Tuesday, April 27, 2010

NORFOLK NUCLEAR MEDICINE SERVICES CHOOSES THINKING SYSTEMS RADIOLOGY INFORMATION SYSTEM (RIS)



Alliance Distribution Network (ADN) Canada is pleased to announce that in April 2010, Thinking Systems’ RADIOLOGY INFORMATION SYSTEM (RIS) was proudly installed at Norfolk Nuclear Medicine Services. 

ThinkingRIS is Thinking Systems’ Web-based RIS (Radiology Information System) product that is merged with ThinkingPACS (i.e., they share one single database). It offers the advantage of centralized storage for both images and patient information. ThinkingRIS allows clinicians or staff members to perform key tasks such as patient registration, scheduling, exam tracking, staff and resource management, report generation and distribution, etc., from any Windows computer on the network (Intranet or Internet).

ThinkingPACS and ThinkingRIS are both scalable to fit the needs of institutions of all sizes, from a single-doctor practice to a large hospital.  ThinkingPACS and ThinkingRIS are also based on an open architecture, using standard Microsoft Window operating systems (Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003, etc), and off-the-shelf hardware.

KLAS-Award Winning ThinkingPACS and ThinkingRIS are proudly installed worldwide in leading hospitals, research institutes, imaging centers, and advanced doctors offices, including notables Yale-New Haven Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, University of Miami, Toronto Western Hospital (Canada), Weigong Hospital (Taiwan), Oklahoma Cardiovascular Associates, Radiologix, State University of New York at Stony Brook, and many more.

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With over ten years in business in Canada and twenty PACS sites installed in Canada, Alliance Distribution Network (ADN) Canada distributes KLAS Award winning Thinking Systems PACS and RIS solutions across Canada, as well as both Digirad and Medi-Link.  For additional information please contact ADN directly.   Alternatively, please feel free to join the discussion on our new Facebook Page.

REFURBISHED PHILIPS ADAC DUAL-HEAD CARDIO MD


DESCRIPTION:
This Refurbished PHILIPS - ADAC DUAL-HEAD CARDIO MD (2002) is a fixed 90-degree Cardiology Camera designed to optimize office-based practices. Featuring excellent image quality, high throughput, and a small footprint.

FEATURES:
+ Hardware- Philips/ADAC Cardio MD
+ Fixed 90-degree gamma camera, LEHR collimators. 400lb supine / prone patient table, ECG gate, UPS
+ Software – AutoSPECT Cedar-Sinai processing
+ Full detector calibration
+ Like-new interior and exterior of system – fully reconditioned
+ Supported by a comprehensive one-year warrantee
+ AVAILABLE: 
 30-90 Days

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ADN Canada offers fully refurbished (pre-owned) gamma cameras. Systems selected for refurbishment are carefully chosen, refurbished, tested, and warranteed to ensure you receive a high quality nuclear medicine system.  Every refurbished unit provided is fully warranted and supported, virtually guaranteeing a risk-free investment and ensuring the most cost-effective maintenance.

ABOUT Alliance Distribution Network (ADN) Canada - Celebrating it’s 10 year Anniversary, Alliance Distribution Network (ADN) Canada distributes KLAS Award winning Thinking Systems PACS and RIS solutions across Canada, as well as both DIGIRAD and Medi-Link.   Alternatively, please feel free to join the discussion on our new Facebook Page.










Pre-owned (Refurbished) SIEMENS e.cam Dual-Head 180° Gamma Camera

Available:
Refurbished Siemens e.cam Dual-Head Variable Angle Gamma Camera

DESCRIPTION:
The Siemens e.cam Dual-Head Variable Angle nuclear camera enables 180°, 90° and 76° detector positions allowing the system to optimize sensitivity and throughput for general purpose, cardiology, oncology and neurology studies.  The systems full range of motion allows for caudal and cephalic detector tilt.

Features
  • Dual-head solution with variable angulations (180°, 90°, 76°)
  • Open gantry design
  • 3/8" crystal
  • Automatic body contouring
  • Whole body acquisition
  • Wide range of collimators
  • 12 months warranty
  • Service contract to meet your needs.
View Siemens e.cam Brochure 

Full View - Refurbished SIEMENS e.cam Dual-Head Variable Angle Gamma Camera




Looking for a specific refurbished modality or unit?  We can likely source it for you. For additional information please contact ADN directly.

ABOUT Alliance Distribution Network (ADN) Canada 
Celebrating it’s 10 year Anniversary, Alliance Distribution Network (ADN) Canada distributes KLAS Award winning Thinking Systems PACS and RIS solutions across Canada, as well as both Digirad and Medi-Link.     Alternatively, please feel free to join the discussion on our new Facebook Page.


Monday, April 26, 2010

MEDI-SCAN DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES INSTALLS ADVANCED THINKING SYSTEMS PACS AND RIS SOLUTIONS

Alliance Distribution Network (ADN) Canada is pleased to announce that Medi-Scan Diagnostic Services also selected and installed Thinking Systems KLAS Award winning PACS and RIS solutions 2009.

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Celebrating it’s 10 year Anniversary, Alliance Distribution Network (ADN) Canada distributes KLAS Award winning Thinking Systems PACS and RIS solutions across Canada, as well as both Digirad and Medi-Link.  For additional information please contact ADN directly.   Alternatively, please feel free to join the discussion on our new Facebook Page.

Alliance Distribution Network (ADN) Canada installs Thinking Systems PACS and RIS at three locations

Alliance Distribution Network (ADN) Canada is pleased to announce that over the past eight months 2009, Thinking Systems KLAS Award winning PACS and RIS solutions were proudly installed at:

+ ‪Kawartha Diagnostic Imaging chose Thinking Systems for their PACS and RIS requirements.
+ Alexander X-ray chose Thinking Systems for their PACS and RIS requirements.
+ Pine Ridge X-Ray chose Thinking Systems for their PACS and RIS requirements.








About Alliance Distribution Network (ADN) Canada
Celebrating it’s 10 year Anniversary, Alliance Distribution Network (ADN) Canada distributes KLAS Award winning Thinking Systems PACS and RIS solutions across Canada, as well as both Digirad and Medi-Link. For additional information please contact ADN directly.   Alternatively, please feel free to join the discussion on our new Facebook Page.

Saturday, April 24, 2010

DIGIRAD INTRODUCES C.PAX™ FOR CARDIOLOGY

Digirad Corporation (NASDAQ: DRAD) announces c.pax™, a combined structured reporting and picture archiving and communication system (PACS) in an online solution. The c.pax™, reduces capital costs, information technology (IT) support and maintenance costs and increases practice workflow efficiency.


It all starts with the revolutionary cardius x.act, the world’s first (and only) solid state SPECT system that combines solid-state detectors; a rapid imaging detector geometry; a low dose volume CT attenuation correction approach; 3D-OSEM reconstruction; and upright imaging. That’s right, 5 enabling technologies, all from Digirad - all in the X.ACT. The X.ACT meets today’s challenges head-on and raises clinical performance in nuclear cardiology to, as we say, beyond a shadow of a doubt.  


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Thursday, April 22, 2010

Canadian e-Health and Web 2.0


Healthcare systems are undergoing a series of complex transformations.  Consumers are demanding better services and information that enables provider transparency and a more personalized service delivery model.  This shift in healthcare has already begun, whether or not healthcare delivery organizations are ready to respond or not.  We are quickly moving away from the traditional models of medicine and towards a patient-centric model with the intent to deliver more efficient care, whilst simultaneously improving patient outcomes.  The advent of new web 2.0 eHealth technologies is proving a powerful catalyst and today’s savvy consumers (patients) are demanding that the often slow-moving healthcare industry act in response to their evolving needs.

With close to 70% of the Canadian Population  online — it stems to reason that most people prefer to investigate their health concerns online before visiting a Physician.  Moreover, these same people report that what they find online influences their treatment decisions.  The increasing expectations of consumers is a clear reflection of wider societal changes that have been evolving for a number of years, however, the pace of these trends has recently accelerated.  In particular, the ability to articulate and communicate (1:1) individual preferences and demands has been made far easier with advancing web technologies. Such tools, for example, have enabled even novice internet users to create and edit content online.  It’s clear; today’s Patients are becoming better informed and more web savvy; increasingly seeking services that allow them to take an active role in managing their health.  

Patient Empowerment
Empowering patients to take more control over their health extends to those actions individuals and take for themselves, their children, their families and others to stay fit and maintain good physical and mental health; meet social and psychological needs; prevent illness or accidents; care for minor ailments and long-term conditions; and maintain health and well being after an acute illness or discharge from hospital.    This “Self-care” is also one of the key building blocks for patient-centric healthcare delivery, and research shows that supporting self-care improves health outcomes, increases patient satisfaction, and reduces the increasing administrative burden.

This (r)evolution is also driven by things like the increased adoption of online services via broadband and mobile devices; the enhanced ability to connect with individuals in other social networks; the continuing ease in submitting content online; and the growing participation of users with similar interests in online communities.  People are flocking to online communities to share personal health experiences as well as learn from others with similar experiences or conditions.   Patient feedback on treatments and providers for example, has begun to develop into an online system that generates transparency in the health system.

Today’s web-savvy patients are using web tools to take responsibility for managing their own health status and care-path rather than always relying on experts or the 'doctor knows best' assumption. This self-service (self-care) trend effectively bridges the gap between caregivers and patients – before, during, and after the hospital stay and has far-reaching implications.

Heightened Transparency and Accountability
One of the central components of healthcare delivery (and public health at large) is information.  The use eHealth (ICT) technologies related to gathering and retrieving patient data is already important and will only become more important in the future. Millions of dollars are spent each year in Canada on patients with chronic diseases who do not receive the recommended care designed to keep their conditions under control.  

New web 2.0 consumer tools and service models for chronic conditions are taking shape and the trend toward measurement of clinical outcomes is increasing and irreversible.   As both regulatory agencies and consumers insist today on measuring the quality of care across a wide variety of clinical areas, “best-practice” treatment models emerge.  This follows the growing awareness that quality equals affordability and that the best way to control long-term costs is to provide higher quality care today.   

The Electronic Health Record (EHR)
Technology can be intimidating, however Practitioners recognize today that the use of a comprehensive, transferrable EHR promises to protect patients from preventable errors such as medication mistakes, surgical complications, and much more.   It’s proven that extending care delivery stakeholders access to timely, evidence-based and expert information enables more efficient and better-informed decisions.   A US-based 2008 New England Journal of Medicine survey found that “82 percent of those using such electronic records said they improved the quality of clinical decisions, 86 percent said they helped in avoiding medication errors, and 85 percent said they improved the delivery of preventative care.” 

Whether the goal is to heighten prevention, detection, integration, or extend patients self-management, the advent of new web 2.0 eHealth technologies is shifting the healthcare delivery paradigm to focus on connecting individuals rather than infrastructure – putting patients (and clinicians) at the centre of new models of connectivity for improved communication and collaboration.  The future has a way of arriving unannounced. 

May the dreams of our past be the reality of our future.