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Park Ridge Hospital Will Transform Radiology Department With Advanced Digital Technology and Services from Kodak

by Barbara Kram, Editor | July 05, 2006
Local hospital turns to Rochester, NY
imaging giant for digital transition
ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Under a multi-million-dollar agreement Park Ridge Hospital will contract with Eastman Kodak Company to transform the hospital's film-based radiology department to a state-of-the art operation featuring the latest digital image and information management technologies.

Additional financial details were not released.
The transformation, scheduled for completion by year-end, will make Park Ridge's medical imaging capabilities among the most advanced in the region.

"It will enable us to serve patients and referring physicians with a higher level of diagnostic quality--and to do so faster and more efficiently," said John Glynn, Chief Information Officer (CIO) for Park Ridge, a leading community hospital in the greater Rochester area.

Under the agreement, Park Ridge will purchase KODAK CARESTREAM PACS (picture archiving and communications system) for the review, storage and distribution of patient radiology images; and KODAK CARESTREAM Enterprise Information Management (EIM), which will enable centralized management of images and information--such as physicians' reports and administrative documents--from radiology, cardiology and other clinical and business areas.
The agreement also calls for Kodak consultants to help redesign Park Ridge's radiology workflow to maximize the many efficiency gains now possible with CARESTREAM solutions.

The Kodak digital solutions will replace earlier digital products at Park Ridge that still print many patient x-ray images to film.

Compelling Advantages
"Kodak's solutions offer compelling advantages," Glynn said. "The PACS delivers innovative radiology image and information management. At the same time, Kodak's EIM solution will enable us to streamline record storage and access for clinical and non-clinical information systems throughout the hospital. These advantages translate into specific benefits that every radiology professional at the hospital will see, as will patients and referring physicians."

Among the benefits are:
*\tHigher level of patient care. Innovative diagnostic reading tools with Kodak's PACS, such as 3D image display, increase diagnostic confidence. "Our radiologists will be able to spot abnormalities more readily, which can lead to earlier detection and improved patient care," said Susan Sproule, Senior Director of Nursing & Patient Care Services, Park Ridge Hospital.
*\tFaster review of patients' medical imaging exams. Hand-delivering medical films to radiologists for review will be a thing of the past at Park Ridge. "Instead, the Kodak PACS will enable us to transmit medical images electronically for viewing and diagnosis on a computer screen," Sproule explained. "In fact, we will be able to transmit to radiologists and referring physicians simultaneously, speeding the diagnostic process and significantly reducing patient wait times."