title: Online network of subspecialty aortic disease experts: Impact of "cloud" technology on management of acute aortic emergencies.
abstract: For the management of acute aortic syndromes, regional treatment networks have been established to coordinate diagnosis and treatment between local emergency rooms and central specialized centers. Triage of acute aortic syndromes requires definitive imaging, resulting in complex data files. Modern information technology network structures, specifically "cloud" technology, coupled with mobile communication, increasingly support sharing of these data in a network of experts using mobile, online access and communication. Although this network is technically complex, the potential benefit of online sharing of data files between professionals at multiple locations within a treatment network appear obvious; however, clinical experience is limited, and further evaluation is needed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio; Imaging Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio. Electronic address: schoenp1@ccf.org.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schoenhagen
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
authors.forename: Eric E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Roselli
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
authors.forename: C Martin
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Eagleton
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
authors.forename: Venu
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Menon
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001018:Aortic Diseases; D000067917:Cloud Computing; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D008490:Medical Informatics; D008511:Medicine; D009862:Online Systems
keywords: acute aortic syndrome; aortic dissection; disease management networks; imaging; private medical cloud