GE Healthcare Centricity PACS Web - Manual (Page 6)

A new era of integrated
collaborative care
The healthcare industry is going through an
unprecedented period of change with the NHS
being called upon by government to deliver more
and better quality with less.
At GE Healthcare we understand the pressure this
is placing on healthcare practitioners who are
looking to increase efficiency and productivity in
care delivery, without compromising quality.
This calls for a new era of ‘collaborative care’
which is an outcome-driven method of delivering
healthcare requiring practitioners to integrate
workflows, consolidate patient clinical information
and collaborate with other healthcare experts
across an enterprise or a community to provide
quicker quality diagnosis.
Enhance communication with referrers
Web-based PACS allows improved communication with referrers,
from GP’s to other clinical specialties. Automatic email notifications
tell them when their studies and reports are available and, with the
click of a mouse, they can have quick access without additional
costs.
Teleradiology and consultation
Web-based PACS facilitates consultation between radiologists
and other specialties from virtually any location. The web-based
system enables images and reporting to be integrated into
multi-disciplinary meetings powering more patient-centered
care models.
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Did you know?
In 2011, GE Healthcare installed its first full
cloud PACS installation in Europe in Paris.
Nine hospitals are already utilizing elements
of the programme’s cloud-based RIS, PACS,
and archiving platform, with more than 20
additional hospitals scheduled to follow in the
next two years. To date more than 1 million
examinations, representing more than 42
terabytes, have already been stored on the
platform.
The “Région sans Film” (the filmless region)
project, makes use of an exceptionally
flexible software solution, combining
multiple GE Healthcare products and a
highly resilient cloud infrastructure provided
by Orange. The resulting platform offers
efficient SaaS (Software as a Service) PACS,
RIS and Archiving services to hospitals as
well as image distribution to local GPs via the
internet.