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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Working together across the enterprise

Communication technology has long been credited with making the world “smaller.” But even today, some of the challenges with working across a healthcare enterprise seem quite large.

MR goes beyond imaging concussion to fleshing out its features, case by case

When it comes to imaging the brains of concussed patients, CT is the workhorse plowing the field and MRI the thoroughbred mastering the equine obstacle course. 

Intelerad’s Panorama Provides Universal Access to Diagnostic-Grade Medical Images

Montreal, Canada – June 1, 2016 – Intelerad Medical Systems™, a leader in medical imaging PACS and cross-enterprise workflow solutions, today announced the launch of PanoramaTM, a zero-footprint enterprise viewer that provides seamless access to all medical images from any location at any time.

Tenn., N.H. enact licensure laws for radiologic technologists

Tennessee and New Hampshire passed into law measures that establish licensure standards for radiologic technologists in their states, reports ASRT.

ASPYRA Announces Release of AccessNET v7.1

Jacksonville, FL — May 16, 2016, ASPYRA, LLC (ASPYRA), a market leader in PACS, announced today that version 7.1 of its PACS product has been released and is being implemented at customer sites.  The new version contains multiple enhancements including those to hanging protocols, images sets, automated jobs, and administrative reports to benefit users and administrators of the system.

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Implementing a True Enterprise Image Management Solution

Sponsored by Sectra

University Hospitals integrated health network is implementing a true enterprise image-management solution—VNA (vendor neutral archive)—which has been “a huge goldmine for patient care.”

Imaging costs can be far from transparent

Recent research presented at the American College of Radiology meeting examined difficulties faced by uninsured patients who want to get cost estimates of X-rays, CT scans and ultrasounds.

Imaging study puts LI-RADS under the microscope

The liver lesion reporting system LI-RADS is comparable to traditional non-standardized reporting methods in terms of interreader agreement and diagnostic accuracy, according to results of a new study recently published online in Academic Radiology.

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.