Cardiology PACS & CVIS: Implementing Digital Strategies - November/December 2008 - (Page 2)

CASE STuDy North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System  Long Island, N.Y. › by Lisa FraT T Physicians at the north Shore University Hospital campus in Manhasset, n.Y., complete more than 3,000 cardiac interventions each year in their digitally equipped cath labs. (below) CVIS Fuels Integrated, Enterprise Cardiology north Shore Hospital-long Island Jewish Health System (nS-lIJ) is a 21st century mega-enterprise. The integrated delivery network is spread across long Island, Staten Island and Queens and encompasses 15 hospitals as well as multiple affiliates and centers of excellence. The system employs 1,200 physicians and maintains referral relationships with nearly 10,000 physicians. North Shore Universisty Hospital, the system’s largest hospital, includes nine cardiac catheterization labs; in 2007, 50 physicians completed more than 3,000 interventions, placing more than 10,000 stents in its nine cardiac catheterization labs. Cath image volume amounts to nearly 45,000 studies annually. “It’s a very robust cardiac program with very up-to-date IT systems. We try to stay at the forefront of technology and procedures,” sums Chairman of Cardiology Stanley Katz, MD. Two of the IT solutions helping NS-LIJ remain at the forefront of cardiac care are Ge Healthcare Cardiology DMS Solution and Ge Centricity CVPACS Solution. The health system deployed the combined cardiovascular information technology (CVIT) solution to tackle the universal challenges of cardiac image and data management. “Interventional cardiology is an image-oriented specialty. optimal patient care requires access to high-resolution images,” notes Lawrence ong, MD, director of interventional cardiology at North Shore University Hospital. The need for patient data goes far beyond current images. “Cardiac disease is a chronic disease. Patients require hospi- 2 Cardiology PACS & CVIS: Implementing Digital Strategies november/December 2008

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Cardiology PACS & CVIS: Implementing Digital Strategies - November/December 2008

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