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Sectra demonstrates RIS/EHR Module at RSNA 2011, Booth #9117.

International medical imaging IT company, Sectra (NASDAQ OMX Stockholm: SECT B), announces the launch of Sectra RIS V 7.0, which includes several new features to support meaningful use objectives for radiology providers.

Eligible providers and hospitals can benefit from the convenience of a single RIS solution as they meet Meaningful Use objectives to receive EHR incentive program reimbursement as well as satisfy their need for improved radiology workflow and reporting features.

Key feature updates to Sectra RIS to support Stage 1 Meaningful Use objectives include the following:

• Referring Physician Portal – Offers integrated computerized physician order entry ( CPOE ) that utilizes the ACR Appropriateness Criteria® to fulfill the requirement to implement a decision support rule.  It can be licensed separately and integrated to other systems.
• Patient Portal – Provides e-mail notification to patients when clinical results are ready, and displays all relevant healthcare information such as demographics, insurance, reports, exam history, drug treatments, etc.  It can be licensed separately and integrated to other systems.
• Lab Test Tracking Workflow – Allows the ordering and tracking of exam-specific lab tests.  All relevant steps and information related to the lab test appear in the appropriate user worklist throughout RIS workflow, including pop-up alerts for missing labs or abnormal results.  The final results are stored in the patient record.
• New fields and functionality to capture and report data, clinical quality measures and generate patient lists to comply with Meaningful Use regulations.

Sectra RIS Version 7.0 will be certified as an ambulatory and inpatient EHR Module in the first quarter of 2012 and released in the second quarter of 2012.  ;Sectra will demonstrate the new RIS/EHR Module features at RSNA 2011, booth #9117.

Source: Sectra