Health Imaging & IT - January 2009 - (Page 7) By Lisa Fratt Images courtesy of Carestream Health (left) and Canon Medical Systems (right) The writing on the wall for 2009 is clear. DR will see a resurgence. The reasons behind DR’s rebirth are multi-faceted. In the current ultra-tight economic climate, facilities need to squeeze every ounce of productivity out of their modality investments, and radiology’s workhorse is a workflow winner. ince DR is still the technology producing about 70 percent of imaging studies in radiology, efficiency is especially key. Plus, a lot of early DR adopters are eyeing new systems with a wider variety of applications, automated features, faster exam times and expected throughput. Many sites that invested in CR over the last decade as a stopgap measure are now turning to DR. Take for example Integris Baptist Hospital in Oklahoma City. The DR convert slashed standard two-view chest studies from eight to 10 minutes with CR to a lightening fast sub-two minutes with DR. No doubt, wireless flat-panel detectors are sure to further boost the market in 2009. DR’s latest innovation weds portable convenience with DR efficiency. The forecast? The new year looks like a perfect storm for digital radiography. “Hospitals that aren’t looking HealthImaging.com S at digital plate technology today are already behind the curve,” opines Bill Broaddus, director of radiology at Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington, Ky. Read on to find out about pioneers’ specific goals, how they tackled their deployments, what they gained and how they plan to take advantage of DR’s latest offerings. Putting patients at the forefront Western Baptist Hospital in Paducah, Ky., is one of the few DRonly sites in the country. The hospital started deploying CR in 1997, and by 2003 decided to transition to DR. The rationale was two-fold, says Director of Diagnostic Imaging Bob Seely. “We wanted to keep techs in the room with patients, and we also wanted to increase patient throughput.” CR falls short on both fronts. Not every room is equipped with a CR reader, so techs must leave January 2009 | Health Imaging & IT 7 http://www.HealthImaging.com
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