One of the fundamental aspects of radiology services is the sharing of digital exams with providers. Exam sharing is the means by which continuity of care is ensured. To provide the highest quality medical care, rural clinics and hospitals are now seeking new ways to share their images. Storing and sharing data via film and CD is becoming obsolete.
The Problem
Radiology departments are burdened with the task and cost of burning and storing CD's. Industry statistics reveal an average cost of between $8.00 and $15.83 per CD, per month for burning and storage. Putnam County Memorial Hospital, an average 14-bed critical access hospital located in northeast Missouri, burns an average of 20 CD's per week - with a total cost of $690.00 to $1,266 per month. Multiply this figure by your average patient throughput - that's a staggering amount of money!
Then there's the question of time, "How much is yours worth?" From physicians to support staff to frustrated patients toting around CD's from appointment to appointment, no one wants to think about where the only copy of a CD might have wandered. What if your patients forget to bring their CD to their next appointment, assumes a copy will be available or simply misplaces it? This could lead to rescheduled appointments, costly replacements and in some instances, effectively throws HIPAA right out the window.
The Solution
OffSite Image Management, Inc., the nation's leader of "cloud" Vender Neutral Archiving services is pleased to introduce you to Honeycomb LiteTM, our new robust digital Health Information Exchange platform. This Virtual CD effectively replaces your current CD burning process with a custom URL. The encrypted, and password protected URL can be printed or emailed to your patient. The provider has the option print the exam, view it in the cloud or download it into their PACS. This and more is now being offered to our NRHA Partners starting at $350/month.
For more information on this, or any of our "cloud" Disaster Recovery (DR) or Business Continuity (BC) solutions, please visit our website at www.offsiteimagemgt.com or call Lasha Dalakishvili at 816.244.8132 or David Sarowski at 913.449.1547.
