AMI Increases Efficiency with Integrated RIS/PACS from Sectra
SHELTON, Connecticut - International medical technology company, Sectra
(http://www.sectra.com/medical/) (NASDAQ OMX Stockholm: SECT B), announces the completion of its RIS installation at Advanced Medical Imaging (AMI) (http://www.amiradiology.com/), Silverdale, WA. Sectra RIS with embedded voice recognition and single-desktop integration to the existing Sectra PACS has enabled AMI, after only two months, to improve the scheduling process, information access, and speed report turnaround.
"Sectra RIS makes it very easy for the staff across AMI's four sites to
access real-time patient, exam and report status information from one place,"
says Susan Perkins, operations director, Advanced Medical Imaging. "The
system supports us in monitoring key activities, such as report turnaround,
to make sure nothing falls through the cracks," adds Perkins.
Increased radiologist efficiency and enhanced service to referring
physicians, available through online ordering and report access and enhanced
reports with embedded key images and technologist notes, were the principle
criteria for AMI in their evaluation process. Radiologists also benefit from
single-desktop integration to their existing Sectra PACS and embedded speech
recognition in the RIS.
"The scheduling tool is very robust with several features that help us
increase our efficiency, such as the ability to lock out other users, and
ease of scheduling linked appointments for the same patient," explains
Perkins.
During the implementation process, Sectra helped AMI re-engineer its
workflow in order to maximize the productivity improvements achievable with
the RIS. "Sectra's project management was great, they provided guidance every
step of the way, and kept everyone on task," says Perkins. "Every new system
go-live has issues, but Sectra was incredibly quick to resolve these," adds
Perkins.
Sectra also developed bi-directional interfaces from its RIS/PACS
solutions to AMI's mammography, billing and a local hospital information
system. Six years worth of RIS data was migrated to the new system as part of
the project.
About AMI
Advanced Medical Imaging provides "high quality medical imaging services
in a positive and caring environment". We combine state-of-the-art technology
with caring, well-educated physicians and staff to provide our patients with
the best service available. Four locations welcome patients from Kitsap
County and throughout the Olympic Peninsula. AMI prides itself in its
commitment to diagnostic women's imaging and has established the Women's
Diagnostic Centers at the Silverdale and South Kitsap locations. Please visit
http://www.amiradiology.com to get information, meet our physicians and
staff, see our state-of-the-art equipment and answer your questions.
About Sectra
Sectra provides web-based IT systems for radiology, mammography and
orthopaedics, as well as a low-dose full-field digital mammography solution.
More than 1,100 hospitals, clinics and imaging centers worldwide use the
systems daily, together performing over 55 million radiology examinations
annually. Sectra's IT systems have been installed in North America,
Scandinavia and most major countries in Europe and the Far East. For more
information on Sectra North America, visit www.futureproofpacs.com. Sectra
was founded in 1978 and has its roots in Linkoping University in Sweden. The
company's business operation includes cutting-edge products and services
within the niche segments of medical systems and secure communication
systems. Sales in the 2009/2010 fiscal year totaled SEK 848 million. The
Sectra share is quoted on the NASDAQ OMX Stockholm AB exchange. For more
information visit www.sectra.com
Contact: Mikael Anden, President
Sectra North America
E-mail: Mikael.Anden@sectra.com
Phone: +1-203-925-0899 ext 253
www.futureproofpacs.com
Source: Sectra North America Inc
