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For decades, “ROI” — Release of Information — has been the backbone of how medical records move from one place to another. It served its purpose: ensuring compliance, logging consent, and safely getting data from Point A to Point B.
But ROI was built for a paper-based past — a world of fax machines, CDs, and manila envelopes.
That world no longer exists.
Medical images have become an increasingly common part of medical examinations and diagnoses. It should then come as no surprise that medical images are playing a more important role in legal trials involving personal injuries, medical malpractice and sometimes criminal law.
Telehealth exploded at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic as patients and providers scrambled to find safe, effective ways to receive and deliver care remotely. While its popularity has more recently receded, it is fair to say that telehealth is now an engrained component of our healthcare delivery system.
Expert View™ is used by some of the most prestigious centers of excellence across the United States to facilitate compliant online opinions to patients outside the hospital's local geography, enabling more patients access to specialized care.
Purview's Expert View™ software is most commonly used to digitize and streamline the online second opinion process, but some hospitals also use it for pre-surgical screening, peer-to-peer consultations, and other unique applications. The common thread being that through technology, specialized medical expertise can be shared faster and without burdening the patient to travel in-person, while simultaneously extending a hospital's brand to new geographies. It's a win for all involved.
Horos, a free medical image viewer for Mac computers, is used around the world by over half a million (500,000) users in over 170 countries due to its powerful capabilities, ease of use, and free price point. Clinicians, researchers, students, and even IT professionals can easily handle medical images in a powerful viewer moments after downloading the program. With all of that in mind, what obstacles do Horos users run into that lead them to seek a purpose-built solution like Purview?
