Dear PACS Insider,
Setting up teleradiology networks can provide a lot of benefit, but only if careful attention is paid to workflow management, according to Dr. Jan Schillebeeckx, a healthcare consultant in Bonheiden, Belgium.
In a talk at the recent European Congress of Radiology (ECR) in Vienna, Dr. Schillebeeckx shared his tips for organizing workflow to get the most out of collaborative teleradiology networks.
Learn more in this newsletter's Insider Exclusive, which you can access before the rest of our AuntMinnie.com members by clicking here.
Mobile devices figure prominently in other news we're featuring in this issue. In another presentation at ECR, Apple's iPad demonstrated strong potential for emergency brain CT interpretation. But there were some drawbacks.
Also, Apple's iPhone was found to be suitable for preliminary reading of virtual colonoscopy exams and for visualizing telestroke images. And the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has provided its first clearance of a mobile image viewing application for diagnostic use on the iPhone and iPad.
In other news, be sure to read consultant Michael J. Cannavo's take on how the recent Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) annual meeting showed that IT and radiology need to work together.
In addition, learn why prospects are improving for the replacement radiology PACS market, and read about the dynamics at work in the U.S. teleradiology sector, in our coverage of a pair of reports from healthcare technology research and advisory firm CapSite.
We also have coverage of a recent IMV Medical Information Division survey that sheds light on the integration pace of cardiac PACS and cardiovascular information systems.
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