CVIS Operational Enhancements


Designed for your Medical Imaging Healthcare Enterprise

Early generation Cardiology Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (CPACS) and modality-based reporting systems simply can't support the workflow necessary to provide the level of functionality or efficiency required by modern facilities. Choosing an IT-based solution will provide the flexibility, portability, usability and immediacy required by your modern healthcare environments.

Having a single-system designed Cardiovascular Information System (CVIS) takes patient care to a new level of accuracy and safety. The unique parallel workflows of this design bring together the clinical information required for better and safer decisions, while the ability to track patient throughput, identify workflow bottlenecks, and initiate change management enables you to improve quality of care, boost efficiencies and reduce costs while increasing physician and staff satisfaction.

A complete CVIS solution for cardiac and peripheral catheterization, hemodynamic monitoring, echocardiography, vascular ultrasound, nuclear cardiology, ECG management and other diagnostic cardiovascular studies should meet the full needs of your healthcare organization with:

The result is unmatched productivity and greater throughput in the cardiology department that enhances bottom-line performance.

Not all cardiovascular information systems are created equal. When it's time to consider a cardiology cardiology information managment vendor, be sure you keep these operational enhancements in mind:

Integrating with Radiology PACS
Many sites considering a CVIS already have installed a Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS). This can allow you to share the infrastructure and common archive, reducing initial implementation costs and eliminating information "silos."

Clinician Satisfaction

Simplifying workflow reduces the administrative burden on physicians, nurses and technologists, who can now spend a greater portion of their day focused on providing quality patient care. Reducing manual, repetitive tasks allows you to increase the efficiency and accuracy of the clinicians, all without additional expense.

User Adoption

When the CVIS is built utilizing a single platform, stakeholders from across the enterprise can easily log in and access the entire cardiac patient history. A common user interface allows providers to review and report on studies from anywhere at any time, with total confidence and ease.

Staff Productivity Gains

Armed with patient information at the point of care, clinicians can conduct more efficient, timely exams, spending less time accessing prior studies and reports. A Web-enabled interface, on the other hand, is designed to reduce the non-productive time in the clinician's day by providing the cardiac information when and where it is needed. Imagine the productivity gains when physicians can read several echo and ECG exams, while in the cath lab.

Achieve Maximum Value from your CVIS Investment
When searching for a cardiology PACS vendor, make sure you have access to services like hosted storage, data migration and staff augmentation, ensuring you maximize your CVIS investment.

Change Management - Technology, People and Process

Technology is undoubtedly the key element of any CVIS installation, but it's far from the only essential part: ultimately, a successful implementation is the integration of technology, people and process.

Your CVIS will only be as effective as the people using it - so ensure that you receive dedicated training for all specialists who will be using the system and adjust your workflow to match.

McKesson is an experienced developer and installer that will help you guide your people and process by guaranteeing a smooth transition, first-class training, successful performance of product and people, and outstanding customer support after the installation.

Schedule a demo to learn more about working with McKesson, or contact us directly for more information.