Enter Your Email Address to Receive a
Copy of MedicExhange Member Demograhpics

Aspyra, Inc. has announced the release of AccessNET version 6.3 for general distribution to existing and new picture archiving and communications system (PACS) customers. Aspyra, Inc. (AMEX: APY), a provider of clinical and diagnostic information solutions for the healthcare industry, has announced the release of AccessNET version 6.3 for general distribution to existing and new Picture Archiving and Communications System (PACS) customers.

AccessNET PACS is a system used for the management of clinical images and reports. It provides standard PACS functionality as well as management of clinical workflow. AccessNET version 6.3 includes enhanced tools for radiologists reading from local and remote reading locations, improved handling of outside studies, support of encounter based HL7 messaging and IHE cross-enterprise sharing of documents and images (XDS, XDS-I), as well as internal processes for improved IT support and PACS administration tools.

IHE (Integrating the healthcare enterprise) is an initiative by healthcare professionals and industry to improve the way computer systems in healthcare share information. IHE promotes the coordinates use of established standards such as DICOM and HL7 to address specific clinical need in support of optimal patient care. According to IHE, systems developed in accordance with IHE communicate with one another better, are easier to implement, and enable care providers to use information more effectively. Aspyra continues to participate with IHE, adding functionality to the AccessNET product that follows the requirements set forth by IHE.

Bill Culton, Aspyra's Diagnostic Solutions Product Manager states, "We continue to enhance our products, such as AccessNET, to provide cost-effective solutions that enable efficient departmental and enterprise-wide workflow, as well as enhance the overall user experience, as is evident with the AccessNET 6.3 features.