DR Systems to Showcase New RIS/PACS Feature at HIMSS Meeting.SAN DIEGO -- DR Systems, named the top healthcare IT vendor by the prestigious KLAS KLAS Keystone Library Automation System [R] rating service, will demonstrate a variety of new features for its Unity[TM] RIS/PACS during the upcoming HIMSS HIMSS Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society '07 Annual Conference and Exhibition. The San Diego-based company, which KLAS also rated the nation's top 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. company, will: * Demonstrate its new Patient Link[TM] capability, which is designed to help hospitals and imaging centers consolidate patient records, without requiring the customary, time-consuming and expensive creation of an enterprise master patient index In medical systems the Master Patient Index (MPI) is an index referencing all patients known to an area, enterprise or organization. The terms Patient Master Index (PMI) and Master Person Index are used interchangeably. (EMPI). * Show examples of its capability to migrate significant amounts of data from a legacy PACS to a new DR Systems PACS. * Present how the DR Systems PACS is accessible from electronic medical records (EMR (ElectroMagnetic Radiation) The emanation of energy from everything in the universe. Although the EMR from electrical and electronic devices is typically measured for practical, every-day situations, every object, including humans, emanates energy. ) and health information system (HIS) web portals. Data migration is an area of expertise for DR Systems. With data migration, historical exams from a previously installed PACS are transferred onto a newly installed PACS. Data migration also is becoming increasingly important as PACS become more common. Studies have shown that up to one-quarter of current PACS users plan to change vendors -- a task made challenging by the large size of the radiological image files involved. Also at HIMSS, Alberto Kywi, chief information officer for Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital is a hospital in the city of Santa Barbara, California. It is owned and operated by Cottage Health Systems. It is the only Level II trauma center between Los Angeles (south) and the Bay Area (north) on coastal California. in Santa Barbara, CA, will deliver a related podium presentation. His talk, "Navigating the RHIO RHIO Regional Health Information Organization Universe: Overcoming the Political and Technical Challenges," discusses technology from DR Systems and others used to create a regional health information organization (RHIO). Kywi's talk will be presented as Education Session No. 95 under the Community Health Initiatives heading, in room 353 at 2:15 pm-3:15 pm on Tuesday, February 27, 2007. RHIOs are IT networks that enable the electronic sharing of patient-specific information, including lab tests and radiological images, among healthcare institutions. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital has been a leader in establishing one of the first RHIOs. DR Systems will be in Booth 1845 during the meeting, which runs from Feb. 25 through March 1 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center The Ernest N. Morial Convention Center is a collection of buildings in New Orleans, Louisiana. The lower end of building one is located 500 m (1640 feet) upriver from Canal Street on the banks of the Mississippi River. Named after former mayor of New Orleans Ernest N. in New Orleans. About DR Systems Recently named by KLAS as the top healthcare IT vendor, DR Systems, Inc. is the leading independent provider of medical imaging and information systems for diagnostic imaging centers and hospitals. For more than 14 years, the company has helped over 250 hospitals and imaging centers improve the management of patient information, eliminate film costs, and increase workflow speed, all while providing better clinical quality and patient care. The company's Unity RIS RIS rabies inhibiting substance. and PACS systems integrate numerous tools to improve financial performance and productivity, including: Web-based scheduling, image, report and audio clip distribution; patented, automated hanging protocols for radiologists; and the report format preferences of individual referring physicians. For more information, call 800-794-5955 or visit www.dominator.com. |
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