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42 Healthcare It News ■ November 2008 clinical toolKit www.HealthcareITNews.com p r o D u c t s p ot l ig H t Picture Archiving and Communications Systems PACS branches out communication system (PACS) market, the focus is on how the technology can be deployed throughout the hospital and not just the radiology department, said Justin Davidson, associate analyst in vertical markets technology at Datamonitor. “Providing an enterprise-wide clinical information solution would prove to be a huge breakthrough for PACS,” he said. The technology has already evolved so it can be accessed remotely by physicians, enabling, for example, second opinions by senior physicians who are not at the hospital. PACS’ proven clinical benefits to patients, in the form of higher level of patient care by clinicians, will ensure that the market remains strong. As a result, PACS will continue to take an increasingly critical role in the IT strategy of healthcare providers and governments in North America. More information at HealthcareITNews.com recent news ➔ Rochester, N.Y. imaging center to outsource data storage ➔ Carestream releases DRX-1 digital X-ray ➔ Michigan hospital upgrades legacy technology ➔ Providers seek to store critical data ➔ Agfa, Nexsan market packs with “green” storage ➔ Rural Iowa hospital adopts PACS technology ➔ Diagnostic IT vendor lands $3.2 million in RIS/PACS contracts ➔ Univ. of Michigan replaces legacy PACS system F By Patty Enrado, Contributing Editor or the mature picture archiving and resource central ➔ Webinar: Leading Strategies: Keeping Your Medical Data Images Secure ➔ KLAS – PACS Acute Care 2008: Close-up on PACS Vendor Performance A hospital clinician uses McKesson’s Horizon Medical Imaging PACS. imaging apps go beyonD raDiology amicas AMICAS PACS AMICAS is unveiling Version 6.0, the next generation of AMICAS PACS. This release includes an enhanced viewing environment composed of the new patient profile and a brand new image viewer, both of which complement the existing industry-leading RealTime Worklist. Contact: Sales, 800.490.8465, sales@amicas.com It provides critical results tracking, DICOM structured reports, peer review, hardwareindependent CS Series software and greater scalability. With pre-visibility demonstrations, the Unity RIS/PACS operates in a virtualized server environment, zero-download “Ultra-thin client” clinical review application. Contact: DR Systems, 800.794.5955, Sales@dominator. com mammography solution for facilities of any size. It’s also a complete enterprise archive for all imaging types, and provides 3D capabilities and other advanced visualization tools integrated into the diagnostic process. Contact: Sales Dept., 866.879.0006, Stephanie.info@ fujimed.com tHree trenDs to watcH Justin Davidson, associate analyst in vertical markets technology for Datamonitor, sees these trends developing in the PACS market during 2009: 1. expansion: The availability of digital imaging will continue to encourage further development of PACS applications. 2. competition: With the role of PACS becoming more significant, the market continues to become more competitive among vendors 3. expense: As PACS develops, proportionally the cost of services will increase significantly. emageon carestream HealtH Carestream PACS Carestream PACS delivers native and embedded advanced 3D applications to speed workflow and reduce workstation expenses. Its unified virtual desktop offers real-time volume matching and automatic registration along with an innovative power viewer to enable faster reading of CT, MR and PET/CT exams. Contact: 877.895.6325, ext. 655, USC-Health-Sales-Support@ carestreamhealth.com RadSuite Emageon provides enterprise medical information technology systems for hospitals, healthcare networks and imaging facilities. RadSuite offers advanced visualization and infrastructure tools for the clinical analysis and management of all digital medical images, reports and associated clinical content. Contact: toll-free 866-Emageon, ext. 1558; getstarted@emageon.com mcKesson proviDer tecHnologies Horizon Medical Imaging Horizon Medical Imaging integrates images from multiple modalities with clinical patient data to streamline radiology department workflow, improve radiologist efficiency and provide referring physicians with instant access to patient images and diagnosis as part of a complete medical record. Contact: Deb Smith, product marketing manager, Medical Imaging Group, 604.279.5422, debora.smith@mckesson.com Global spending on PACS systems U.S. ($) millions 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 2006 Spending on PaCS systems in the USa, Canada, UK and nordic markets, 2006-2011 Services Hardware Software Dr systems Unity RIS/PACS Unity RIS/PACS can be accessed via enterprise-based and physician-office EMRs. FujiFilm meDical systems usa Synapse PACS Fujifilm’s Synapse PACS offers an integrated, Web-based radiology, cardiovascular and pHilips HealtHcare iSite PACS Philips iSite PACS is an innovative image and information management system that delivers Pacs see page 43 USER REVIEWS 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 “In an organization where we use an assortment of radiology vendors and have several different makes and models of modalities, McKesson’s PACS exceeded our needs by enabling us to integrate and interface with these modalities.” Lesson learned: “Implementation of a PACS system into an organization can be very painful, so if I had to do it all over again, I would push more educational information – flyers, literature, memos, e-mails and, if necessary, fly airplane banners around to get the word out because knowledge is power.” Gerald Raymond, PACS administrator, Baptist Health “The iSite product is very intuitive and user friendly. Vendor support was excellent during the implementation, making for a smooth transition.” Lesson learned: “Image migration from our legacy PACS system proved to be more difficult than we had anticipated.” Brett Lee, vice president of Ancillary Services, Children’s Medical Center rEvIEws see page 43 e l connect: GRAPHS 1108 SOURCE: datamOnitOR http://www.HealthcareITNews.com http://www.HealthcareITNews.com http://www.healthcareitnews.com/story.cms?id=10336 http://www.enovateit.com http://www.HealthcareITNews.com http://www.healthcareitnews.com/story.cms?id=10335 http://www.healthcareitnews.com/eConnect.cms?id=10353

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