McKesson HBOC installs integrated PACS
McKesson HBOC installs integrated PACSMcKesson HBOC has reached a key milestone in its bid for an increased profile in the PACS market. Baptist Memorial Healthcare Corp. (BMHCC) in Memphis, TN, has integrated the firm’s MedVision PACS with
McKesson HBOC installs integrated PACS
McKesson HBOC has reached a key milestone in its bid for an increased profile in the PACS market. Baptist Memorial Healthcare Corp. (BMHCC) in Memphis, TN, has integrated the firms MedVision PACS with electronic patient record software at its newest facility, Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville. The Baptist site is the first to implement the Alpharetta, GA-based companys infoPACS concept, where PACS is integrated as part of an enterprise-wide information system.
BMHCC plans to implement similar systems at all 16 of its hospitals in Tennessee, Arkansas, and Mississippi, according to McKesson HBOC. The hospital chain is already using the electronic patient folder module of the firms Pathways Image Manager offering at two larger hospitals in Memphis.
First articulated by medical imaging and document management firm Imnet Systems at the 1996 RSNA meeting, the infoPACS concept has taken several twists and turns before achieving commercialization. In August 1998, fellow HIS firm HBOC & Company acquired Imnet (PNN 9/98). Medical supply giant McKesson subsequently purchased HBOC in January 1999 (PNN 2/99).
- Search again
- Homepage
The Reading Room Podcast: Current Perspectives on the Updated Appropriate Use Criteria for Brain PET
March 18th 2025In a new podcast, Satoshi Minoshima, M.D., Ph.D., and James Williams, Ph.D., share their insights on the recently updated appropriate use criteria for amyloid PET and tau PET in patients with mild cognitive impairment.
Strategies to Reduce Disparities in Interventional Radiology Care
March 19th 2025In order to help address the geographic, racial, and socioeconomic barriers that limit patient access to interventional radiology (IR) care, these authors recommend a variety of measures ranging from increased patient and physician awareness of IR to mobile IR clinics and improved understanding of social determinants of health.
