Henry Ford Health System implements digital pathology solution

September 17, 2009 | Kyle Hardy, Community Editor

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DETROIT – The Henry Ford Health System has rolled out a new picture archiving and communication system.

PathPACS, developed by Falls Church, Va.-based Apollo PACS, Inc., was designed to provide digital imaging management for pathology laboratories. The solution will be integrated with the Detroit-based health system’s Sunquest Anatomic Pathology Information System and Sunquest Clinical Laboratory Information System.

"The Apollo PathPACS product design is ideally suited to support our vision for expanding the use of digital imaging in the daily practice of surgical pathology and for the expedient delivery of pathology information to organizations outside the institution,” said J. Mark Tuthill, the health system's division head of pathology informatics. “Once fully implemented, PathPACS will streamline the pathology imaging management process, address patient safety requirements and optimize pathology case workflow throughout HFHS."

PathPACS includes an image management toolkit designed to aid users in applying the system to specific hospital needs.

HFHS officials say they will leverage the PACS solution to streamline workflows in the pathology department, increase patient safety and satisfaction and reduce the overall cost of procedures. In addition to benefits to the quality of care, they said, the system has been integrated with the pre-existing IT infrastructure, allowing for a reduced time to upload images online.

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MarthaH says: RE: Henry Ford Health System implements digital pathology soluti

September 17, 2009 | 10:04PM GMT

A key element critical in the decision to select PathPACS is the product's ability to provide comprehensive digital imaging management for HFHS pathology laboratories, integrating seamlessly with their Sunquest Anatomic Pathology Information System as well as the Sunquest Clinical Laboratory Information System without using any installment loans. PathPACS provides an impressive array of system features and an intuitive image management tool-set, which aids users in quickly mastering system functionality to meet their specific needs. In addition to the staff productivity benefit offered by the PathPACS intuitive user environment, the product easily integrates within the existing HFHS IT infrastructure thus minimizing the time required for bringing on-line the pathology image management capability. This will allow HFHS to apply LEAN principles to image acquisition and management following the tenants of the Henry Ford Production System.