Currently throughout the System, physicians
are faced with different
modalities, different information systems and different hospital
tracking systems. Within the next two years, the Saint Barnabas
Heart Centers plan to have a single cath system and a single
echo
system in place, as well as a new EKG solution. Additionally,
as cath labs need upgrading, they will be replaced with a
new infrastructure to handle multidisciplinary interventions
including peripheral/vascular, coronary and intra-cardiac
(EP) signals.
A revised Philips software product –Xcelera – will
provide one access
point for all relevant images for the full spectrum of cardiac
modalities including cardiac cath, echocardiography, 64-slice
CT, and
MRI. All of this information can be accessed on-site for
documentation, viewing, quantification, reporting, and archiving
data, as well as remotely for viewing.
“There are many advantages to bringing the Xcelera
management
solution to SBHCS,” said Allen Boxbaum, System Vice
President of
Cardiovascular Services. “It will give immediate access
to images and reports wherever and whenever they are needed – around
the clock in an exam room, an office, or even from a home
computer – and it will be fast, cost-effective, and
secure.”
The new solution will also provide integrated information
flow at the
various points of care, such as exam ordering, pre- and post
procedure, diagnosis, reporting and distribution of results.
“Integration will simplify workflow and transform data
into accurate,
useful and accessible information so physicians and clinicians
can focus on patients,” said Gary J. Rogal, MD, Chief
of Cardiology for the Saint Barnabas Health Care System.
“It will give surgeons the tools to assess patients
more accurately, share findings, and illustrate our superior
outcomes,” said Craig R. Saunders, MD, Chairman of
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Saint Barnabas Health Care System.
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