Cardiology PACS & CVIS: Implementing Digital Strategies - November/December 2008 - (Page 1)

TABle of ConTenTS Vision: The First Step The 21st century cardiology department is part clinical wonder, part IT marvel. Clinical leadership aside, at the heart of the business of cardiology today are physicians, administrators and IT professionals who have carefully examined clinical processes, optimized clinical and operational workflow, improved billing, created benchmarks and engineered cost savings. Physicians need anytime-anywhere access to images and reports to make instantaneous, well-informed patient care decisions. This supplement spotlights three healthcare enterprises that have merged clinical needs with cardiovascular information technology (CVIT) and cardiology PACS. › North Shore Long-Island Jewish Health System in New York operates one of the busiest cardiology departments in the U.S. They were early adopters of digital cath labs, imaging technologies and digital reporting. Now, a next-generation CVIT, which shares a common database with radiology images, serves as the IT cornerstone. › South Shore Hospital in Weymouth, Mass., has grown from a relatively small community hospital into a regional medical center and provider of acute-care services with a high-tech, high-touch approach. Since deploying cardiology PACS in 2007, they’ve realized more than $45,000 net increase in monthly charges. › Scottsdale Healthcare, a non-profit, three hospital health system in Scottsdale, Ariz., invested in CVIT in 2004, building on PACS success in radiology, and is working toward being a totally digital integrated enterprise in 2009. Valuable lessons and best practices have been created and learned along the way; the first step is a vision to strive for. Facilities that truly accomplish enterprise image and patient data integration have realized critical financial and operational benefits. They gain a competitive advantage, boost efficiency across the enterprise and facilitate patient care improvements. Mary C. Tierney, Editorial Director mtierney@trimedmedia.com NoV e M be r / De C e M be r 2 0 0 8 02  North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System CVIS Fuels Integrated, Enterprise Cardiology one of the U.S.’s busiest cardiology departments tells why CVIS is crucial to excellent cardiac care, effective billing, better workflow, easier reporting and credentialing, and cardiologist and department efficiency. 05  South Shore Hospital Cardiac PACS: The Backbone of a Burgeoning Cardiology Center South Shore Hospital in Weymouth, Mass., has transformed itself from a relatively staid community hospital to a state-of-the-art regional medical center offering top-notch cardiac care. 08  The CIO Suite Enterprise Information Infrastructure Delivers Economy & Efficiency More healthcare networks are deploying a centralized approach to information services. Still others are taking an enterprise approach to managing cardiology and radiology images. CIo John bosco at North ShoreLong Island Jewish Health System does both. 10  Scottsdale Healthcare At the Heart of Successful Clinical & IT Integration: Best Practices in CVIS CVIS represents a complex undertaking that requires workflow changes, IT infrastructure upgrades and ongoing training. Hospitals need to carefully evaluate and update a host of clinical, administrative and IT factors to optimize the investment. editorial office: 235 Promenade St., Suite 455 Providence, RI 02908 401 383 5660 | editor@TriMedMedia.com Copyright ©2008 by TriMed Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in any form is forbidden without permission. The information, opinions and statements expressed in the articles and advertisements herein are those of the writer and/or advertiser. Cardiovascular Business, Ge Healthcare & eMC Corporation make no representation as to the accuracy or completeness of the information contained in the articles. Ge and eMC’s sponsorship is not intended to convey endorsement of or affiliation with the authors. ITS-0103-10.08-en-US A supplement to Sponsored by an educational grant from & CardiovascularBusiness.com Cardiology PACS & CVIS: Implementing Digital Strategies 1 http://www.CardiovascularBusiness.com

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