Siemens - Integrated RIS/PACS at Blue Ridge HealthCare
May 25, 2005
This Online Symposium will give an overview of the Siemens RIS/PACS implementation and outcomes at Blue Ridge HealthCare. Blue Ridge HealthCare consists of Valdese Hospital (172-bed acute care facility ) and Grace Hospital (204-bed acute care facility).
The Benefits of Integrated RIS/PACS at Blue Ridge HealthCare
Presented by Siemens Medical Solutions
Siemens Medical Solutions invites you to learn how Blue Ridge HealthCare has used the Siemens Cosmos integrated RIS/PACS system to help it:
Attract Radiologists and Referring Physicians
Improve Workflows
Improve Report Turnaround Times
Achieve both a Filmless and Paperless Environment
Increase Capacity and Patient Referrals
Decrease Operational Costs
Increase Patient and Physician Satisfaction
Maintain HIPAA Requirements
Additional benefits realized from the Cosmos RIS/PACS installation include an improved workflow that reduced the number of steps in the imaging process by nearly 50%, as well as a complete filmless and paperless environment achieved in the ED, by using interactive documents.
What is Blue Ridge HealthCare?
Blue Ridge HealthCare consists of two hospitals:
Valdese Hospital (172-bed acute care facility)
Grace Hospital (204-bed acute care facility)
Blue Ridge personnel who will share their insights and experiences include:
Jamey Pennington, CIO
Dr. Scott Whiddon, Chairman of Radiology
Bobbie Malcolm, PACS Administrator
Ivan Vinueza, Radiology Administrator
Glimpse the Future
This symposium will also look to the near future, when this solution will be expanded to the Valdese Hospital and the Outpatient Imaging Center after a $100 million renovation and expansion project is completed. At that time, integrated voice recognition will be deployed and an enterprise-wide filmless and paperless environment will be created.
Click here to view this free Blue Ridge HealthCare and Siemens Online Symposium now.
