Barton HealthCare System Selects Misys Healthcare Systems For RIS-PACS Integrated Workflow Optimization Solution.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers RSNA RSNA Radiological Society of North America, Inc. RSNA Robust Security Network Association CHICAGO & TUCSON, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 3, 2003 Misys Healthcare Systems, a market leader in healthcare information technology, announced today the company has signed an agreement with Barton HealthCare System in South Lake Tahoe, Calif. The agreement covers the acquisition, deployment and software maintenance of Misys Radiology(TM) information system (RIS RIS rabies inhibiting substance. ), Misys PACS (Picture ArChiving System) A storage and management system for high-resolution images. Typically pertaining to the medical field, images such as X-rays, MRIs and CAT scans require a greater amount of storage than other industries. Integration Module(TM) (Misys PIM (1) (Protocol Independent Multicast) A multicast routing protocol endorsed by the IETF. Used in conjunction with an existing unicast routing protocol, it comes in two flavors: Dense Mode (PIM-DM) is used when recipients in the target group are in a concentrated (TM)), and MRS MRS - Modifiable Representation System. An integration of logic programming into Lisp. ["A Modifiable Representation System", M. Genesereth et al, HPP 80-22, CS Dept Stanford U 1980]. (R) Mammography mammography, diagnostic procedure that uses low-dose X rays to detect abnormalities in the breasts. The early diagnosis of breast cancer made possible by the routine use of mammography for screening women increases a woman's treatment alternatives and improves her Reporting System. The comprehensive solution is designed to optimize medical imaging workflow, diagnostic data performance and productivity for acute-care and outpatient radiology departments. Misys Radiology is recipient of the overall RIS Silver Award for the third consecutive year from KLAS KLAS Keystone Library Automation System Enterprises. RIS and the picture archiving communication system (PACS) are traditionally two separate systems connected via a translation broker that allow radiologists, technologists, physicians and other clinicians to examine, store and distribute digitized medical images. Misys PIM serves as a translator between Misys Radiology to query the RIS database and provide information updates from the modalities and the PACS. The cornerstone of the company's RIS-PACS integration strategy, Misys PIM provides Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) is a standard for handling, storing, printing, and transmitting information in medical imaging. It includes a file format definition and a network communications protocol. (DICOM (medical, standard) DICOM - (From Digital Imaging and COmmunications in Medicine) A standard developed by ACR-NEMA (American College of Radiology - National Electrical Manufacturer's Association) for communications between medical imaging devices. ) services that eliminate the need for a broker and support Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise IHE is an initiative by healthcare professionals and industry to improve the way computer systems in healthcare share information. In 1997, a consortium of radiologists and information technology experts formed IHE, or “Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise. (IHE IHE Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise IHE Institutions of Higher Education IHE International Institute for Infrastructural, Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering (historical acronym only, replaced by: IHE Delft, the Foundation) ) standardization guidelines. Radiologists and radiologic technologists can use this solution to manage patient, order, result and image information to achieve significant productivity, patient care improvements and cost savings across the health enterprise. "Misys is setting the industry standard in connecting imaging and radiology technologies to streamline or eliminate many administrative functions performed by technologists or system administrators such as time spent in image processing image processing Set of computational techniques for analyzing, enhancing, compressing, and reconstructing images. Its main components are importing, in which an image is captured through scanning or digital photography; analysis and manipulation of the image, accomplished , retrieval of comparison studies and study validation," said Tim Gilliam, director of medical imaging, Barton HealthCare System. "The workflow and communication among the RIS, the PACS and modalities is expected to improve technologists' productivity." "Utilizing RIS intelligence with patient demographics, procedure history, related exam codes, resident workflow knowledge and DICOM services, Misys Healthcare Systems is the only healthcare IT company delivering this level of innovative workflow in the RIS-PACS community," said Andrew Lawson Andrew Cowper Lawson (1861-1952) was a professor of geology at the University of California, Berkeley. He was the editor of the 1908 report on the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake which became known as the "Lawson Report". , president of Misys Healthcare Systems, Hospital Systems business unit. "We commend Barton HealthCare System for its vision and investment in Misys' advanced radiology and imaging solutions to automate its radiology operations to a new level of operational efficiency." Barton HealthCare System will use the combination of HIPAA-compliant Misys radiology and image solutions at its two facilities, Barton Memorial Hospital in South Lake Tahoe, Calif., and Carson Valley Medical Center in Gardnerville, Nev., and affiliated physician offices to process nearly 60,000 radiology examinations annually. About Barton HealthCare System Barton HealthCare System is comprised of two acute care facilities. Barton Memorial Hospital is a 75-bed facility located in South Lake Tahoe, Calif., a city of approximately 24,000 residents. It serves communities around the south shore of Lake Tahoe, and the east fork of Douglas County, Nev. Carson Valley Medical Center, in Gardnerville, Nev., is approximately 25 miles east of South Lake Tahoe. Barton HealthCare System's primary service area is populated by 65,000-70,000 year-around residents, of which 25 percent are visitors. For more information, visit www.bartonhealthcare.com. About Misys Healthcare Systems Misys Healthcare Systems, a division of Misys plc, is among the top five healthcare IT companies in the United States. The company designs, develops and supports a comprehensive suite of information products, and currently serves over 92,000 physicians, 1,200 hospitals, 600 home care providers and hundreds of commercial laboratories, clinics, managed services and other related organizations. For more information, visit www.misyshealthcare.com. About Misys plc Misys plc, the global software products and solutions company, serves customers in the international banking and securities, international healthcare, and UK retail financial services sectors. The group partners with its customers to deliver outstanding IT solutions to essential industries. For the year ended May 31, 2003, Misys reported revenues in excess of $1.5 billion. Misys employs more than 6,500 people internationally. For more information, visit www.misys.com. Misys Radiology, Misys PACS Integration Module and Misys PIM are trademarks of Misys Hospital Systems, Inc. d/b/a Misys Healthcare Systems. MRS is a registered trademark of Mammography Reporting System, Inc. Other trademarks or registered trademarks are the marks of their respective owners. |
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