DR Systems New Contracts Include Two Data Migrations
SAN DIEGO – DR Systems, makers of the Unity™ RIS/PACS, today announced four new contracts, including two data migrations from legacy PACS, totaling almost $1.57 million. The four facilities are:
- Hillsdale Community Health Center
- Salem Clinic, P.C.
- Contemporary Imaging Associates
- Advanced Radiology Imaging Associates
The largest contract was for nearly $544,000, with the smallest at about $154,000.
“Had these new customers selected a PACS from a different company, they would probably have to maintain five or more different systems and interfaces and deal with five different vendors,” said Rick Porritt, President and CEO of DR Systems.
“In addition to the complexities of managing all that, they would also have a PACS that cost more and did less than the one they got from DR Systems,” Porritt said. “We provided them one unified system that will be a lasting solution -- while raising their profitability and simplifying their tech support.”
Data migrations from legacy PACS are a part of Hillsdale Community Health Center and Contemporary Imaging Associates contracts. The legacy PACS at Hillsdale is from Kodak. At Contemporary Imaging, the legacy PACS was a homegrown system.
Data migration involves the transfer of historical exams from a previously used PACS onto a newly acquired PACS. The migration of radiological images can be particularly complex because of the size of image files. The size of the archive to be migrated generally encompasses tens of terabytes, and commonly takes from several months to more than a year to transfer from one PACS to the other. Complications can arise if the PACS systems cannot “talk to each other” easily, for reasons such as use by one or both vendors of non-standard or proprietary data storage schemes.
DR Systems uses sophisticated software tools, overseen by in-house experts, to execute data migrations. Many other vendors, by comparison, require manual manipulation of the data and file transfers facilitated by a 3rd party contractor. DR Systems’ approach dramatically reduces the time required for a migration, saves money, and minimizes human errors. For example, one migration managed by DR Systems took just three weeks and encompassed 36,000 exams.
About the Healthcare Facilities
Hillsdale Community Health Center (Hillsdale, Mich.) opened in 1915 and moved to its present location in 1940. Today it is a state-of-the-art facility with a graduate medical education program associated with the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. www.hchc.com
Salem Clinic (Salem, Ore.) operates four facilities in the Salem community. Founded in 1925, it includes full-service radiology and laboratory departments in addition to housing more than 50 medical specialists and general practitioners. www.salemclinic.org
Contemporary Imaging Associates (Livonia, Mich.) performs more than 65,000 examinations yearly. It offers numerous diagnostic radiological procedures as well as image-guided biopsies, and complete diagnostic breast and cardiac programs. www.conimaging.com
Advanced Radiology Imaging Associates (Fort Myers, Fla.) provides a broad range of diagnostic testing, screening tests, and consulting services. The center also offers primary interpretation and second opinions/overreads via teleradiology. www.aria-images.com
About DR Systems
DR Systems, Inc. is the leading independent provider of enterprise imaging and information management systems for hospitals, integrated healthcare networks and diagnostic imaging centers. For more than 16 years, the company has helped over 500 hospitals and imaging center sites lower their cost of operation by improving management of patient information, eliminating film costs, and increasing workflow speed, while providing better clinical quality and patient care.
Reinforcing the company’s reputation for long-term customer satisfaction, DR Systems was ranked by KLAS® as the #1 PACS vendor in its “Top 20: Best in KLAS reports" in 2001, 2006 and 2007. Also, in 2006, DR Systems was ranked #1 by KLAS, as the highest-scoring vendor across all healthcare informatics vendor categories.
DR Systems’ solutions encompass a full range of medical imaging modalities and specialties, including cardiology, radiology, orthopedics, and pathology. The company's mission is to enhance the clinical and financial success of its medical imaging customers. For more information, call 800-794-5955 or visit www.dominator.com.
