Enterprise Imaging: Page 53

Actionable reports and the teleradiology debate

By Dr. Neelam Dugar

Technology has transformed radiologists' reporting practices, allowing for flexible working and sharing of workloads, but this should not compromise a radiologist's ability to provide actionable reports. Face-to-face dialogue remains a key factor, writes Dr. Neelam Dugar.

July 15, 2014

Why teleradiology companies must strive for quality

By Simon G. Mellor, LLM

Outsourcing some reporting and out-of-hours work in overstretched and underresourced departments can be of great benefit, both in terms of accuracy and timeliness of reports, provided safeguards are built in and a rigorous approach to quality control is implemented, writes the responsible officer of a teleradiology company.

July 8, 2014

PACS downtime comes under growing scrutiny

By Michael Reiter

As more and more core care processes move from paper-based to e-support, system or service uptime now plays a critical role in provider organizations, and planned or unplanned PACS downtime can be a serious problem, according to German expert Joachim Zaers.

July 7, 2014

Agfa receives Belgian order

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Agfa HealthCare will install its Impax RIS/PACS/reporting system at AZ Groeninge Hospital in Kortrijk, Belgium.

July 3, 2014

Sectra signs Dutch IT deal

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

PACS firm Sectra has signed a long-term IT contract with Dutch healthcare group Zorggroep Leveste Middenveld.

July 3, 2014

Cash injection brings teleradiology progress in Turkey

By Frances Rylands-Monk

A network of 100 mobile mammography units is due to be deployed across Turkey within the next year as part of a 183 million euro teleradiology screening project. Dr. Utku Şenol, president of the Turkish Medical Informatics Association, speaks about this and other developments.

July 2, 2014

OR Technology adds to customer list

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Image processing and PACS firm OR Technology has received several new orders from clients in Germany and Switzerland.

July 1, 2014

Technology helps get a grip on scheduling, resources

By Michael Reiter

Across Europe, managers and staff in radiology departments, as well as their clinical peers, are facing a desperate need for dynamic scheduling and transparency regarding available resources. At the 16th DICOM Meeting and HIS-RIS-PACS workshop, held last week in Mainz, Germany, details of a dashboard solution were presented.

June 30, 2014

RIS-integrated software can optimize radiation dose

By Erik L. Ridley

A software application can be used to extract patient radiation dose information directly from imaging modalities and store the data in a RIS, aiding in analyses and potentially contributing to individualized patient care, researchers from Italy have found.

June 30, 2014

SecondOpinions launches telerad platform in Russia

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Teleradiology and telemedicine provider SecondOpinions said it has launched a Russian version of its teleradiology platform at SecondOpinions.ru.

June 24, 2014

Norway acts to improve workflow and cut dose

By Frances Rylands-Monk

A pioneering 50,000 euro project that began in the scenic west of Norway in April aims to organize imaging protocols so that examinations can be exchanged efficiently between hospital groups. The scheme is seen as a necessary step to optimize workflow and protect patients from excess radiation exposure.

June 24, 2014

Barco adds to Eonis portfolio

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Image display firm Barco has debuted Eonis 21, a 21-inch, 2-megapixel clinical review display.

June 23, 2014

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