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“It’s a matter of optimizing workflow,” says Barke. The nurses, technologists and aides handle paperwork, “making the system that much more efficient for us so we can act as radiologists.” Mike Schmidt, MD, one of two partners in Envision Radiology, which reads for North Ottawa Hospital in Grand Haven, Mich., started a breast MRI program a year ago. Using a 1.5T MR scanner from Siemens Medical Solutions, Schmidt says they are performing three to six breast MRIs a week and, even though it’s a 50-bed community hospital, “I’ll stand our images up against anybody’s in the nation.” That’s because they have the trickiest cases over-read by ProScan Imaging, whose founder established many MRI protocols. “We’ve been able to promote to our community that the images obtained in our small hospital will have world-class interpretation,” he says. That as well as using DynaCAD from Invivo Technologies have helped Schmidt and his partner grow the program at a slow and steady pace. Close to 2,000 images are obtained in each study and the data are pushed onto the workstation, ready for the radiologist to interrogate. “We can evaluate very systematically to the point where we feel comfortable that we have gone through the entire breast tissue carefully to analyze for any suspicious areas.” The use of an in-depth questionnaire to obtain a thorough history is another important aspect of a good breast MR program, Schmidt says. Also, the schedulers know the most important questions to ask of patients and referring physicians which provide even more appropriate history. The practice takes care of obtaining a preauthorization from payors, Schmidt says. That way, when the patient comes in for her exam, there is no question about whether the test will be paid for. “That takes anxiety away from patients and it’s another way to make the throughput and the patient experience much better.” The Leader in Mammography Information Since 1992, MagView has been selected by the leaders in the field of breast imaging for information management, mammography reporting and patient tracking. MagView provides the most flexible and powerful solutions for hospitals, breast centers and outpatient imaging centers. “MagView has exceeded our expectations. I would recommend it to any Breast Imaging group.” Elizabeth A. Rafferty, M.D., Breast Imaging Director Avon Comprehensive Breast Center, Massachusetts General Hospital Breast Center Reporting and Tracking BI-RADS, MQSA,HIPAA compliant PACS, Imaging synchronization Digital Dictation and/or Voice Recognition HL-7, DICOM, and CCOW enabled Film tracking and Document management Auto-fax interface for results Radiology Group Practice Management Enterprise Scheduling One Step Billing, Electronic Remittance Medical Record Management Referring Physician Web Portal Customized Reporting Radiology Decision Support ce ren nfe Co ing th ag t 4-6 EW m st I ep VI ea ille, S MAG Br the ashv -888 at n N ll 1 us i ca isit V or august 2008 | Health Imaging & IT 2 Healthimaging.com http://www.magview.com/ http://HealthImaging.com

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