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Sectra RIS to Support Meaningful Use Objectives
Sectra Demonstrates RIS/EHR Module at RSNA, Booth #9117
SHELTON, Connecticut, November 17, 2011/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
International medical imaging IT company, Sectra
[http://www.sectra.com/medical ] (NASDAQ OMX Stockholm: SECT B), announces
the launch of Sectra RIS V 7.0, which includes several new features to
support meaningful use objectives for radiology providers.
Eligible providers and hospitals can benefit from the convenience of a
single RIS solution as they meet Meaningful Use objectives to receive EHR
incentive program reimbursement as well as satisfy their need for improved
radiology workflow and reporting features.
Key feature updates to Sectra RIS to support Stage 1 Meaningful Use
objectives include the following:
- Referring Physician Portal - Offers integrated computerized
physician order entry (CPOE) that utilizes the ACR Appropriateness
Criteria(R) to fulfill the requirement to implement a decision support
rule. It can be licensed separately and integrated to other systems.
- Patient Portal - Provides e-mail notification to patients when
clinical results are ready, and displays all relevant healthcare
information such as demographics, insurance, reports, exam history, drug
treatments, etc. It can be licensed separately and integrated to other
systems.
- Lab Test Tracking Workflow - Allows the ordering and tracking of
exam-specific lab tests. All relevant steps and information related to
the lab test appear in the appropriate user worklist throughout RIS
workflow, including pop-up alerts for missing labs or abnormal results.
The final results are stored in the patient record.
- New fields and functionality to capture and report data,
clinical quality measures and generate patient lists to comply with
Meaningful Use regulations.
Sectra RIS Version 7.0 will be certified as an ambulatory and inpatient
EHR Module in the first quarter of 2012 and released in the second quarter
of 2012. Sectra will demonstrate the new RIS/EHR Module features at RSNA,
booth #9117.
About Sectra RIS for North America
Sectra RIS is a web-based, enterprise-class, advanced radiology workflow
solution with a customizable, intuitive user interface, paperless workflow,
a scheduling wizard, technologist worklist, billing preparation,
customizable radiology reports, mammography tracking, and proactive
management reporting. Embedded speech recognition allows Sectra RIS to
provide RIS or PACS-driven reporting flexibility. Sectra RIS helps radiology
providers to improve workflow efficiency, staff productivity, referring
physician and patient satisfaction, and increase revenue.
About Sectra
Sectra develops and sells IT systems and services for radiology, women's
health, orthopaedics and rheumatology. More than 1,100 hospitals, clinics
and imaging centers worldwide use the systems daily, together performing
over 55 million radiology examinations annually. Sectra's IT systems have
been installed in North America, Scandinavia and most major countries in
Europe and the Far East. For more information on Sectra North America, visit
http://www.futureproofpacs.com. Sectra was founded in 1978 and has its
roots in Linkoping University in Sweden. The company's business operation
includes cutting-edge products and services within the niche segments of
medical systems and secure communication systems. Sales in the 2010/2011
fiscal year totaled SEK 784 million. The Sectra share is quoted on the
NASDAQ OMX Stockholm AB exchange. For more information visit
http://www.sectra.com.
Contact: Mikael Anden, President
Sectra North America
E-mail: Mikael.Anden@sectra.com
Phone: +1-203-925-0899 ext 253
http://www.futureproofpacs.com
Source: Sectra
.
Sectra RIS to Support Meaningful Use Objectives
Sectra Demonstrates RIS/EHR Module at RSNA, Booth #9117
SHELTON, Connecticut, November 17, 2011/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
International medical imaging IT company, Sectra
[http://www.sectra.com/medical ] (NASDAQ OMX Stockholm: SECT B), announces
the launch of Sectra RIS V 7.0, which includes several new features to
support meaningful use objectives for radiology providers.
Eligible providers and hospitals can benefit from the convenience of a
single RIS solution as they meet Meaningful Use objectives to receive EHR
incentive program reimbursement as well as satisfy their need for improved
radiology workflow and reporting features.
Key feature updates to Sectra RIS to support Stage 1 Meaningful Use
objectives include the following:
- Referring Physician Portal - Offers integrated computerized
physician order entry (CPOE) that utilizes the ACR Appropriateness
Criteria(R) to fulfill the requirement to implement a decision support
rule. It can be licensed separately and integrated to other systems.
- Patient Portal - Provides e-mail notification to patients when
clinical results are ready, and displays all relevant healthcare
information such as demographics, insurance, reports, exam history, drug
treatments, etc. It can be licensed separately and integrated to other
systems.
- Lab Test Tracking Workflow - Allows the ordering and tracking of
exam-specific lab tests. All relevant steps and information related to
the lab test appear in the appropriate user worklist throughout RIS
workflow, including pop-up alerts for missing labs or abnormal results.
The final results are stored in the patient record.
- New fields and functionality to capture and report data,
clinical quality measures and generate patient lists to comply with
Meaningful Use regulations.
Sectra RIS Version 7.0 will be certified as an ambulatory and inpatient
EHR Module in the first quarter of 2012 and released in the second quarter
of 2012. Sectra will demonstrate the new RIS/EHR Module features at RSNA,
booth #9117.
About Sectra RIS for North America
Sectra RIS is a web-based, enterprise-class, advanced radiology workflow
solution with a customizable, intuitive user interface, paperless workflow,
a scheduling wizard, technologist worklist, billing preparation,
customizable radiology reports, mammography tracking, and proactive
management reporting. Embedded speech recognition allows Sectra RIS to
provide RIS or PACS-driven reporting flexibility. Sectra RIS helps radiology
providers to improve workflow efficiency, staff productivity, referring
physician and patient satisfaction, and increase revenue.
About Sectra
Sectra develops and sells IT systems and services for radiology, women's
health, orthopaedics and rheumatology. More than 1,100 hospitals, clinics
and imaging centers worldwide use the systems daily, together performing
over 55 million radiology examinations annually. Sectra's IT systems have
been installed in North America, Scandinavia and most major countries in
Europe and the Far East. For more information on Sectra North America, visit
http://www.futureproofpacs.com. Sectra was founded in 1978 and has its
roots in Linkoping University in Sweden. The company's business operation
includes cutting-edge products and services within the niche segments of
medical systems and secure communication systems. Sales in the 2010/2011
fiscal year totaled SEK 784 million. The Sectra share is quoted on the
NASDAQ OMX Stockholm AB exchange. For more information visit
http://www.sectra.com.
Contact: Mikael Anden, President
Sectra North America
E-mail: Mikael.Anden@sectra.com
Phone: +1-203-925-0899 ext 253
http://www.futureproofpacs.com
Source: Sectra
.