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The latest version of IntelePACS supports radiologists’ efforts to meet accreditation standards

Intelerad Medical Systems, an industry-leading PACS solution vendor, announces the availability of its IntelePACS quality suite. The fully integrated quality modules were developed as a direct response to the requirements of Intelerad Medical Systems clients to improve best practice standards in patient care.

Implementing the latest quality improvement measures is one of the steps radiologists are taking to receive accreditation from bodies such as The Joint Commission, formerly (JCAHO), a well known healthcare accreditation group in the USA. Such accreditation is becoming increasingly important with the numerous challenges in today’s healthcare environment. Meeting specified quality standards demonstrates a commitment to quality patient care, helps improve risk management and reduction efforts, and provides a competitive edge in the marketplace.

The new IntelePACS modules address quality improvement requirements in three ways:

Critical Results Management – Facilitates timely communication of critical findings between radiologists and referring physicians. Critical results are delivered faster and all events are tracked, providing a communication audit trail. The critical results notification process is improved, which results in better patient care and increased efficiencies.

Peer Review – Supports the requirement for the ongoing practice-based evaluation of radiologists’ performance. Geared toward measuring diagnostic accuracy, Peer Review allows a radiologist to comment on a peer’s interpretation and state their level of accordance. By embedding the peer review process in the diagnostic workflow, more reviews can be documented in a shorter amount of time.

Image Quality Review (IQR) – Allows a radiologist to review and comment on the quality of images acquired by a technologist. Seamlessly integrated with the IntelePACS workflow, IQR provides a streamlined method of providing feedback to technologists. The resulting improvement in image quality reduces the need to re-image the patient.

Because the modules are integrated with the IntelePACS solution, radiology practices also benefit from significant cost savings as they no longer need to invest in costly stand-alone applications to meet their quality requirements.

“Intelerad is committed to developing quality management tools that support performance improvement in radiology. With each new IntelePACS feature, we bring our customers closer to reaching their patient safety and clinical productivity goals,” explains Randall Oka, Intelerad Medical Systems President.

Intelerad Medical Systems will be present August 9-13 at AHRA 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada (booth #560) to discuss IntelePACS integrated Quality suite and the benefits of these features for radiology practices.

About Intelerad Medical Systems — Intelerad Medical Systems develops and distributes IntelePACS, an industry leading Picture Archiving and Communications System (PACS). Intelerad Medical Systems newest solution, InteleOne, brings substantial efficiency gains to radiology groups reading for multiple clinics and hospitals. With over 800 sites worldwide, Intelerad Medical Systems stands above the competition with its exceptional customer service and its ability to handle the demands of wide area networks and complex workflows. To learn more about Intelerad Medical Systems and its award winning service, visit us at: www.intelerad.com.

Source: Intelerad Medical Systems