GREENVILLE, S.C., Nov. 28, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- eRAD announced today that Drs Schnetler, Corbett and Partners Radiology (SCP Radiology) has selected eRAD's Radiology Information System (RIS) to manage its clinical and business workflows seamlessly and dynamically from a single, integrated application.

The addition of SCP Radiology represents even greater expansion in eRAD's install base in South Africa. eRAD is a subsidiary of RadNet, Inc. and a leading provider of standards-based, web-centric radiology image and data management solutions.

SCP Radiology, based in Cape Town, is one of the larger imaging providers in South Africa. A highly sub-specialized practice group, with 32 radiologists reading studies across 11 centers, makes enterprise-level collaboration across all sites a top priority.
"We selected eRAD because the flexibility of the architecture makes for clean integrations to our other systems," said Kuben Naidu, managing partner at SCP Radiology. "We didn't want a one-size-fits-all technology, which leads to forced and complicated workarounds during implementation. eRAD has experience integrating both our PACS and our billing system, so with the clear routing of data between these systems, we expect great strides in productivity across the board."

eRAD RIS will enable SCP Radiology administrators to view a panoramic dashboard of all activity, across all sites, in real time. Resources are optimized via multi-site scheduling—even by patient preference—so that usage rates for expensive equipment and patient throughput stay high.

eRAD RIS will allow SCP Radiology to measure performance with accuracy—from patient wait times to BI-RADS© follow-ups and billing.

"eRAD tracks everything that happens. If there's a failure anywhere in the billing chain, for instance, that goes to an eRAD worklist for follow-up," said Dr. Naidu. "Because of our size, having that kind of clarity, to be able to know that nothing is leaking, is critical."

SCP Radiology's billing system will be supplied by Cryanic Medical Solutions, eRAD's authorized re-seller in South Africa, and Cryanic also facilitated implementation of eRAD RIS. "eRAD's flexible HL7 engine allowed for a very tight , quick and powerful integration that is tailored to SCP's specific needs," said Ryan Bricker, co-director of Cryanic. "The work we do with eRAD has always been very smooth."

Along with communication between third-party systems, eRAD will enable SCP Radiology to communicate more directly with patients. Through RADAR, its secure clinical communication technology, appointment reminders are automated and bi-directional (patients can respond). Patients can also use a secure 24/7 portal to schedule their own appointments online.

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