source software, and vendors should include such functionality in future versions of their PACS, according to a group of Korean researchers.

Around the web

CCTA is being utilized more and more for the diagnosis and management of suspected coronary artery disease. An international group of specialists shared their perspective on this ongoing trend.

The new technology shows early potential to make a significant impact on imaging workflows and patient care. 

Richard Heller III, MD, RSNA board member and senior VP of policy at Radiology Partners, offers an overview of policies in Congress that are directly impacting imaging.