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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Structured reporting preferences assessed

Oncologic clinicians prefer communication of lesion measurements in a separate report to the current practice of embedding measurements throughout the “Findings” section of structured reports, according to a study published in the June issue of Academic Radiology.

Digisonics showcases enterprise PACS and structured reporting solutions at SIIM 2014

Digisonics (Booth #211) will showcase its Enterprise PACS and Structured Reporting Solutions for all imaging study types at this year’s Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) Annual Meeting in Long Beach, Calif.

EHRs influence emergency radiological interpretations, improve quality of care

Use of electronic health records (EHRs) in the emergency department influences radiological interpretations and improves the overall quality of health care, according to a study published in the May issue of Health Affairs. 

National, local databases of CT dose data needed

Data extracted from RIS and PACS systems are superior to self-reported survey data, calling for the creation of national and local databases that capture CT dose data for the development of diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) and monitoring of population radiation dose, according to a study published in the February issue of the European Journal of Radiology.

Carestream’s Vue PACS with advanced features to support highly specialized care at Johns Hopkins Health System

The Johns Hopkins Health System (Baltimore, Md.) has purchased Carestream Health’s Vue PACS which offers innovative radiology features that can further enhance the organization’s ability to help deliver exceptional medical services for patients with a wide range of diseases.

AG Mednet announces first clinical trial quality control software for QIBA imaging protocol compliance

Boston, Mass.– April 23, 2014 – Clinical trial sponsors working to standardize the capture and submission of complex imaging data through new QIBA imaging charters now have an easy and effective way to ensure the protocols are being met. AG Mednet’s Submission, Quality and Compliance (SQC) software for QIBA is the first technology to automate the process of verifying QIBA protocol compliance, saving sponsors time and money and making it easier for investigator sites to submit quality data. QIBA is an RSNA-sponsored initiative to advance quantitative imaging and the use of imaging biomarkers in clinical trials by reducing variability.

Predictive analytics as decision support tool

In an era that will emphasize value over volume, a predictive diagnostic imaging calculator could serve as a clinical decision support tool, according to an article published online April 18 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

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Capitalizing on the Cloud: Making the Most of CD Burners

As image exchange transitions to the cloud, PACS peripherals such as CD burners are incorporating this innovation into their designs.

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