Showing posts with label HIE. Show all posts
Showing posts with label HIE. Show all posts

Saturday, March 10, 2012

Is the end of the CD era approaching?

The distribution of patient imaging data on CDs and DVDs is commonplace in almost every hospital in developed countries. However, with the increasing demand on imaging and the increase in the amount of data generated at each acquisition, the number of CDs and DVDs is increasing dramatically and the flood of portable media is almost impossible to handle. Network based sharing over the internet using secure protocols and profiles such as XDS(i) could solve the problem. Read the story from the HIMSS by Healthcare Technology Management for more information. HIMSS: Is the end of the CD era approaching?

Friday, February 10, 2012

Health Imaging News Portals | Healthcare IT | HIMSS: Vendor-neutral archive can solve PACS problems

Implementation of a vendor-neutral archive (VNA) solves most of the problems associated with PACS, can save money over the long term and can prepare an enterprise to participate in a health information exchange (HIE), according to Michael J. Gray of Gray Consulting who presented during a webinar on Jan. 26 hosted by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) and GNAX Health.

Health Imaging News Portals | Healthcare IT | HIMSS: Vendor-neutral archive can solve PACS problems

Monday, January 30, 2012

Health IT coming of age

Farzad Mostashari, MD, National Coordinator for Health IT, clued the nation into five health IT trends expected to take off as healthcare reform progresses and predicted that 2012 is the year that health IT “truly comes of age.”

The Five trends Mostashari mentions in this article are:

1) Meaningful Use
2) Health Information Exchange (HIE)
3) Health IT and Payment Reform
4) e-Health
5) Innovation

Friday, January 27, 2012

HIMSS: Solve your PACS problems with a vendor-neutral archive

Implementation of a vendor-neutral archive (VNA) solves most of the problems associated with PACS, can save money over the long term and can prepare an enterprise to participate in a health information exchange (HIE), according to Michael J. Gray of Gray Consulting who presented during a webinar on Jan. 26 hosted by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) and GNAX Health.

HIMSS: Solve your PACS problems with a vendor-neutral archive