Intuitive Imaging Informatics

The implementation of electronic health records (EHR) has created an expectation that all patient data, including images, should be available in one location. Today, reports describing images are not enough, as many referring physicians want to see the images, and many use them to help guide therapies. This has caused an increased demand to exchange medical images in the various departments of healthcare settings. 

SST Group, Inc., a leading provider of DICOM distribution solutions in the United States, and Intuitive Imaging Informatics, LLC, a pioneer of the picture archive and communication system (PACS) industry, announce their new partnership enabling Intuitive to sell SST Group's best-of-class dose monitoring software, Radiation Dose Monitor (RDM).

Imaging is critical to all medical specialties so it is logical that images should be available to specialists outside of radiology. There is a trend to reduce repeat exams by making images more easily accessible, including prior exams. This traditionally has been accomplished using the cumbersome process of mailing or physically carrying CDs to referring physicians. Often these CDs do not open or take a long time to download. Stage 2 Meaningful Use requirements for certified electronic medical records (EMR) also call for the sharing of medical images electronically to help improve efficiency and reduce healthcare costs. All of these factors have given rise to remote image access systems. 

Today’s remote viewing systems will stimulate changes and challenges in healthcare in a manner similar to what online banking has done for the financial industry. The areas of improvement include safe, secure, remote access from any browser, or ultimately any mobile device. This is the reality of today, and it comes without the need for special applications or image and associated data downloads from virtually any source.

Intuitive Imaging Informatics LLC has received mammography clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its ImageQube Web-based picture archive and communication system (PACS) Intuitive’s Mammography application presents smart templates for both conventional screening and diagnostic exams, offering the capability of displaying digital imaging and communications in medicine (DICOM) overlays. Its structured screening process is effortless, requiring minimal user interaction. The entire Mammo reading process can be handled by the computer keyboard or mouse.