Medical imaging vendor Carestream Health of Rochester, NY, is working with an Italian hospital on a new module for its RIS software that will enable general practitioners to directly book digital radiography (DR) exams and receive results back on their PCs.
Carestream is working on the module with San Salvatore Hospital in the L'Aquila province in the Abruzzo region of Italy. Carestream believes it is the first project of its kind in the country, and a pilot study is currently under way involving 60 general practitioners, with plans to have the system fully operational with 90 doctors by the middle of 2009.
When doctors identify the need to carry out routine x-rays, they will complete a clinical symptom form online, indicating a proposed period for the examination. On receiving the proposal, the hospital will process the request according to the level of urgency and planned workflow within the radiology department. The doctor receives an immediate response of date and time, and receives feedback about the examination, report, and images following the procedure.
Carestream believes the project will open debate and dialogue between clinicians, with the aim of evaluating the relevance of each type of examination. The RIS module will enable each patient to be paired with the referring physician and provide the hospital with relevant data about each examination request.
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