It’s hard to believe that the home of New Hampshire’s busiest emergency room, and an orthopedic center of excellence, was once only able to store 30 days of film on canvas. These days, Concord Hospital boasts a state-of-the-art Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) and has been named one of the “Most Wired” hospitals by Hospitals & Health Networks magazine.
Before implementing the McKesson Horizon Medical Imaging PACS and taking advantage of PACS benefits, radiologists had a difficult time getting film in the right hands at the right time. The hospital was approaching 145,000 radiological studies a year and was about to add a fourth location. A solution was required—and quickly.
Concord Hospital needed a way to:
• Allow immediate access to images
• Increase volume without increasing staff
• Decrease costs by reducing requests for film
The hospital had previously, and successfully, implemented the HorizonWP Mobile Physician Portal, so adding the Horizon Medical Imaging PACS was a natural fit. Today, the PACS benefits physicians by allowing them to easily scroll through images and increase workload without increasing staff.
In terms of PACS benefits experienced by Concord Hospital, the numbers speak for themselves:
• The number of physicians using the HorizonWP Mobile Physician Portal has increased 71%.
• The number of daily logins has increased 141%.
• Concord Hospital now saves $29,000 each month on film.
• The estimated annual cost saving from film-related activities is $468,000.
Discover more about the PACS benefits at Concord Hospital in this video.
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