PointDx Signs Tampa-Area Client.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 2, 2003 PointDx today announced the addition of SPIn-DR (St. Petersburg Independent Diagnostic Radiology radiology, branch of medicine specializing in the use of X rays, gamma rays, radioactive isotopes, and other forms of radiation in the diagnosis and treatment of disease. ) to its growing list of clients. On May 29, 2003, Dr. Mark Herbst (founder of SPIn-DR) executed the contract for the installation and deployment of PointDx's structured reporting solution, REX REX - The original name for Restructured EXtended eXecutor. . Following system installation, Herbst will be trained on the workflow of the REX product - designed to eliminate many of the time-consuming and resource-intensive steps associated with traditional radiology reporting - and Herbst's referring physicians will be introduced to the new REX report format. Since 1999, PointDx has worked to develop an innovative, practical structured reporting solution for radiology that replicates a radiologist's workflow, reduces costs, and generates meaningful and concise reports for clinicians. With REX, the company's flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. , PointDx has achieved this goal. By integrating image analysis and reporting functionality into a single process, REX eliminates the need for transcription, improves quality of content, standardizes report presentation, and delivers multi-media reports to clinicians immediately following image analysis. Additional benefits to the REX solution include statistical analysis of radiologic radiologic Radiological adjective Referring to radiology information, disease tracking, and support for advanced 3D applications like virtual colonscopy. Founded in 1998, SPIn-DR is an innovative web-based radiology practice that interprets a variety of diagnostic X-rays, CT and MRI CT and MRI Two high technology methods of creating images of internal organs. Computerized axial tomography (CT or CAT) uses x rays, while magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) uses magnet fields and radio-frequency signals. Both construct images using a computer. scans, as well as other traditional and emerging radiology technologies. Currently, Herbst is affiliated with more than 20 imaging centers located across central and northern Florida, providing reading services Reading services comprises a pair of adjacent motorway service areas on the M4 motorway to the south of the town of Reading in the English county of Berkshire. The two areas are located on opposite sides of the motorway, with Reading West services and consultation to these centers. SPIn-DR is an extremely busy practice, reviewing and reporting on more than 18,000 studies in 2002, including approximately 12,000 CT and MRI cases. The REX solution, with its sophisticated CT/MRI viewer and advanced 3D capabilities, is the ideal viewing workstation and reporting product for an organization like SPIn-DR. As part of the service offered to Herbst, PointDx will facilitate the introduction of the REX reporting paradigm to SPIn-DR's referring population, training these physicians on what to expect in terms of delivery Terms of Delivery The part of a sales contract that indicates the point at which title and risk of loss of merchandise pass from the seller to the buyer. See: Incoterms. options, report presentation and depth of content. |
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