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Center for Diagnostic Imaging Joins Indiana Network for Patient Care.


CDI CDI compact disc interactive: a system for storing a mix of software, data, audio, and compressed video for interactive use under processor control  becomes the first outpatient imaging provider in the network

INDIANAPOLIS -- Center for Diagnostic Imaging (CDI) of Indianapolis has become the first outpatient imaging provider to participate in the Indiana Network for Patient Care (INPC INPC ITU National Point Code
INPC Internet Non-Profit Center
), one of the nation's leading health information exchanges and a state-wide network focused on supporting optimal clinical care with up-to-date, secure, immediately accessible patient information.

"We are pleased to be the first medical imaging provider to join the INPC. Our organization understands the importance of having accurate patient data, including diagnostic imaging information, in the hands of our region's emergency room and primary care physicians, when and where they need it. Though integrating this information is challenging for any provider, our shared goal is better patient care via an exchange of critical information," said CDI vice president Laura Stark.

"With CDI's participation in the INPC, imaging results will be securely available to a patient's provider when needed for care in more care settings, more efficiently, while at the same time improving the safety of the care they receive," said J. Marc Overhage, M.D., Ph.D. Director of Medical Informatics medical informatics,
n the field of information science concerned with the analysis and dissemination of medical data through the application of computers to various aspects of health care and medicine.
 at Regenstrief Institute The Regenstrief Institute, Inc. is a private, non-profit research organization affiliated with the Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSM).[1] It was founded in 1969 by Sam Regenstrief[2]. , Inc. The Regenstrief Institute is an internationally recognized informatics and healthcare research organization dedicated to the improvement of health through research that enhances the quality and cost-effectiveness of healthcare. Beginning in 1994, with funding from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality,
n.pr formerly known as the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, this agency researches the quality of medical care and health services.
 and the National Library of Medicine, the Regenstrief Institute initially developed INPC, as a city-wide clinical informatics network. INPC founding participants include the five major hospital systems serving Indianapolis - Community Health Network, St. Vincent Health St. Vincent Health is a nonprofit hospital and health care system based in Indianapolis, Indiana. Named for the 17th century Parisian St. Vincent de Paul, St. Vincent Health is the state's sixth largest employer at 11,500 and operates 17 hospital facilities that serve 45 counties , St. Francis Hospital St. Francis Hospital may refer to:
  • St. Francis Hospital — Wilmington, Delaware
  • St. Francis Hospital — Columbus, Georgia
  • St. Francis Hospital — Greenville, South Carolina
  • St. Francis Hospital — Memphis, Tennessee
  • St.
 and Health Centers, Clarian Health, and Wishard Health Services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract . INPC has continued to expand throughout the state of Indiana, serving a growing number of providers, including hospitals, medical laboratories, and outpatient facilities. For more information, visit the INPC Web site at: http://www.inpc.org.

About CDI

Center for Diagnostic Imaging (CDI) has been a leader in high-quality, cost-effective, outpatient radiology imaging services since 1981, and currently owns and operates 50 diagnostic imaging centers in eight states, including four in Indianapolis and one in Valparaiso, IN. CDI partners with hospitals and health systems to offer physician-led, outpatient radiology services and the expertise of subspecialized radiologists focused on neurological, spine, musculoskeletal musculoskeletal /mus·cu·lo·skel·e·tal/ (-skel´e-t'l) pertaining to or comprising the skeleton and muscles.

mus·cu·lo·skel·e·tal
adj.
Relating to or involving the muscles and the skeleton.
, body and cardiovascular imaging, in addition to advanced diagnostic injections and pain management procedures. CDI is owned by CDI physicians and shareholders as well as Onex Partners, a subsidiary of Onex Corporation in Toronto, Canada.

For more information, visit CDI's Web site at www.CDIradiology.com.
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