CRIS - Past, Present, Future
Digital Health Special report: Radiology Information systems
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Observations and vital signs

RISing to the challenge

Increasingly, trusts need to collaborate on reporting on images, to cope with staff shortages, demand, and the complexity of the scans themselves.

Is that best done using a radiology information system? By reporting through the PACS? By integration with an electronic patient record? Or another solution? Kim Thomas talks to vendors about the options and finds out what trusts are doing.

 

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Featured suppliers

 

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Agfa HealthCare

Agfa HealthCare helps hospitals and healthcare organisations deliver better care. We are a leading provider of a wide range of IT solutions and diagnostic imaging products, building on more than 100 years of healthcare experience, 35 years as an NHS supplier. Globally, we are a present in one out of two hospitals.

We design, develop and deliver innovative systems for capturing, managing and processing diagnostic images and clinical information for hospitals and healthcare facilities.

Agfa HealthCare’s Enterprise Imaging solution is an imaging informatics solution that automates task-based clinical productivity, for optimal total cost of ownership. This completely unified imaging platform provides PACS, advanced image processing, appointment management, integration of clinical information and results reporting all in one sophisticated platform. The highly intuitive user interface delivers workflow efficiencies, while the single platform reduces complexity. Report consistency and turnaround time are improved with sectional reporting, and the solution is scalable to meet changing imaging needs.

Nearly 300 new enterprise imaging agreements across the globe have been obtained including the UK and Ireland, as hospitals see the benefits of a converged and integrated imaging platform approach. In addition Agfa HealthCare was recently named #1 recommended image sharing vendor in a peer60 Medical Image Sharing Report.

E-mail: paul.jackson@agfa.com
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Featured suppliers

 

Soliton

Industry renowned developers of RIS

About Soliton IT
Soliton IT is a healthcare-targeted solutions company based in UK and Australia. Established in 2004, we have designed, supplied and installed radiology information systems into UK NHS trusts, clinics, teaching centres and private hospitals; incorporating elements of speech recognition, document production, workflow management and reporting applications. With particular expertise in multi-user/inter-site environments and system integration, Soliton IT is committed to providing healthcare sites with efficient, customisable and measurable solutions and is proud to be appointed as an approved supplier on the National Framework. In 2015, Soliton IT established a partnership with solutions developer aycan to offer combined RIS and PACS applications.

About Radiology+
Soliton IT has invested their application experience and sector knowledge to develop the leading solution — Radiology+ — the workflow based radiology information system. Designed specifically for managing busy radiology departments, the solution is process oriented; hosting a strong user interface, speech processing, patient messaging and self-check-ins, innovative functional features and management reporting – including activity reports and statistics dashboards. Radiology+ is fully compatible with all leading PACS, PAS and EPR.

Email: Jessica.baldry@solitonit.com
Tel: +44 (0) 7825 322 839 (Jessica Baldry)
Web: Soliton IT website
Twitter: @soliton_it
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Featured suppliers

 

HNC

Next generation ultrasound reporting

HNC provides the next generation in fully integrated ultrasound reporting solutions. We have many years’ experience in clinical reporting, workflow analysis and system integration. Over 160 NHS and private healthcare organisations around the UK are utilising our expertise.

As the exclusive partner for GE’s ViewPoint and TriumCTG applications, HNC offers a fully integrated reporting solution covering a wide range of ultrasound and women’s health specialties.

Using over 20 years of feedback from customers across the globe, ViewPoint has simplified ultrasound reporting and image management into one intuitive system. ViewPoint is one of the most comprehensive ultrasound data management solutions on the market.

Coupled with our Talk2 integration suite we offer a truly customised and integrated ultrasound reporting system allowing you to share your reports with the major healthcare IT systems including radiology imaging and electronic patient records.

Using an HNC customised integrated reporting solution can help you reduce costs, enhance workflows, reduce errors, improve communication and save time. These benefits allow you to focus on providing expert clinical care.

Email: gary.raife@hnc.net
Tel: +44 (0) 1483 815120 (Gary Raife)
Web: HNC website
Twitter: @hncdotnet
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HSS

HSS CRIS: MORE than just a RIS

Healthcare Software Solutions is the largest independent radiology information system provider in the UK, the author of CRIS, the UK’s most functionally rich and popular RIS.

As the market leader of RIS to the NHS and private sector, CRIS is used in the majority of radiology departments in England, with significant deployments elsewhere in the UK and Ireland.

Building on this unique and firmly established national infrastructure, HSS is constantly enriching its functionality, technology and reporting platform, driving CRIS at the forefront of the market and supporting the ever growing needs of evolving and under-pressure radiology departments.

Focus has shifted to the enablement of collaboration, removing the barriers to introducing new ways of working, and lowering the threshold to the adoption of cross-organisational workflows, for reporting, image availability and MDT.  Leading edge business intelligence, monitoring and reporting support the drive for greater efficiency and increased patient safety.

As the market leader of RIS to the NHS and private sector, CRIS is used in the majority of radiology departments in England, with significant deployments elsewhere in the UK and Ireland.

Email: chris.yeowart@wellbeingsoftware.com
Tel: +44 (0) 7795 800 815 (Chris Yeowart)
Web: HSS website
Twitter: @IM_WITH_CRIS