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Franklin Square Hospital Center Selects Dynamic Imaging
for Web-Driven PACS Solution

Cites Improved Clinician Service and Communication as Key

May 20, 2004, Allendale, NJ — Dynamic Imaging announces installation of IntegradWeb, its second-generation fully web-driven PACS, at Franklin Square Hospital Center (Baltimore, MD), a 300-bed hospital, which is a part of MedStar Health, the largest hospital system in the Washington D.C./Baltimore corridor. In addition to bringing new speed and efficiency to the radiology department, a key goal of the project was providing ultra-fast, comprehensive communication to referring clinicians both within and beyond the hospital.

Critical Care Unit Chairman Dr. Stephen Selinger notes, "Immediate access to patient images enhances workflow and improves patient care in the ICU by providing the data needed to make informed patient care decisions when time is of the essence." The system will have similar impact in the emergency room, intensive care unit, neonatal intensive care unit and other critical hospital areas. Throughout the enterprise and beyond, authorized physicians can access the data and tools they need instantly on any Internet-enabled computer thanks to IntegradWeb's true web-driven architecture.

The new Dynamic Imaging PACS also has had significant impact in the radiology department, which handles over 120,000 studies annually. IntegradWeb speeds workflow and brings all the tools needed right to the radiologists' fingertips, says Dr. Andrew. "Integration with the hospital's Siemens Novius RIS is seamless, and IntegradWeb also provides radiologists and clinicians with simultaneous real-time access to both images and reports," he says.

Andrew says IntegradWeb's web-driven architecture distinguished it from the competition. He comments, "We looked at three other products from vendors with whom we had established relationships. But when compared to the benefits of a true web-driven PACS, these products paled by comparison. We quickly realized IntegradWeb could not only achieve our goals today but also provided an open, adaptable architecture to support our growth going forward."

Additionally, with IntegradWeb, all data are stored online, while other vendors' systems used some offline storage. Dynamic Imaging's overall costs were lower for two reasons: IntegradWeb eliminated the need to purchase specialized PACS workstations and its web-driven architecture allowed Franklin Square Hospital Center to make images available anywhere with negligible IT overhead.

Dr. Andrew concludes, "IntegradWeb is the complete PACS package. It is cost-effective, which makes our administration happy, while improving service to clinicians and simplifying workflow for the radiologist."