AuntMinnie | When a medium-sized imaging center decided to achieve a paperless clinical work environment when replacing its aging RIS, it expanded this goal to include patient interaction as well. One year later, this decision has paid off handsomely. The patients of Valley Regional Imaging in...
CaliforniaHealthLine | Americans living in rural areas are more likely to have chronic health issues and less access to quality health care than those living in urban areas, according to a report by the UnitedHealth Center for Health Reform and Modernization, Reuters reports (O'Toole, Reuters,...
I recently sat down with the COO of a medium-sized East Coast hospital who is interested in ONRAD's teleradiology services. After briefly getting to know each other, he simply stated, "Your company is golden. Hybrid radiology coverage is the future and your company is well positioned...
imagingBiz | While RIS and PACS have become indispensable components of the electronic health record (EHR), they also pose risks to patient security and data integrity. These risks can range in scope from blaster worms to the curious technologist to just plain carelessness, and steps...
imagingBiz | Radiologists have become PACS experts, sometimes by default. Because diagnostic images made the greatest demands on early information systems in health care, the most sophisticated systems were first developed to handle these images and associated data. These systems became PACS, which grew out...