Women’s Imaging Associates Advances Mammography Reporting with AbbaDox RIS

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL ― March 30, 2017 ― IDS, the cloud health information management services company, today announced Women’s Imaging Associates, a premier teleradiology firm located in Birmingham, Alabama, has implemented AbbaDox RIS including its speech recognition and reporting platform. The system is now live, supporting a full range of screening and diagnostic imaging services the group performs for nearly two dozen healthcare delivery organizations throughout the U.S. including hospitals, radiology groups and outpatient centers.

Drawing on her subspecialty expertise in mammography, Women’s Imaging Associates president and founder Caroline Reich, M.D., Ph.D., opened the practice in 2009 to provide first-class women’s imaging services with the interpretation of 2D and 3D mammography, breast ultrasound, breast MRI, obstetrical and pelvic ultrasound.  She is joined by two board-certified radiologists, also breast imaging experts.

Dr. Reich had a desire to upgrade her reporting system which was no longer a good match for her bourgeoning practice. “Technology is an integral component when providing top-quality imaging services,” said Reich. “Click fatigue was setting in, and I longed for more progressive information technology to help me work more efficiently and address new industry guidelines while preserving our high standards of service. With the right technology, I can deliver a consistently high level of service including the delivery of accurate results in the timeliest method.”

“We were delighted to work with Dr. Reich. We appreciate her entrepreneurial spirit, and she’s a visionary when it comes to healthcare IT, said IDS CEO Yaniv Dagan. “Magic happens when our passion for technology intersects with a client’s passion for providing top-of-the-line patient care.”

 “We sought an application provider that was innovative and flexible but, more importantly, one that was willing to develop a best-of-breed, comprehensive solution for mammography, breast and women’s imaging services. IDS listened and delivered my ideal solution,” said Reich.

About IDS

IDS is a cloud computing technology firm and a leader in healthcare information management. AbbaDox Cloud and its suite of mission-critical software applications enable healthcare organizations to transform their IT operations by replacing on premise infrastructure with the agility and resource efficiency of the cloud. IDS focuses on interoperability and forging new avenues for managing and sharing patient data across enterprises. With its innovative solutions, IDS improves clinical documentation and with it the key stages of patient care delivery and complements them with powerful business and analytics tools. For more information, visit www.idssite.com.

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