AuntMinnie | Thanks to an internally developed software application, importing external prior imaging studies at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare facilities is now a practical endeavor, according to an article published online in the Journal of Digital Imaging. With the DICOM Importer application, a...
DiagnosticImaging | Radiology bills aren’t straightforward – they get split into categories for professional or technical services with more than one entity often billing for different elements of the same procedure. Choosing the right financial and billing software system, or the best vendor to outsource...
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...
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...