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2008’s Top 25 Connected Healthcare Facilities Ü phoenix children’s hospital phoeniX, ariZ. phoenixchildrens.com This 345-bed facility provides inpatient, outpatient and ER services to patients throughout Arizona and other Southwestern states, with 40 sub-specialty fields of pediatric medicine. Its diagnostic equipment has pediatric features with a range of diagnostic imaging and interventional radiology services adjusted for use by infants, children and adolescents, including x-ray, CT, ultrasound, MRI, fluoroscopy and nuclear medicine. Phoenix Children opened a new ambulatory and urgent care center about 35 miles from its main campus, offering full radiology services through remote pediatric radiologists in December 2007. Information systems that share images with PACS CVIS, CPOE, Critical Care/ICU/CCU, EHR/EMR, Emergency, Endoscopy/Gastroenterology, HIS, Laboratory/Pathology, Nuclear Medicine, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Orthopedics, Radiation Therapy, Surgery/OR, Teleradiology and Vascular 1,140 Physicians in network 96% –100 % Physicians in network with image access 71,800 annual imaging procedures 96% –100 % digital imaging systems procedures 6% –10 % annual increase in digital procedures 71,800 Monthly e-radiology reports viewed 9 hours radiology turn-around time 2 hours cardiology turn-around time 3 hours Emergency turn-around time 6% –10 % annual data growth 10 TB long-term data archive Ü radiology consultants of iowa ceDar rapiDS, ioWa rciowa.com This imaging center provides outpatient services and features equipment, treatments and a team of physicians and staff focused on delivering radiology services. It serves six Iowa hospitals. Procedures performed at the RCI Imaging Center include x-ray, CT, MRI, mammography, ultrasonography and the Vein and Interventional Clinic. By integrating workflow between RIS, PACS and speech recognition, the turnaround-time for final reports averages less than two hours for routine reports and less than 30 minutes for stat reports. The integration has allowed RCI to save more than $100,000 annually in personnel costs. Information systems that share images with PACS Emergency, HIS, Nuclear Medicine, Oncology, Orthopedics, Radiation Therapy, RIS, Surgery/OR and Teleradiology 2 Physicians in network 96% –100 % Physicians in network with image access 40,000 annual imaging procedures 96% –100 % digital imaging systems procedures 0 % –% annual increase in digital procedures 38,000 Monthly e-radiology reports viewed 2 hours radiology turn-around time 2 hours cardiology turn-around time 2 hours Emergency turn-around time Not applicable Not applicable annual data growth long-term data archive Ü roper St. francis healthcare charleSton, S.c . ropersaintfrancis.com This 453-bed acute-care Roper, along with the Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital’s 141-bed, acute-care facility, provides imaging services at 12 locations. The health system offers CT, interventional radiology, mammography, PET/CT, ultrasound and x-rays. In the first year of adopting PACS, the system saved $280,000 annually. In 2007, the yearly savings increased to more than $450,000 as the facility converted to CR and DR, moving to a filmless environment. The hospital eliminated hard copy film at nearly all locations, reducing support staff and equating to nearly $300,000 in salary savings. Information systems that share images with PACS CVIS, Critical Care/ICU/CCU, Dental, EHR/EMR, Emergency, HIS, Nuclear Medicine, Oncology, Orthopedics, Radiation Therapy, RIS, Surgery/OR, Teleradiology and Vascular 60 Physicians in network 96% –100 % Physicians in network with image access 20,00 annual imaging procedures 96% –100 % digital imaging systems procedures 6% –10 % annual increase in digital procedures 21,70 Monthly e-radiology reports viewed 12 hours radiology turn-around time 1 hour cardiology turn-around time 12 hours Emergency turn-around time 26% –30 % annual data growth 21 TB long-term data archive 18 Health Imaging & IT | august 2008 Healthimaging.com http://phoenixchildrens.com http://rciowa.com http://ropersaintfrancis.com http://Healthimaging.com

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