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|Articles|November 30, 2008

IT providers combine telerad and PACS

Author(s)Greg Freiherr

PACS/IT vendor Emageon and teleradiology provider Virtual Radiologic showcased teleradiology products at the RSNA meeting. Emageon’s Outside Study Gateway (OSG) allows facilities to transmit PACS images to a recipient hospital’s PACS. Studies are transmitted securely across a virtual private network, with OSG software automatically performing integrity checks of the data.

PACS/IT vendor Emageon and teleradiology provider Virtual Radiologic showcased teleradiology products at the RSNA meeting. Emageon's Outside Study Gateway (OSG) allows facilities to transmit PACS images to a recipient hospital's PACS. Studies are transmitted securely across a virtual private network, with OSG software automatically performing integrity checks of the data.

Virtual Radiologic's feature in Chicago, vRad Enterprise Connect, is built on the web-based platform that the company uses to transmit and interpret studies for more than 800 medical facilities nationwide. Fully hosted by VR's Operations Center, the tele-RIS/PACS is being marketed to large radiology groups and organizations.


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