ADS Presents on Interface-Free EHR Communications at RSNA's 2014 Conference

CHICAGO, Dec. 12, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Radiologists can transmit their reports, which can also contain access to images, to their referring physicians' electronic health records (EHR) systems securely, efficiently, and cost effectively using carefully selected technology. 

That was the message behind a presentation by Advanced Data Systems Corporation (ADS) at the recent Radiology Society of North America Meeting (RSNA) in Chicago.  The transmitting of radiology reports in this manner also helps referring physicians satisfy one of their major requirements for Stage 2 Meaningful Use (MU) incentives.  Referral relationships are solidified when reports can be transmitted to referring physicians' EHRs, while also helping the referring physician satisfy MU.

Steve Hamburg, ADS Director of RIS Sales, explored this topic as part of a panel presentation moderated by Keith Dreyer, DO, PhD. Mr. Hamburg also participated in the panel discussion and question and answer session following the presentation.

"A major theme and topic of conversation throughout this year's RSNA conference was how to effectively transmit radiology reports and data across enterprises and disparate technology platforms to satisfy referring physicians.  The cost-effective answer is having a highly interoperable RIS that is enabled to handle this type of transfer," Mr. Hamburg said. 

Mr. Hamburg pointed out that ideally, transmitted reports - as well as  the ability to capture images directly from those reports - need not involve multiple costly interfaces.  "Radiologists should be able to provide EHR-agnostic data formats acceptable to any physician's EHR," he stated, emphasizing the importance of those benefits to radiology practices in today's competitive environment.     

"Keeping referrers referring is perhaps the key element needed by any radiology practice," Mr. Hamburg noted, adding, "A three-way win scenario for all of the players exists when the radiology practice can securely deliver its reports electronically.  The radiology practice, its referring physicians, and their mutual patients all benefit through this type of interoperability."  

Mr. Hamburg concluded by saying, "Opinion and conversation at RSNA indicated that radiology practices unable to provide this type of  data delivery capability will no doubt see a dwindling of incoming referrals as patients are redirected by referring physicians to radiology and imaging centers that can provide this efficiency and convenience.  For that reason, implementing a reports delivery capability should be a 'must' on any radiology administrator's to-do list for 2015."

About Advanced Data Systems: ADS is a leading provider of cloud/ASP or customer hosted automation solutions to diagnostic/interventional radiology practices of every size and scope, and to radiology-oriented revenue cycle management companies.  The company's MedicsRIS™ is a powerfully comprehensive yet affordable system which is PACS-compatible.    ICD-10 / HIPAA compliant systems from ADS help radiology practices capture every dollar for every visit through built-in EDI for radiology and with an almost 99% success rate on first-time claims as reported by Emdeon™ and HFMA™.  MedicsDocAssistant™ EHR V.7.0 is certified as a complete EHR for Stage 2 MU.  ADS has been ranked by RadiologyMU as a Top 5 vendor for radiologists obtaining their MU Medicare incentives.  ADS provides timely Implementation, comprehensive Training and excellent ongoing Support/Updates.  Contact ADS at 800-899-4237, Extension 2246 or by emailing info@adsc.com for more information on our systems for radiology.