Health Imaging & IT - October 2007 - (Page 52) e n t e r p r i s e pA c s : W h e r e d o t h e o p p o r t u n i t i e s a n d c h a l l e n g e s l i e? “One of our biggest challenges a few years ago was getting servers and workstations with enough computing horsepower to run the applications our radiologists use. For awhile we were building our own custom servers workstations to meet our needs. We’re just now getting back to replacing these home-built machines with commercial models, in order to meet service requirements.” Eric Nied, director of information technology for Radiology, Ltd in Tucson, Ariz. MEDRAD Imaging Services MEDRAD supports Kodak PACSLink 9410 two full-time equivalent (FTE) employees left due to attrition. Hargrove says that the project could not have gone a smoothly as it did were it not for the excellent relationship that radiology department formed with the hospital’s IT group. “Having a strong relationship with the information systems management and staff is very important,” she says. “You have to be able to communicate with one another and share each other’s expertise. We would not have had as successful a project as we did were it not for their help and support through every step of the process.” private practice puts it all together Radiology Ltd. is one of the largest physician-owned group practices in Tucson, and has been providing diagnostic imaging services to the community for more than 70 years. The group has 48 radiologists affiliated with it and employs more than 425 technical, clerical, and administrative personnel. They are also one of the largest providers of diagnostic imaging services in southern Arizona, according to Eric Nied, director of information technology. “We currently perform close to 700,000 imaging procedures annually,” he says. “We’re storing between 8 to 10 TB per year of digital images and information.” The group offers a complete service line of diagnostic modalities including digital fluoroscopy, digital x-ray, CT, MRI, PET/CT, ultrasound, nuclear medicine and interventional services, digital mammography, DXA, and a 3D image processing laboratory at 11 locations in the city. In addition to outpatient services, Radiology Ltd. provides a wide range of imaging services to Tucson Medical Center (the largest hospital in southern Arizona), St. Joseph’s Hospital, UMC, and Northwest Hospital. According to Nied, the practice imports and exports images through its PACS from these facilities. HealthImaging.com The same Field Service Engineer that you trust for fluid delivery equipment can now service most major brands of Dry Imagers and peripheral equipment. MEDRAD on-site services are complemented with several program choices carefully designed to fit your service need as well as your budget. New for 2007 "CR Services" Contact MEDRAD Service 1-800-MEDRAD-S or Visit us at www.medrad.com/service-support “The people and products you rely on. The name you trust.” 52 O C T O B E R 2 0 07 | Health Imaging & IT http://www.medrad.com/service-support http://www.medrad.com/service-support http://HealthImaging.com
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