Scimage Awarded National Gpo Contract For Enterprise Image Management System

May 14, 2008 - PRLog -- Los Altos, CA – ScImage, a leading enterprise imaging informatics company, announced today that it has been awarded a three-year contract with Broadlane – through Broadlane’s client-driven contract award process – for its multi-department picture archiving and communications systems (PACS) for radiology, cardiology and other image-producing departments within a healthcare system. This solution provides multiple departments and facilities the ability to create a unified workflow environment across departments and multi-site locations. The agreement is effective June 1, 2008 and will offer Broadlane clients an enterprise-wide imaging and information management solution using ScImage’s PicomEnterprise.

The agreement offers Broadlane clients of approximately 1,100 hospitals, 450 radiology centers and 3,200 ambulatory care facilities across the United States the ability to acquire ScImage’s PICOM solution under a unique selection of acquisition options. ScImage technology will provide Broadlane clients’ facilities a significant operational cost savings by deploying a cohesive solution with a consistent interface, regardless of the department or facility using it. Broadlane clients will also be able to integrate image display functionality into their existing electronic medical record (EMR) solutions by delivering a pick list of studies to select from, a specific exam or an individual key image within the patient’s medical record.

ScImage’s Web server-based Enterprise PACS, employs a single database to organize, categorize, store and distribute a variety of exam specific information generated within multiple departments, or facilities, into a single image and information management system. This data can be in the form of DICOM and non-DICOM images, clinical reporting, physician dictations, ECG waveforms and even jpeg photos or mpeg videos. IHE workflow profiles for radiology, cardiac cath and echocardiography are supported and the solution easily integrates with existing information systems to reduce data entry errors. PicomEnterprise also delivers exam-specific visualization tools to the local PC for simultaneous, side-by-side review of ECGs, echocardiography studies, cardiac cath procedures, multi-slice CT, PET/CT, MRI, chest films and digital mammography.

In addition to PicomEnterprise, ScImage offers an off-site disaster recovery, business continuity and telemedicine solution called PicomOnline™ and a pay-as-you-go PACS solution called OnDemand TelePACS™. ScImage also delivers interoperability infrastructure solutions designed for individual sites in need of occasional overflow reading or a large network of remote sites that use a centralized reading environment to complete exam reporting. This interoperability solution can be used in combination with an existing ScImage solution or with any third-party PACS.

“We feel privileged to be selected by Broadlane clients,“ stated Sai P. Raya, Ph.D., ScImage Founder and CEO. “We are confident that our enterprise approach to medical image and information management will be of great benefit to the Broadlane clients and look forward to working closely with Broadlane institutions to help enhance their workflow.”

About Broadlane
Broadlane is a leading supply chain services company serving thousands of acute care hospitals, ambulatory care facilities, physician practices and other healthcare providers throughout the United States.
Broadlane provides comprehensive supply chain services including:
•   High-powered national and custom contracting
•   Innovative Procurement Services and technology
•   Informatics – benchmarking, analytics and reporting
•   Deep clinical and operational expertise
•   Resource Management Services

Broadlane's clients include leading providers such as Advocate Health Care, Ascension Health, CHRISTUS Health, Continuum Health Partners, Kaiser Permanente, Kindred Healthcare, MedCath Corporation, New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Health System, St. Luke’s Episcopal Health System, Tenet Healthcare, The Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati, US Oncology, UMass Memorial Health Care and Beaumont Hospitals.
The company is headquartered in Dallas with offices in Cincinnati, Detroit, Houston, Kansas City, New York City and Oakland. For more information, visit www.broadlane.com.

About ScImage
Founded in 1993, ScImage, Inc. is a privately held company, headquartered in Los Altos, California. ScImage is a global leader in the development of advanced medical imaging technology and workflow solutions for radiology and cardiology. ScImage's mission is to be the True Enterprise PACS Company by providing a shared infrastructure solution for all imaging intensive departments throughout the healthcare enterprise. At the center of the ScImage's image and information management system is PICOM, a web server-based technology that works independent of modalities and departments to seamlessly deliver multi-modality image and information management, archiving, offsite disaster recovery and telemedicine functionality. ScImage®, PICOM®, NetraMD®, ForeverOnline®, PicomOnline™, HyperStreaming™, OnDemand TelePACS™ and EPF™ are trademarks or registered trademarks of ScImage, Inc.  For more information about ScImage and the PICOM family of products, visit their website at www.scimage.com or call 1-866-SCIMAGE.

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Founded in 1993, ScImage, Inc. is a privately held company, headquartered in Los Altos, California. ScImage is a global leader in the development of advanced medical imaging technology and workflow solutions for radiology and cardiology. ScImage's mission is to be the True Enterprise PACS Company by providing a shared infrastructure solution for all imaging intensive departments throughout the healthcare enterprise. At the center of the ScImage's image and information management system is PICOM, a web server-based technology that works independent of modalities and departments to seamlessly deliver multi-modality image and information management, archiving, offsite disaster recovery and telemedicine functionality.  For more information about ScImage and the PICOM family of products, visit their website at www.scimage.com or call 1-866-SCIMAGE.