Huntington Beach Hospital Installs Dynamic Imaging's IntegradWeb(R) PACS
Posted on: Friday, 6 July 2007, 21:17 CDT
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., July 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Huntington Beach Hospital announced today that it has installed Dynamic Imaging's IntegradWeb PACS, a leading Web-based Picture Archiving and Communications System (PACS). The new PACS will help Huntington Beach Hospital provide improved service to its patients and referring physicians by eliminating the need for traditional x-ray film, while quickly transitioning to an all digital workflow. "The new PACS at Huntington Beach Hospital is an example of Prime Healthcare Services' commitment to the hospital and the community it serves to improve the infrastructure and update the equipment with State-of-the-Art technology that helps in proving high quality patient care," said Prem Reddy, MD, FACC, FCCP, Chairman of the Board. "Prime Healthcare Services (PHS) is investing millions of dollars in Huntington Beach Hospital to improve operational efficiencies," continued Dr. Prem Reddy.
This transformation will enable radiologists to interpret diagnostic imaging studies digitally instead of using traditional film viewers, resulting in radiology results (e.g., images and reports) quickly available for secure review across Huntington Beach Hospital and beyond, by appropriately privileged hospital staff members, clinicians, and referring physicians. Dynamic Imaging is an established leader in Web-based image and information management.
"Huntington Beach Hospital has embraced the most modern PACS technology, which will dramatically enhance our level of care and the overall service we provide. Fundamentally, IntegradWeb PACS represents a revolutionary change in the way we practice radiology," said Lex Reddy, MBA, MHA, President and CEO of PHS. Today's modern imaging modalities, such as computed tomography (CT) scanners, produce an enormous amount of data. In years past, standard radiology practice was to print, for example, CT exams to x-ray film. The stacks of films were then managed using film folders, file rooms and manual processes, such as hanging film on light boxes or film viewers. In contrast, the latest scanners can produce thousands of images per study, which make it no longer feasible to print and manage imaging studies using film.
"Once the exam has been completed, our radiologists have immediate PACS access to patient images. Our radiologists can then manipulate the images using the latest diagnostic techniques, quickly interrogating every nuance of the data, to include three-dimensional manipulation. That's simply not possible using film," continued Lex Reddy. Through the elimination of numerous manual processes required with the handling of x-ray film, efficiencies will be gained and directly will result in tangible benefits to patients and their physicians. Huntington Beach Hospital's patients will no longer have to carry around stacks and stacks of x-ray films from physician to physician, as they will now be given CDs that include their imaging exams and reports complete with an auto-launching image viewer. Referring physicians may be immediately alerted (via e-mail) when the results of their patients' examinations are available, and also have secure access to all of their patients' imaging exams online -- all from the convenience of a Web-accessible desktop PC. This will provide them immediate access to imaging results both inside and outside of Huntington Beach Hospital.
Lex Reddy added, "Our PACS provides complete, secure, and most importantly, convenient referring physician access to imaging results. No more couriers, no more waiting, and no more delays. PACS allows our radiologists to describe their findings to referring physicians in a very sophisticated, yet easily understandable way, through carefully created key image collages that supplement and provide a visual explanation of the radiology report." Key image collages, also described as "print pages," may be printed by the referring physician along with the radiology report. The PACS tools of the radiologist are also the same tools for referring physicians. This enables referring physicians to digitally view imaging exams when consulting with radiologists, viewing exams at home or at the physician office and also, during patient consultation. This conversion to a digital imaging workflow, we believe, will be very well received by our referring physicians and our mutual patients.
By implementing PACS, Huntington Beach Hospital demonstrates its commitment to investing in leading-edge healthcare technology, providing the ultimate in radiology services for referring physicians and the patients they serve. The ease of use and broad functionality of IntegradWeb PACS is a product of many years of clinical input from world-class radiologists, physicians and information technology professionals.
About Huntington Beach Hospital
Huntington Beach Hospital, a 131-bed acute care facility with over 500 employees and 300 physicians on staff, has been serving the surrounding communities for 40 years. The hospital offers a wide range of services to meet the healthcare needs of the community, including wound care center, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, outpatient and inpatient behavioral treatment programs. The continual upgrade of the facility and its technology including a new cardiac cath lab reflects the hospital's commitment to excellence in healthcare delivery.
Huntington Beach Hospital is owned and operated by Prime Healthcare Services, Inc. (PHS), a progressive, innovative and rapidly expanding hospital management company in Southern California founded in 2001 by Prem Reddy, MD, FACC, FCCP, its Chairman of the Board. With over 5,000 employees, PHS currently owns and operates eight acute care facilities: Desert Valley Hospital in Victorville (83-beds), Chino Valley Medical Center in Chino (126-beds), Sherman Oaks Hospital and the Grossman Burn Center in Sherman Oaks (153-beds), Montclair Hospital Medical Center in Montclair (102-beds), Huntington Beach Hospital in Huntington Beach (131-beds), La Palma Intercommunity Hospital in La Palma (141-beds), West Anaheim Medical Center in Anaheim (219-beds) and Paradise Valley Hospital in National City (301-beds), California. The PHS' mission is to provide comprehensive quality healthcare in a compassionate, convenient and cost-effective manner. For more information please refer to http://www.primehealthcareservices.com/
Huntington Beach Hospital
CONTACT: Debra Culver, +1-714-229-4005, for Huntington Beach Hospital
Web site: http://www.primehealthcareservices.com/
Source: PRNewswire
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