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2008’s Top 25 Connected Healthcare Facilities Ü cleveland clinic clevel anD, ohio clevelandclinic.org This not-for-profit, multispecialty academic medical center is comprised of nine community hospitals and three affiliate hospitals throughout Northeast Ohio, as well as others in Florida, Canada and the United Arab Emirates. The medical center has 1,800 salaried physicians on staff, representing 120 specialties. Cleveland Clinic’s division of radiology offers electronic image transmission for live monitoring of cases and rapid interpretation by sub-specialized radiologists; image transmission arranged and maintained by its specialists; access to its RIS for scheduling and reports; and electronic archiving of all transmitted cases. Information systems that share images with PACS CVIS, CPOE, Critical Care/ICU/CCU, Dermatology, EHR/EMR, Emergency, Endoscopy/Gastroenterology, HIS, Nuclear Medicine, Oncology, Orthopedics, Radiation Therapy, RIS, Surgery/OR, Teleradiology and Vascular 3,000 Physicians in network 96% –100 % Physicians in network with image access 2,000,000 annual imaging procedures 96% –100 % digital imaging systems procedures 6% –10 % annual increase in digital procedures 260,000 Monthly e-radiology reports viewed 24 hours radiology turn-around time 24 hours cardiology turn-around time 30 min. Emergency turn-around time 16% –20 % annual data growth 1 PB long-term data archive Ü general health System Baton rouge, l a. brgeneral.org This 544-bed community hospital has two locations with more than 3,000 employees. Among the diagnostic techniques available at the General Health’s Pennington Cancer Center are 3D treatment planning, intensity modulated radiation therapy, multileaf collimation, digital online portal imaging and high dose rate remote after-loading brachytherapy. The Cancer Center also offers diagnostic radiology and pathology, along with MRI, CT, PET, nuclear medicine and mammography. The health system has removed film at a cost-savings of more than $500,000 annually, increased physician satisfaction and reduced staff. Information systems that share images with PACS Critical Care/ICU/CCU, EHR/EMR, Emergency, HIS, Laboratory/Pathology, Nuclear Medicine, Oncology, Orthopedics, Radiation Therapy, RIS, Surgery/OR, Teleradiology and Vascular 830 Physicians in network 96% –100 % Physicians in network with image access 12,000 annual imaging procedures 96% –100 % digital imaging systems procedures 31% –3% annual increase in digital procedures 900 Monthly e-radiology reports viewed 4 hours radiology turn-around time 4 hours cardiology turn-around time 4 min. Emergency turn-around time 16% –20 % annual data growth 4 TB long-term data archive Ü imaging healthcare Specialists San Diego, calif. imaginghealthcare.com Radiology Medical Group and Open Air MRI centers, two interventional radiology/medical imaging groups, merged to form Imaging Healthcare Specialists (IHS), which is now a provider of outpatient imaging services in San Diego County. IHS has 14 imaging centers in Orange County, Riverside County and San Diego. Its 350-person staff of board-certified radiologists, technologists and support personnel provide medical imaging and interventional radiology services. With the adoption of digital imaging/digital image and data management, IHS has cut costs of film and transcription, while reducing staff per relative value units. Information systems that share images with PACS CPOE, Dental, EHR/EMR, HIS, Laboratory/Pathology, Nuclear Medicine, Oncology, Orthopedics, Radiation Therapy, RIS, Surgery/OR, Teleradiology and Vascular 30 Physicians in network 96% –100 % Physicians in network with image access 20,000 annual imaging procedures 96% –100 % digital imaging systems procedures 0 % –% annual increase in digital procedures 10,000 Monthly e-radiology reports viewed 20 min. radiology turn-around time Not applicable Not applicable 96% –100 % annual data growth TB long-term data archive cardiology turn-around time Emergency turn-around time 14 Health Imaging & IT | august 2008 Healthimaging.com http://clevelandclinic.org http://www.brgeneral.org http://imaginghealthcare.com http://Healthimaging.com

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