Search Tag: 360 imaging
2021 21 Dec
A panel of experts at RSNA 2021 focused on enterprise informatics. The keynote speaker, Dr Alexander Towbin of Cincinnati’s Children’s Hospital discussed using imaging informatics to engage patients in managing their own health. He described opportunities at several points along the patient value stream (at patient research, arrival, and receiving...Read more
2021 30 Nov
Precision Reporting in Enterprise Imaging Structured reporting that supports clear communication and enhances diagnostic decision-making. Reporting is both a critical and time-consuming part of the imaging workflow. The report has to provide clear, meaningful diagnostic information to the reader – the clinician or referring...Read more
2021 14 Nov
In an article published in the Journal of Digital Imaging , the HIMSS-SIIM Enterprise Imaging Community encouraged the use of a pre-existing body part ontology for labelling. They urged labelling images with standard Digital Imaging Communications in Medicine (DICOM) Anatomic Region Sequence codes, or their equivalent, to enhance the users’ ability...Read more
2021 27 Oct
Agfa HealthCare will be participating at RSNA 2021, November 28th-December 2nd in Chicago, IL, USA. Agfa HealthCare is committed to providing solutions that can redefine radiology. By expanding productivity and workflow efficiency, radiology departments can derive increased value from medical imaging. Agfa HealthCare will feature many innovations...Read more
2021 11 Oct
Radiology enterprise imaging platforms and picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) have evolved to facilitate workflows. Specifically, data from multiple departments now integrate into the electronic medical record (EMR) to share images. Machine learning algorithms are often integrated to provide clinical decision support or increase efficiency....Read more
2021 20 Sep
Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (Boston, Massachusetts) reported in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology that switching from a paper to an electronic process speed up pre-operative breast procedures,translating into meaningful gains. Specifically, this switch saved a mean of 8.3 minutes of wait time per visit. Although these savings...Read more
2021 13 Sep
An important next step in the evolution of value-based care is incorporating Enterprise Imaging (EI) into the Electronic Health Record (EHR). This will enable healthcare enterprises to leverage longitudinal imaging records into clinical workflows seamlessly.Many current approaches rely on custom solutions from various vendors. Although bespoke solutions...Read more
2021 01 Jul
Utrecht University’s Faculty of Veterinary Medicine becomes first in the Netherlands with a 100% Agfa HealthCare Cloud-hosted image management system. On April 10, the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Utrecht University went live with a completely new Enterprise Imaging environment, fully hosted in the Agfa HealthCare Cloud – the first in...Read more
2021 28 Jun
Join Arab Health 2021 Online... The show isn't over yet Arab Health 2021 opened its virtual doors May 23 and the virtual platform will remain open until July 22nd, 2021, so healthcare professionals can have an extended opportunity to discover the latest innovations and connect with industry experts. The post-pandemic live event took place...Read more
2021 24 Mar
The recently published KLAS Research Enterprise Imaging 2021 Performance Report praises Agfa HealthCare for well-coordinated go-lives and excellent technology, resulting in a high overall performance score. Especially new Go-lives unanimously report a positive experience. Smooth technology with good, fast adoption through organized...Read more
2021 20 Jan
We are very proud to share that by scoring above industry average on all surveyed aspects, Agfa HealthCare receives high overall score for its Enterprise Imaging for Radiology Platform in Spanish-Speaking Latin America. As such the platform sets the performance bar for this region. Agfa HealthCare scores above industry average on all surveyed aspects...Read more