The Trostberg District Hospital with its 240 beds ensures medical care for the whole northern district of Southeastern Bavaria, Germany. Founded in 1984, the Trostberg Radiology Practice has been based at the hospital’s new Specialists Medical Center, which hosts about 25 attending physicians, since 2005. The practice employs 24 qualified and dedicated members of staff and offers stand-by emergency radiology services for the hospital around the clock.

Recently, the radiology practice has switched to working fully digital using iQ-SYSTEM PACS and IMAGE Information Systems’ (IIS) RIS. The Trostberg District Hospital and its four Southeastern Bavarian sister hospitals also use state-of-the-art technology with their hospital information system (HIS) Siemens medico//s. In order to link iQ-SYSTEM PACS and IIS’ RIS with the HIS and the entire Specialists Medical Center, the Trostberg Radiology Practice has contacted several providers; however, none of them could offer a solution. Sturm Medical Solutions, IIS and eWerk have been able to accomplish this successful integration, not least due to their perfect combination of medical and IT-expertise.

Physicians in the hospital may now enter radiology procedure requests into the HIS. These requests are sent via HL7 to the RIS HL7 broker and scheduled by the practice staff using a so-called vetting list. The radiologists dictate their reports digitally into the system. The RIS sends back reports and imaging studies to the referring physicians via a customized HL7 integration. Hospital physicians can now access radiology images and reports instantly and anywhere in the hospital. This has significantly reduced the radiology procedure and report turnaround time. Even billing codes are now sent digitally to the Siemens HIS. The workflow is completely digitized.

Dr. Spötzl, one of the owners of the Trostberg Radiology Practice, is “thrilled by the user-friendliness, high speed and level of automation”. The innovation results in a more efficient workflow for his practice, there are no down times and imaging data is available 24/7, even in case of an emergency, he adds.

Dr. Winklmaier, physician and head of IT at the hospital, wants to move the full digitization of the hospital forward. He sees an important milestone in having the radiology practice integrated. Plans for the near future include equipping the clinic’s physicians with iPads in order for them to be able to access EMRs and images anywhere and anytime, thus providing them with further flexibility and simplifying their work even more. 
 

It is with great pleasure that we formally introduce our Japanese distributor and first Japanese Contract Research Organization (CRO) – Biovisiq Japan. As a CRO, Biovisiq manages clinical imaging trials for the pharmaceutical industry, providing their specialist services via a team of highly-skilled imaging specialists, radiological technologists and an assessment committee consisting of independent readers. They have already conducted more than 20 successful projects in Eastern Asia.

Since 2009, Biovisiq’s reading station of choice for clinical imaging trials is iQ-VIEW because it provides a user-friendly platform, consistent measurements and easy documentation. Another advantage is the direct teleradiological integration via DICOM email.

Being a distributor on the other hand, Biovisiq is eager to increase the use of iQ-SYSTEM PACS in small practices and small to medium-sized hospitals across the country and to strengthen our iQ-products’ position in the Japanese market.

We look forward to a prosperous and long-lasting partnership with Biovisiq!