Carolinas Healthcare adds to IT via Data Distributing

Carolinas Healthcare System chose DICOM developer Data Distributing to add DICOM CD burning systems throughout its facilities. Value-added reseller, D2 Digital Solutions, will implement this improvement to Carolinas Healthcare systems.

According to the Santa Cruz, Calif.-based company, its DICOM CD station exists on a PACS network retrieving DICOM patient images and burns them to disc for referring physicians and patients.

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