Nuance Communications and the National Decision Support Company (NDSC) have announced a new integrated set of clinical decision support and collaboration capabilities that use the American College of Radiology (ACR) Imaging 3.0 tools.
The partnership will enable radiologists and healthcare provider organizations to comply with current and emerging value-based payment models, according to the firms.
To help alleviate the problem of unnecessary imaging exams, Nuance and NDSC have integrated ACR Select with Nuance PowerShare Image Sharing to enable providers and payers to access longitudinal imaging records for the patient at the time of order. This alerts ordering physicians to similar imaging procedures recently performed and allows them to review these patient medical images, improving the quality of care while also reducing duplicate exams and unnecessary patient radiation exposure, the firms noted.
PowerScribe 360 has also been extended with ACR Assist, a collection of structured information, taxonomies, and clinical content, bringing evidence-based guidelines directly to radiologists working within PowerScribe 360 during the interpretation process.
