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Improving Radiology Workflow After Technological Improvements

radiology information system workflowwTechnology won’t solve workflow issues. Just ask Jon Copeland.

Copeland is the CEO at Inland Imaging in Spokane, Washington, which provides radiology services to regional healthcare practices. Specifically, he is responsible for assembling specialists who provide consulting services to a variety of private and public clients.

By 2006, Inland Imaging employed 65 radiologists, was completely filmless, used voice-recognition software, and had a single PACS database with connections to the Radiology Information System (RIS) of six vendors.

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Mammography Equipment Market Projected to Grow to $585 Million by 2015

The US mammography equipment market is forecast to grow by 3.6% a year to reach nearly $585 million in 2015, according to a recent report from GlobalData.

Driving the growth of the mammography equipment market are:

1. Technology advancements

2. Increased public awareness

3. Highly efficient digital technology

4. Low dosage featured in digital equipment

5. Increased use of digital mammography equipment

The report, “US Mammography Equipment Market: Product Innovations to Drive Growth,” found that the Full-Field Digital Mammography (FFDM) equipment segment contributes the largest amount of revenue in the overall mammography equipment market. FFDM accounted for 95% of all revenue in 2008.

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How PACS Facilitates Communication Within the Radiology Workflow

Facilitating CommunicationPicture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) can significantly improve the radiology workflow. But one of the major challenges facing healthcare organization as they invest in PACS and other enterprise communication systems is the lack of integration between their clinical applications and these systems.

In addition, while PACS streamlines the radiology workflow, the systems also remove “in-person” communications between radiologists and physicians.

That radiology workflow communication gap can prohibit healthcare organizations from providing quality patient care, according to the webinar Creating a Collaborative Imaging Environment sponsored by McKesson and featured on the Aunt Minnie Online Symposia.

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