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Where do some of the top health care facilities in imaging and IT stand?

An inspection shows impressive commitments to the procurement of emerging information technology (IT) system integration, the use of the most advanced imaging technology, and the breakdown of traditional clinical boundaries of better educating patients through these technological advances.

Quick and effective diagnosis, treatment, and education of patients is impacted and achieved as these top healthcare institutions have made technological investments in computerized physician order entry (CPOE), structure reporting, and wireless connectivity throughout the facility. Various modalities, such as CT, MRI, ultrasound are utilized. Full-field digital or CR- based mammography systems, as well as SPECT and PET are employed. Other robust information systems, like electronic medical records (EMR), hospital information systems (HIS), cardiovascular information systems (CVIS), surgery, lab, and ICU systems, are prevalent. Picture archiving and communication systems (PACS), paired with radiology information systems (RIS), are in full force as the read of electronic images is virtually exclusive and integrated in nuclear medicine, cardiology, ER, and oncology departments, to name a few, examining imaging studies that are completely digital and filmless. Laboratory and pathology information systems are quickly following par. Thanks to the application within the digital realm, radiology, cardiology, and ER reports are generated in impressive time, taking 15 to 30 minutes, depending on the type of report.

The impressive commitment these healthcare facilities exude pays off in dividends, not only in cost savings and return on investments, but perhaps, much more importantly, as excellence in patient care dramatically improves and satisfaction of staff and patients is greatly heightened.