SIIM 2008 - GE Healthcare IT have partnered with Orthocrat Ltd to introduce an orthopedic digital image management and surgical planning solution.

GE Healthcare IT, a unit of General Electric Company and a global leader in healthcare information technology, has partnered with Orthocrat Ltd to introduce an orthopedic digital image management and surgical planning solution. The solution will provide a single interface for Centricity PACS-IW and Orthocrat's TraumaCad software, providing web-based, single-click access to digital templating tools. The product will be demonstrated at the upcoming Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) 2008 Conference in Seattle, WA, May 15-18, 2008.

"The simplicity of Web-based integration between Centricity PACS-IW and TraumaCad has empowered our customers to truly leverage their PACS investment for orthopedics," said Brad Levin, vice president of marketing, GE Healthcare IT. "Practices of all sizes and clinical mission can take advantage of this solution, and our top industry rankings are indicative of the success that these tools offer to patient care."

The feature rich, Web-based Centricity PACS-IW could potentially allow orthopedic surgeons to integrate templating into clinical workflow, maintaining all images, reports and templating results in one location, as well as potentially integrated into an electronic medical record (EMR) (if available). No pre-existing TraumaCad software needs to be loaded at the location where the orthopedist requires access. Once authenticated into Centricity PACS-IW, from any client location accessible via the Internet, the user simply needs to request the TraumaCad software plug-in, which is then quickly downloaded from the server.

Orthocrat's TraumaCad software enables orthopedic surgeons to streamline their process for planning all types of trauma, reconstructive or implant surgeries by providing "one click" access to digital templating tools that can help them accurately measure and plan for implants needed in joint arthroplasty, deformity correction, spine and trauma surgeries. "This is another example of success that's come from our established relationship with GE Healthcare," said Zeev Glozman, co-founder of Orthocrat Ltd. "What's exciting is that our joint effort tremendously improves clinical efficiency. With just a few clicks of the mouse, orthopedic surgeons can logon to Centricity PACS-IW, plan their surgeries with embedded TraumaCad tools, and then save those images and data right back into the patient's folder on Centricity PACS-IW. It’s a self-contained unit that bridges the workflow gap."

GE Healthcare will showcase Centricity PACS-IW with integration to TraumaCad at SIIM 2008, Washington State Convention and Trade Center, booth 3325. Orthocrat will demonstrate TraumaCad and other new products at SIIM 2008, booth 1100.