The financial situation and the increased demands on healthcare efficiency that follows is a hot discussion topic at RSNA. Many of the conversations in Sectra’s booth relates to how increased co-operation across hospital and clinical borders can help meet those demands on increased productivity and at the same time, provide improved patient care.
The South East …
Wide area radiology Northern Ireland, RSNA 09, Sectra PACS, Sectra RIS
Claes Lundström, Director of Radiology IT solutions at Sectra, invites radiology managers at RSNA to discuss how they can accomplish productivity gains.
“I’ve had several interesting discussions today which indicate that managers have reached an understanding that simply installing any RIS/PACS will not be enough to reach significant efficiency gains. Co-operating across borders, handling the data …
Wide area radiology Dr. Claes Lundström, RSNA 09
Visualization tools are becoming increasingly important in the radiology department. However, when words like 3D and MPR are mentioned most people’s thoughts go directly to advanced visualization applications. These applications are extremely capable in the specialized clinical areas they target, but they are not necessarily right for the everyday visualization needs most people face. A …
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It will be more critical than ever during these challenging times to take radiology workflow productivity and efficiency to its highest levels. The benefits of automated, integrated workflow are well documented and well understood – to keep the existing referring physician and patient base satisfied with great service and high quality scanning and reports; to …
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September 4th, 2009
Interview with Dr Torbjörn Kronander, President of Sectra Medical
RIS/PACS vendors must become experts on their customer’s customer, the referring physician. Radiologists need efficient tools to give high-quality service to the clinicians that in turn benefit the patients. Consequently, vendors must work the full length of the healthcare chain, always with the patient in focus. This is one of the conclusions of Dr. Torbjörn Kronander, President of Sectra Medical, when reflecting over the future of radiology.
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August 27th, 2009
Interview with Dr Tony Newman-Sanders
Sectra met with Dr. Tony Newman-Sanders, National Clinical Advisor to UK NHS CFH PACS Programm, to discuss how radiology IT can fundamentally change the way healthcare is delivered. Dr. Newman-Sanders believes that PACS has the possibility to create a boundary-less radiology; moving healthcare professionals from a report-centered mindset to a democratized, image-focused workflow.
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May 27th, 2009
Sectra press release, May 27, 2009
Sectra RIS will enable a comprehensive array of patient information to be efficiently delivered and managed across the wide enterprise of healthcare organizations within the Shields network. Shields Health Care’s partnership with Sectra is a reflection of their commitment to regular investments in breakthrough technology, allowing them to maintain a pioneering role in the radiology industry. This is an example of how facilitating communication between hospitals can increase efficiency.
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In this video, you will meet Dr. Anders Persson, Senior radiology physician and head of Center for Medical Image Science and Visualization (CMIV) explaining his views on the challenges facing today’s radiology.
Wide area radiology CMIV, data explosion, Dr. Anders Persson, PACS trends
May 13th, 2009
Press release, May 13, 2009
ProMedica Health System has selected the IT and medical-technology company Sectra as their Radiology Information System (RIS) provider. ProMedica is one of the largest integrated health systems in the United States, spanning 27 counties throughout Ohio and Michigan.
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May 10th, 2009
Claes Lundström, PhD, Director of Product Management & Research, Sectra Medical
The data explosion involves two major issues. One is the limitations of the hardware and network components. Enhancements in the performance of the IT infrastructure is by far outpaced by the rapid increase in data volumes.
The second issue is the limitations of the human mind. The image data sizes are now at a level at …
Wide area radiology data explosion, Dr. Claes Lundström, PACS trends, Sectra PACS
