Cardiology PACS & CVIS: Implementing Digital Strategies - November/December 2008 - (Page 5)

› by Lisa FraT T South Shore Hospital  Weymouth, Mass., CASE STuDy The cardiovascular center at (left) South Shore Hospital in Weymouth, Mass., offers patients a one-step center for care as well as state-of-the-art digital imaging systems. (Right) Chief of Cardiology Mark furman views cardiac catherization images and Ge Cardiology DMS Solution data on displays in the control room of one of the two digital cath labs at South Shore Hospital. Cardiac PACS As the hospital planned an expansion several years ago, cardiac care took center stage. Cardiac patients and their family members want to stay close to home and receive care from familiar physicians, says Chief of Cardiology Mark Furman, MD. South Shore Hospital constructed the answer: a highquality, high-tech cardiovascular center in Weymouth. The brand new center offered the hospital a unique opportunity to plan cardiac services from scratch and build a program that exemplifies 21st century cardiac care. “We sought to create a new model. We know that heart disease, stroke and vascular The Backbone of a Burgeoning Cardiology Center In the last five years, 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. located in the shadow of Boston, the 284-bed hospital serves a wide catchment area of 18 communities. Demographics include an aging population with a slightly higher than average incidence of cardiac disease. disease are the same disease process living in different parts of the body,” explains bill burke, director of cardiovascular medicine. The hospital designed the cardiac program to foster a culture of clinical collaboration. It’s a new model of doing business that requires a new approach to operations. “The most important aspect of this program is an integrated IT infrastructure,” says burke. Cardiology is a complex specialty that operates across multiple disciplines and departments. Conventional models sandwich users between multiple systems that don’t communicate with each other. CardiovascularBusiness.com Cardiology PACS & CVIS: Implementing Digital Strategies 5 http://www.CardiovascularBusiness.com

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

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