Enterprise Imaging

Enterprise imaging brings together all imaging exams, patient data and reports from across a healthcare system into one location to aid efficiency and economy of scale for data storage. This enables immediate access to images and reports any clinical user of the electronic medical record (EMR) across a healthcare system, regardless of location. Enterprise imaging (EI) systems replace the former system of using a variety of disparate, siloed picture archiving and communication systems (PACS), radiology information systems (RIS), and a variety of separate, dedicated workstations and logins to view or post-process different imaging modalities. Often these siloed systems cannot interoperate and cannot easily be connected. Web-based EI systems are becoming the standard across most healthcare systems to incorporate not only radiology, but also cardiology (CVIS), pathology and dozens of other departments to centralize all patient data into one cloud-based data storage and data management system.

Sectra PACS was named Best in KLAS in 2022 based on customer feedback.

Hospitals share top health IT vendors to work with in the Best in KLAS 2022 list

KLAS Research's 2022 report covers more than 1,000 health IT informatics solutions focused on EMRs, staffing, revenue cycle management, patient portals, and more.

Sectra PACS was named Best in KLAS in 2022 based on customer feedback.

Top performing radiology IT solutions in the 2022 Best in KLAS rankings

KLAS Research's 2022 report includes sections for radiology on PACS, speech recognition, universal viewers, image exchange software and vendor neutral archives.

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Imaging ‘Best in KLAS’ winners named, leadership change at Hyperfine, plus more vendor news

Also, a new artificial intelligence partnership in stroke care, advertising in imaging offices, and Royal Philips expands its ultrasound portfolio. 

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Radiology leaders call on imaging community to create blueprint for digital image exchange by 2024

With technology now enabling seamless data transfer, it has become “unacceptable” to force patients and their families to hand-deliver images, experts charged in JACR.

Immediate radiology report access leads to influx of patient questions for 78% of providers

Massachusetts General Hospital surveyed all of its referring physicians after the system eliminated its embargo period for reports to comply with federal info-blocking rules.

3 obstacles radiologists must overcome before routinely offering virtual patient consultations

“The need for in-person medical services has been critically reevaluated as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to an increased and more standardized utilization of virtual visits," researchers said recently.

‘Little downside’: Structured templates do not increase radiology reporting times

High priority pelvic CT scans and exams dictated remotely were the only factors that affected reporting speeds, researchers explained in the Journal of Digital Imaging.

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Ergonomic improvements boost radiologist well-being while decreasing repetitive stress injuries

Simple changes, such as replacing busted chairs or utilizing comfier mouse pads, have produced marked gains for one imaging department, according to new survey data.