Picture Archiving and Communications System (PACS)

Picture archiving and communication system (PACS) management solution Horizon Medical Imaging™ from McKesson enables hospitals and clinics to acquire, distribute and achive medical images and diagnostic reports across the enterprise.

McKesson‘s medical imaging software solutions, Horizon Medical Imaging (PACS) integrates with radiology information systems (RIS), as our combination of Horizon Medical Imaging and McKesson Radiology Manager™ streamlines radiology department workflow and improves radiologist efficiency by integrating images from multiple modalities with clinical patient data obtained. The RIS/PACS also improves patient safety and clinical decision making by removing the barriers to communication and providing referring clinicians with patient images as part of a complete medical record.

Horizon Medical Imaging radiology information systems (RIS) Horizon Medical Imaging

Horizon Rad Station™ workstation is the viewing platform for the Horizon Medical Imaging PACS solution. Horizon Rad Station incorporates leading technologies and innovative design to manage the massive amount of specialised imaging data that come from dealing with today’s medical imaging department. The simple, efficient user interface enhances workflow and enables radiologists to focus on their primary responsibilities: reading images and providing diagnoses as quickly and efficiently as possible.

Horizon Medical Imaging Benefits

• Improves clinical decision making and ensures patient safety by providing referring clinicians with patient images as part of a complete medical record
• Streamlines workflow by displaying procedures acquired on modalities from different vendors, thereby eliminating the tedious synching of procedure descriptions among modalities
• Enhances efficiency through the use of standard use-based “display protocols”
• Improves the quality of clinical care by providing advanced image analysis options that offer different views of image sets for improved diagnosis through PACS
• Reduces costs by enabling organisations to reduce or eliminate the use of film in their facilities
• Boosts productivity by enabling healthcare providers to serve more patients with the same or reduced number of FTEs

Horizon Medical Imaging Features

• A fully integrated RIS/PACS solution provides radiologists with a full clinical solution and access to complete information for each patient
• Adaptive loading enables the system to quickly and intelligently load large data sets making it possible for radiologists to more efficiently read studies
• A three-click reporting feature enables radiologists to report on studies faster so clinicians receive results sooner and prescribe treatment in a timely manner