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Sponsored by an educational grant from Siemens & EMC Corporation tion and a more user-friendly, customizable user experience.” Unlike the typical PACS replacement process, the transition from MagicStore to syngo Suite entailed a nearly painfree data migration. For starters, Siemens syngo Workflow (RIS) had handled Children’s data. In addition, Siemens professional services team handled the major aspects of the migration, establishing auto migration processes to take the sting out of the massive data move. Like all health systems in the midst of a data migration, Children’s did encounter a few minor roadblocks as it moved data from MagicStore to syngo Suite. “The initial processes did not establish a mechanism to handle duplicate or overlapping data,” explains Odom. The fix was relatively simple. Odom worked with the Siemens team to develop a way to automate the migration of overlapping and duplicate data such as studies with delayed imaging. A second migration hurdle proved to be fortuitous. A few weeks prior to the initially scheduled go-live date in November, Odom realized that the migration had not consistently covered the most recent data. That is, although 25 percent of the data had been migrated to syngo Suite, not all recent studies had been covered in the migration. Odom decided to delay the go-live date by six weeks. “It set us up for a successful migration. By the new go-live data of January 20, 75 percent of the data had been syngo Voice software on the syngo Suite RIS/ PACS at Children’s has transitioned radiologists such as Yoginder Vaid, MD, from conventional dictation and transcription to voice recognition and self-editing and is expected to save the system $175,000 in transcription costs in 2008. migrated.” That is, postponing the golive date to January facilitated a smoother transition because most historical data had been moved to EMC Centera, thus minimizing delays. making work flow Workflow remains a critical issue for radiology departments; the best will tackle workflow and implement a next-generation radiology department with radiologists as clinical partners and information providers. That transition requires a highly customizable digital image management platform like Siemens syngo Suite. The Suite delivers the rapid image access essential to image-centric patient care; plus provides a platform for ongoing improvements in workflow, clinical care and beyond. It also requires a solid image and data management strategy. It’s just what the doctor ordered. via a planned upgrade to syngo Portal Radiologist later this year. The hospital decided to postpone syngo Portal Radiologist as Siemens perfects a number of features for inclusion in the next version of the software. These include: › Tech Comments, designed to make it easier for technologists to share important patient information in the exam notes. › Tech Critique, an in-process QA function, allows radiologist to electronically communicate feedback about exam quality to techs. › er discrepancy Tracking mimics the syngo Workflow process and automatically shares discordant re- sults with an ER follow-up nurse. › Critical values offers radiologists a mechanism to communicate emergent critical findings with clinicians and meet evolving Joint Commission requirements. The in-progress features join others like Shortcuts, which allows radiologists to complete voice shortcuts. That is, if a given exam seems like a representative template for a specific diagnosis, radiologists can use the voice function to save the study as a template. “We plan to add syngo Portal Radiologist as soon as these features are available. It will be a wonderful communications tool,” Royal says. In the longer term, Children’s plans to open a new hospital in 2012. The goal is a paperless enterprise. “The syngo Suite project is helping to lay the groundwork for the EHR. Because the imaging department moved forward so quickly and successfully with syngo Suite, we know they can lead the charge and serve as a model for the rest of the enterprise,” explains IT Divisional Director Pam Atkins. Siemens’ commitment to ongoing development of syngo Suite makes it the ideal solution for future-oriented radiology departments. It provides a means to improve current processes and a platform to deliver future clinical and workflow improvements. HealthImaging.com May 2008 | Health Imaging & IT http://HealthImaging.com

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Health Imaging & IT - May 2008 Contents On the Web The Enterprise News Update Convention Spotlight: SIIM 2008 Healthcare IT Salary Survey Survey Findings Inside the Transition to Next-Generation Image Management Blurring the Lines: Interfaced vs. Integrated RIS/PACS The Insider's Primer: Taming the Workflow Beast - Five Facilities Tell How Availability, Applications Drive New Archive Strategies Modality Review Managing Technology Inside Technology Reader's Resource Stat Sheet

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