| PACS & EMR: Going Digital and Paperless |
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Picture Archiving and Communications System (PACS), enables radiology images to be stored electronically and viewed on high resolution screens, for early diagnosis. Furthermore these are available not only to imaging specialists but to the treating physicians thus enhancing interdisciplinary approach to diagnosis.
PACS technology, now used by most of the leading hospitals in the world, is an electronic and filmless information system for acquiring, sorting, transporting, storing and displaying all types of medical images including x-rays, MRI and endoscopy.
With the introduction of hospital wide PACS, Apollo Bramwell proposes to deliver the highest standards of quality and care. PACS enables immediate transmission of images to doctors in critical areas there by reducing delays in diagnosis. Also PACS indirectly improves service by reducing re-exposures.
Electronic Medical Records (EMR) refers to electronically maintained online medical records which replace the heavy and cumbersome physical files of old which were restricted in accessibility. EMR can be accessed at multiple locations by multiple users reducing errors in medication and delays in monitoring of patients. By reducing the use of paper, ABH reaffirms to the global strategy of preserving the environment.
| Dual Source 64 Slice CT Scan |
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Revolutionizing Cardiac Imaging
This multi-slice CT scanner is an important advance in diagnostic cardiology, as the technology is twice as fast compared to other 64 slice CT machines and captures high resolution images of a beating heart in seconds without the need for heart slowing medications. For example, chest examinations now only require a scan time of 0.6 seconds.
Moreover, the dual source is not only the world’s fastest CT scanner, but also the one with the lowest radiation exposure. Hence, it is an advantage for trauma patients and young children who may otherwise require multiple radiation exposures due to lengthier examination times of the current CT scanners.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging with Achieva 1.5T SE provides uncompromised quality in challenging applications like large field-of-view for abdominal and breast imaging, uniform fat suppression in all anatomies, and consistent off-center imaging, across patients of all heights and body weight. Powerful gradients, scalable FreeWave Radio Frequency receiver, SENSE parallel imaging and a large homogenous FOV are all included in a scalable, cost-conscious system.
• Comprehensive clinical capabilities
• Flexible upgrade path to higher RF channels, coils & SENSE parallel imaging for faster exams
• SmartExam: One click for consistent and reproducible MRI exams. Available for Brain, Spine, Knee, Shoulder and Breast
• Advanced viewing & processing tolls
• Access new and more advanced applications, workflow enhancements and performance boosts through comprehensive upgrade paths,
keeping your options open for tomorrow.
Whole Body MRI Whole Body MRI is effective for evaluating the entire skeleton in patients with suspected bone metastasis (cancer that spread to the bone from other parts of the body) in a single imaging scan-and it only takes between 15 and 19 minutes. Besides its accuracy and quickness the fact that it’s an MRI scan means it’s non-invasive and there is no radiation risk to the patient. Whole Body MRI can also detect metastases in other parts of the body besides the bones, such as in the brain, lung or liver.
The new concept of Telemedicine in the Indian Ocean region will bridge geographical distances and provide far distant consultations and second opinions.
Telemedicine as applied to medical practice results in:
• Reduced need to transfer of non-critical patients to a site of medical expertise.
• Decrease in the re-allocation of medical specialists to the patient.
• Decrease in the average length of stay (ALOS) in the hospital thus reducing healthcare cost and supporting patient acceptability.
• More effective and efficient use of medical and technological resources.
• Improved patient care due to better level of consultations between medical practitioners.
| Cathlab with Stent Boost Technology |
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Making the invisible – visible!
StentBoost technology at ABH will become an invaluable tool in the routine practice of cardiologists and will improve success rates in stent deployment.
StentBoost is a non-invasive interventional tool that enables cardiologists to see the stent in relation to the vessel during procedures to immediately check the deployment and expansion of stents in the coronary arteries – while the patient is still in the examination room and the catheter is in place.
The key advantage of stent boost is the speed with which the images are available during a procedure.
• Save time by instantly checking and correcting the pre-deployment position of stents during the procedure.
• Save money by shortening procedures and potentially eliminating repeats. |
Apollo Bramwell Hospital to set up new facility to beat cancer
