Health IT

Healthcare information (HIT) systems are designed to connect all the elements together for patient data, reports, medical imaging, billing, electronic medical record (EMR), hospital information system (HIS), PACS, cardiology information systems (CVIS), enterprise image systems, artificial intelligence (AI) applications, analytics, patient monitors, remote monitoring systems, inventory management, the hospital internet of things (IOT), cloud or onsite archive/storage, and cybersecurity.

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Integrated RIS-PACS

Allowing RIS and PACS to speak with each other, seamlessly, is a combination of art and science.

Storage 101

Functionality and cost are the top priorities when it comes to determining which short-term image storage strategy is right for your facility.

Digital Images Meet the Law

Among the legal considerations of dealing with digital images are HIPAA, how to handle image manipulation and storage and contractual specifications and warranties to safeguard the transition to digital.

Analog to Digital: The Role of the Film Digitizer

X-ray film digitizers hooked to DICOM networks are allowing better flow of images to caregivers.

Viewing Images in the OR

A combination of PACS, color and monochrome displays and image-guided surgery systems is boosting intraoperative image viewing and bringing better surgical outcomes.

Web Enabled: Distributing Images to Referring Physicians

Thanks to web-enabled PACS, referring physicians are gaining fast access to images and streamlining overall patient care.

Integrating HIS & LIS: Hurdles to Overcome

The key to HIS and LIS integration is a combination of HL7, LOINC and interface engines coupled with smart IT decisions.

Managing Images in the Pathology Department

Digital images are moving into the pathology lab as are new methods of managing them electronically in pathology reports and EMRs.

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