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Large, Tertiary-Care Hospital Successfully Implements Radiology CPOE With Clinical Decision Support

February 16, 2012 — In an effort to reduce the inappropriate use of medical imaging and improve quality of care, a large, tertiary-care hospital has successfully implemented a computerized physician order entry (CPOE) system with clinical decision...

Speech Recognition Gets Patient Into the PACS

Dictated narrative documentation remains the preferred mode for radiologists, both for its convenience and speed as well as its unique ability to capture reasoning, context, and other meaningful patient detail that is critical to physicians beyond...

PACS and Meaningful Use
PACS and Meaningful Use

There is often a large gap between implementing technology and actually using it. Ensuring that healthcare providers not only have access to important patient information, but also that they are using it in a meaningful way is the purpose of the r...

Virtual Conference, Seminars Address How to Unify Cardiovascular Information Systems

Interoperability is key to the meaningful use and sharing of patients’ electronic images and information.

PACS Provides Open Access to Images, Information
At HIMSS 2012, Philips will highlight the new IntelliSpace PACS 4.4. IntelliSpace PACS 4.4 leverages the latest advances in IT technology and allows for...
Solutions for Interoperability, Radiology and Cardiology
Merge will showcase a full slate of its IT products at HIMSS 2012, including several for interoperability, radiology and cardiology.
PACS VNA Offers Cost Benefits, Security
GNAX DOES VNA provides a flexible picture archiving and communication system (PACS) Vendor Neutral Archive (VNA) that combines the cost benefits of a low-cost...
Fujifilm Highlights Synapse Portfolio at HIMSS 2012
Attendees at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMMS) annual conference and exhibition will be among the first to see the latest...

Articles

Replacing Your PACS
On average, PACS systems are being replaced every five to seven years. When a facility must choose a new system, there are many factors to take into...
Ins and Outs of Cloud-Based PACS
A picture archiving and communication system (PACS) comprises a multitude of different devices working together to eliminate the use of physical films...
Intelerad Helps Connecticut-Based Radiology Practice...
In 1905, a small group of doctors agreed to work together to provide coordinated radiology services at Bridgeport Hospital in Connecticut. That marked the...
Collaborative Environment Yields Decade of Success for...
Radsource is an innovative, highly specialized teleradiology practice that provides musculoskeletal and neurological magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)...

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MDCT Imaging 2012: Advancing the Science of Imaging
As modern multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) becomes a primary imaging modality across all specialties, there has been increased focus on lowering the radiation dose required to create...
Initial Experience with 3T Wide Bore System in High-Resolution MSK MRI
The presentation is designed to introduce the audience to the new wide bore 3T MRI systems recently brought to market. The new systems offer several advantages including improved field homogeneity,...
Cardiac CT in the Emergency Department: Are You Ready?
Performance of cardiac CT (CCTA) in the emergency department (ED) is rapidly becoming the standard-of-care in patients presenting to the ED with chest pain that are at low to intermediate risk for...

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