Forward thinking NHS Trusts are already gaining first-mover advantage by starting with Cypher IT’s 2013 Transition Service.
Orders coming in for our Proof of Concept vindicates that there is real demand for the unique advantages that our service brings to NHS hospitals.
Other interested Trusts please contact me for more information.
Did you know you can send and receive clinical reports along with images using bbRad? This feature is available as standard on all bbRad versions at NO extra cost (i.e. manual inbound and outbound report sharing). There are however various ways of handling reports on bbRad:
i) Manual inbound and outbound report sharing
ii) Automated outbound report sharing
iii) Automated inbound and outbound report sharing
Manual inbound and outbound report sharing on bbRad
Manual bidirectional report sharing comes as standard with all bbRad installations. bbRad users can simply copy and paste reports from the Radiology Information System (RIS) into the corresponding study folder on bbRad, before sending on to the intended receiver.
At the receiving site, a bbRad user can log on to the bbRad admin console to view the reports. The report can also be manually copied and pasted into the examination folder on the RIS
Obviously, this method of report sharing is not the simplest workflow to adopt, but it is highly effective for sharing text-based reports and it comes as standard on bbRad.
Automated outbound report sharing on bbRad
bbRad has the ability to collect reports from external databases, eg PACS, RIS, CVIS etc. Therefore, as long there is a clinical report available at the time of transfer, bbRad will always query for reports and automatically attach these to the corresponding images.
If this functionality is configured for your hospital, or for those hospitals that send you studies, then you will be able to view and/or edit these reports from the bbRad Admin Console. The controls for reports are accessed by right clicking on a study in the admin console.
For more information on how to get automated outbound reports with every study sent via bbRad, click here
Automated inbound and outbound report sharing
This method of report sharing automates the report sharing lifecycle, from query of the reports from the RIS/PACS, to automatically creating examination folder on RIS at the receiving site. Order creations on the RIS for imported studies can be automated via bbRad, we call this the ‘bbRad fully automated workflow’. We currently have this service rolled out and working at Portsmouth Hospital NHS Trust. Royal Bournemouth are the latest site to opt in for this automated RIS workflow, they have a Medview (Sectra) PACS and RIS.
The bbRad fully automated workflow includes:
- HL7 interfacing with RIS for automated creation of Orders for imported studies
- HL7 interfacing with RIS for automated inbound report workflow (i.e. automated storage of reports in the newly created exam folder on the RIS)
- HL7 interfacing with RIS for automated outbound report workflow (i.e. when you select a study on PACS to send to a bbRad site, bbRad would automatically query the RIS for any associated report and send this along with the images)
For information on costs and how to get the fully automated workflow at your site, please contact us.
eMDT is a clinical solution developed by Ardeo PLC which allows any clinician to configure a patient-centred work flow solution that shares information with team members and automates administration during the clinical stages of the care process.
The bbRad eMDT Module is an MDT and Patient Referral decision support tool that integrates the basic EPR and PACS with clinical and management activity.
The bbRad element automates the retrieval and transfers of images during a MDT referral process. It integrates authenticated, automated image transfers tightly into eMDT’s functionality, allowing sites achieve huge cost benefits while delivering best level of care to their patients.
Benefits of the bbRad eMDT Module
The bbRad eMDT Module helps reduce the time between an MDT referral and response by streamlining and automating post, email, fax, telephone and image transfer communications.
For more information on how to get the bbRad eMDT module, please contact us on bbRad@cypherit.co.uk
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The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust becomes the 85th site to sign up for the bbRad Data Sharing Service. Special thanks to the entire Radiology Team at the Princess Royal Hospital for their relentless support. SATH are expected to go live with bbRad on the 29th of June 2011, and we look forward to a smooth and successful implementation.
Use Case at SATH: Secure and simple image sharing is a key requirement at every NHS Trust and it is no different at SATH. SATH is unique in the sense that, because of their geographic location, they provide care for patients in the West Midlands and also Wales. One of the strengths of bbRad is that it is boundaryless, allowing sites in England, Wales and Scotland to share DICOM images and report in a secure and administratively simple way.
Click here to find out how to share images with SATH (existing bbRad sites only). For non-bbRad customers, please click here to notify us of your interest.
Raigmore Hospital in Inverness went live with bbRad on the 1st of April 2011. Special thanks to Jerry Dishman, PACS Manager at Raigmore and also to the bbRad Installations Team. Thank you all for your support!
Raigmore Hospital uses bbRad for secure image sharing with Falkland Islands (FI). Raigmore provides a Radiology Reporting Service to FI who is also a bbRad site. CT and MR studies are transferred to Raigmore via bbRad. These studies are viewed on the local PACS and reported by their Consultant Radiologists.
To share with images with either Raigmore Hospital or the Falkland Islands, please send from your bbRad admin console here, or set them up as a favourite here. And their contact details if needed are of course on the customer portal.
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