SIMMS in the News
Technology for Doctors, April 2008 Issue
Online PACS for independent clinics
We struggle even in this digital age in our Great War against disease and its staggering costs. At the vanguard of our attack are the countrys 2,200 independent radiology clinics that do about 50 percent of all the diagnostic imaging (DI) in Canada. Yet even when computerized with expensive picture archiving and communications (PACS) and attendant radiological information (RIS) systems, many can still only exchange images and thus interoperate with referring physicians and hospitals via courier or the film-toting hands of their patients. The potential for inefficiencies, loss, and medical error remains high.
Healthcare January/February 2009
Software partnership adds to options for healthcare providers
Operating an efficient healthcare facility is a challenge at the best of times – it is a complex, challenging enterprise to manage, especially considering the many entities that make it up. Physicians, labs, X-rays, and all of the other components must work together smoothly to best serve the patients who rely on them.
