Images Anywhere, Anytime: Web-based PACS & RIS/PACS

case study: Dynamic Medical Imaging | Columbus, Ohio By Sar ah L amBerti tracking Imaging Center Operations with Web-based ris/pacs Many facilities have now seen the benefits of utilizing Web-based ris/pacs as a means to stay competitive, maximize relationships with the physician community, reduce expenses and streamline billing. outpatient imaging center, dynamic Medical imaging in columbus, ohio—the first in the community to implement standup Mri when it opened its doors in 2006—knew it was not a question of whether to implement a Web-based ris/pacs—but which one to buy. the facility, that has a service area of 1.7 million people and attracts referrals across a 4-hour radius, multi-state area, ultimately chose the centricity ris/pacs-iW from ge healthcare. E ntering the outpatient imaging center market in the wake of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA) requires a strong business plan. Gone are the days of opening an outpatient imaging center, employing a staff, choosing some technology, developing marketing and referring physician relationships and then seeing the business flow through the door. An outpatient imaging center can look to Web-based RIS/PACS to service the needs of its clientele and achieve a competitive edge. “With [Web-based RIS/PACS], I’m able to give the physician a tie to our facility,” says Dennis Schiraldi, center administrator and Health Imaging & IT | Images, Anywhere, Anytime: Web-Based PACS & RIS/PACS July 2008

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Images Anywhere, Anytime: Web-based PACS & RIS/PACS Contents Why Web-based PACS Works for the Community Hospital Keeping Referrals Coming: Neuroradiology Group Reaps PACS Benefits Tracking Imaging Center Operations with Web-based RIS/PACS Teleradiology Group Shows Strong Growth Demands Strong PACS Replacement PACS: How to Plan, Purchase & Put It in Place PACS Optimizes Orthopedics Practice

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