A comprehensive solution suite for seamless, multi-site efficiency gains.
eRAD’s EHR-certified Radiology Information System (RIS) is a comprehensive solution designed from the ground up by a team of veteran imaging center operators, radiologists, and programmers—all working together to solve real-world problems in today’s busy, multi-site imaging centers.
After evaluating Radiology Information System software offerings in 2010 for its own imaging centers, RadNet (the country’s largest owner/operator of outpatient imaging centers) started from scratch. The company teamed with experienced RIS software developers to commission a new RIS for their imaging centers.
Strong collaboration among expert imaging center administrators, operators, radiologists, and IT professionals resulted in a new and comprehensive workflow automation solution. eRAD RIS offers an unparalleled combination of tools and features specifically designed to meet the challenges of medical imaging in today’s market.
eRAD RIS makes it simple to save time, streamline billing, and achieve accurate data. Powerful tools, like barcode scanning of patient IDs and auto-populate functions, minimize costly data input errors. Innovative features—such as photo capture and transfer of an insurance card or prescription directly into the RIS— plug time and revenue leaks. Users have insight into all operations: patient information, documents, schedules, resources, insurance rules, and authorizations are centrally managed from a single, integrated application. Productivity is tracked in real-time on dashboards and through complete management reports. Tight integration with eRAD PACS enhances workflow beyond a traditional RIS/PACS interface, for a powerful impact on productivity.
eRAD RIS Benefits
Features
EHR certification with real-time analytics
A centralized dashboard presents real-time intelligence on key business objectives. From wait times to utilization, high-level and granular results are immediately clear. Comprehensive reports on all aspects of the practice help administrators make strategic, successful decisions.
Optimized worklists.
Worklists dynamically support productivity across the full life cycle of a patient visit, from orders and registration to signing protocols and billing. Worklists help multi-site practices achieve operational goals, such as auto-routing to defined reading groups for balanced study distribution.
Integrated mammography tracking and reporting.
Automatic patient follow-up and tracking based on assessment category and recommendation assist in meeting MQSA requirements, without the hassle of licensing and integrating a third-party system. Special breast imaging reports can be securely shared, and targeted follow-up increases patient loyalty.
Comprehensive patient and resource handling.
Robust toolsets drive even greater efficiency. Real-time Insurance Verification helps streamline billing, while Fax Catching makes documents immediately available across the enterprise. A secure, bi-directional request for photo capture of prescriptions, insurance cards, or any document can be sent to patients via SecurePIC, to make registration faster and easier.
Under the Hood.
Commercially released in 2012, eRAD RIS was built from the ground up using the latest software architecture (Microsoft.NET Web-services and SQL Server database). The security layer is integrated into the rich client, enabling secure access via an internet connection. The GUI (Graphical User Interface) is intuitive and employs many of the commonly-used navigation metaphors found in most popular internet sites today.
The RIS software system employs a powerful search infrastructure, making access to data intuitive. There is an integrated document management and distribution capability which allows acquiring, storing, managing and distributing information a snap.
The reporting power in eRAD RIS is driven by these technologies:
Web-enabled multi-tier architecture supported by MS Web services.
MS SQL Server relational database.
Robust management reporting via Microsoft Report Server.
Support for both RIS and network-based user authentication.
Full support of DICOM modality worklist integration with facility scanners.
Full support of HL7/XML integration with third-party systems.
Native web-based architecture makes it easy and economical for practices of various shapes and sizes to deploy eRAD RIS. Whether running on eRAD’s cloud infrastructure, or your own dedicated hardware or virtualized environment, deployment is scalable without sacrificing speed or performance.
