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There are more than 38 million mammography procedures conducted every year according to the FDA. It would be an understatement to say that these images are essential for breast cancer detection and prevention. But what you might not know is that these images represent massive digital data files whose use is highly regulated.
When was the last time you made a large investment without knowing what it looked like? Before committing to a house, boat, car, or pet, most people need more information before making a decision.
If we ignore the compliance requirements of HITECH (bear with us, we won’t make you give up your incentive payments) and focus on what physicians need to reach the goals prescribed in the original intent of the laws, what would such a system look like?
Electronic Health Records (EHR) and Picture Archive and Communication Systems (PACS) have followed very different paths resulting in structures that inherently don’t play well together. In fact, the original development of the first EHR and PACS were separated by over twenty years and several technological generations.
At Purview, we're always looking for ways to take advantage of great technology to make things easier for our users. Part of our cloud PACS solution, Purview ViVA, is our online DICOM uploader. Simply open a web browser, click upload, drag, drop, and press start! Store your medical images in the cloud and throw your CDs away.
