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Article: St. Rose Hospital Cardiologists Improving Care with McKesson Technology.
- Article from:
- Heart Disease Weekly
- Article date:
- November 15, 2009
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St. Rose Hospital of Hayward, Calif., is accelerating report turnaround times and providing cardiologists with secure remote access to echocardiogram and EKG reports, thanks to a new cardiovascular information solution (CVIS) from McKesson. The 163-bed, acute-care hospital has successfully implemented McKesson's Horizon Cardiology™ CVIS to manage diagnostic digital images as well as archiving, reporting and workflow (see also McKesson Corporation).
"This system gives me instant access to the highest-quality digital images 24 hours a day," said Dr. Pradeep Kumar, the chief of Cardiology at St. Rose Hospital. "This is significant because faster treatment time ...