title: Imaging : new electronic tool for clinicians.
abstract: The Imaging system captures clinical images, scanned documents, electrocardiogram (EKG) waveforms, and radiology images. Image and text data are provided in an integrated manner that facilitates the clinician's and nurses task of correlating the data and making patient care decisions in a timely and accurate way. It serves five important purposes: documents findings, makes images accessible to clinicians and nurses within the hospital, assists in conference decision making and education, aids in follow-up treatment of patients and facilitates telemedicine. The captured images are extremely helpful in follow-up care. The images are real time; so waiting time is decreased and patient care decisions are sooner. With the Image system, the process flow has completely changed. There is no longer a waiting time for x-ray's or EKG's to be brought to the units for the physicians or nurses to review, they can now access and view these reports from the computer at their work stations.
authors.affiliation: James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center, Altoona, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Susan I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Reynolds
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006787:Hospitals, Veterans; D006801:Humans; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D011873:Radiology Information Systems; D019114:Remote Consultation; D014481:United States