Carestream

Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, N.y., signed a seven-year, multi-million-dollar order for cloud-based RIS/PACS and vendor-neutral archiving services from Carestream Health. Carestream's e-health services deliver full RIS/PACS functionality for image review, storage and distribution throughout the enterprise including delivering advanced reading tools to on-site or remote radiologists. Cloud-based archiving of patient data and imaging studies is also included. "Based on a thorough evaluation, we elected to purchase cloud-based services instead of a traditional RIS/PACS on-site installation. This service model is attractive because it offers affordable and predictable operating expenses, an uptime guarantee of 99.9%, and the ability to obtain ongoing technology refreshment from one of the world's leading healthcare IT providers," said Enrico Perez, BS, RT, CRA, Administrative Director, Winthrop- University Hospital's Department of Radiology. Winthrop-University Hospital is a 591-bed university-affiliated medical centre and statedesignated Regional Trauma Center. The hospital selected Carestream Health as its e-health services provider because of its proven track record of worldwide implementations.