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GLHC – Radiology Imaging Enablement

Description 
Healthcare stakeholders have the need to receive radiology reports from patients’ test results, and also see the actual radiology image without the added complexity and expense of a Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS). Great Lakes Health Connect (GLHC) in Grand Rapids, MI has developed a method for sending providers radiology reports electronically, in an easy to interpret format for seamless viewing of images without the need for a PACS system, also eliminating the burden of storing these very large images on site. This significantly reduces duplicate testing, thus reducing patients’ radiation exposure and allowing for quicker diagnosis and treatment.
Start Date 
01/26/2015
Projected End Date 
04/30/2015
Project Tags 
  • GLHC
  • Michigan
  • PACS
  • Picture Archiving and Communication System
  • Radiology
Project Point of Contact: sspiekerremove@removegl-hc.org
Project Results 
All radiology results delivered to clients using this solution are able to view the PACS image on their own desktop.