Viewing Medical Images in Real Time - Anywhere, Any Time

An image interoperability solution simplifies image viewing from within the electronic medical record (EMR).

The iConnect Image Interoperability Solution delivers a zero-download digital imaging and communications in medicine (DICOM) and XDS viewer that provides access to medical images from any approved web-enabled device for referring physicians, allowing providers to view existing images and content, regardless of the multiple applications in which the images are stored. Using iConnect, images can be accessed faster and easier, since there no longer is a need to download images to a personal computer (PC).

The image gateway enables virtual private network (VPN)-free exchange of images across enterprises and referral networks, enabling outside studies to be selectively viewed and stored in a local environment, regardless of the source system, location, or format. The seamless receipt of images across a referral network enables organizations to access current and historical images, provide faster time to treatment, increase referrals, and leverage existing investments. The iConnect Image Interoperablity Solution is a product of Merge Healthcare (Chicago, IL, USA), and is part of the iConnect suite of interoperability solutions.

“iConnect is streamlining the clinical workflow for physicians, which in turn leads to an improvement in the way care will be delivered,” said Jeff Surges, CEO of Merge Healthcare. “It does so by providing real-time access, regardless of the multiple applications in which the images may be stored, eliminating the need to burn CDs and by integrating among all specialties.”

Patient images are critical to the care process, for both diagnosis and long-term treatment. Currently, images are most commonly transmitted via patient-borne CDs, which are often unreadable, leading to duplicate studies, delays in care, unnecessary radiation, and increased medical costs. Additionally, each receiving department and facility may use different imaging systems, which can lead to DICOM compatibility issues that prevent specialists from being able to read the image.

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