Strategies for Image-Enabling the EMR

With the high volume of imaging data produced by radiology, it's critical that a healthcare organization's IT leaders collaborate with radiology leaders to achieve true connectivity and interoperability of its EMR system. All too often, however, imaging data is confined to electronic silos that are inaccessible to specialists, ED physicians or even the physician who ordered the images. Integrating this data into the enterprise EMR system is among the 'holy grails' of health IT.

This webinar will explore the proven strategies healthcare organizations are using to ensure that all clinicians have full access to their patients' complete electronic health record – including imaging data – whether they're accessing the data from a PC at home, a laptop in the lounge, or an iPad at the airport. Topics discussed will include the benefits to patient safety and communicating critical test results; strategies for ensuring a safe, secure image repository; and real-world examples of how organizations changed the collective mindset from seeking departmental solutions to seeking an enterprise-wide, vendor-neutral archive that enables a truly longitudinal view of the patient record.