Taking a leadership role in healthcare IT is all about connections -
between digital imaging modalities, between modalities and departments,
between information systems, between physicians, referring physicians
and specialists. This year's 15 winners - ranging from imaging centers
and a specialty heart hospital to large, academic medical centers and
community hospitals - share common goals of reducing and eliminating
film, investing in digital imaging devices, PACS and department
information systems and a determination to link decision-makers and
caregivers across the healthcare enterprise.
Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) is a 735-bed teaching affiliate of
Harvard Medical School located in the heart of Boston's renowned
Longwood Medical Area. Annually, BWH cares for approximately 41,000
inpatients and 754,000 outpatients; more than 28,500 surgical
procedures are performed and the Emergency Department conducts 54,000
visits. The facility employs more than 11,000 people, including more
than 2,450 physicians and researchers, and 1,600 nurses. BWH is a
leading recipient of research funds from the National Institutes of
Health, and is nationally recognized for clinical excellence in
cardiology and cardiovascular disease, immunology, arthritis and
rheumatic disorders, joint replacement, and cancer care.
Number of Acute Care Staffed Beds: 885
Number of Annual Imaging Procedures: 600,000-750,000
Percentage of Procedures that are Digital: 90% and up
Percentage of Facility that is Filmess: 80%-89%
Number of Physicians in Network with Online Access to Digital Images: 5,000
Percentage of Physicians in Network with Access to Digital Images: 90% and up
Percentage of Referring Physicians with Access to Digital Images: 90% and up
Henry Ford Hospital is a 903-bed tertiary care hospital, education and
research complex in Detroit's New Center Area. It is part of the Henry
Ford Health System, a not-for-profit corporation governed by a
45-member Board of Trustees. Annually, the Health System admits 65,000
patients, conducts 2.5 million patient visits with physicians and more
than 50,000 ambulatory surgery procedures, and employs 12,600 people.
Revenue reached $2.4 billion in 2002.
Number of Acute Care Staffed Beds: 903
Number of Annual Imaging Procedures: 600,000+
Percentage of Procedures that are Digital: 90% and up
Percentage of Facility that is Filmess: 90% and up
Number of Physicians in Network with Online Access to Digital Images: 2,000
Percentage of Physicians in Network with Access to Digital Images: 90% and up
Percentage of Referring Physicians with Access to Digital Images: 90% and up
Modalities and/or Departments that send images to PACS
X-ray, CT, MRI, Ultrasound, Digital Radiography, Computed Radiography, Mammography, Nuclear Medicine, PET, PET/CT, Orthopedics
Departments that utilize images from PACS
Radiology, Cardiology, Oncology, Orthopedics, Surgery, Critical
Care/ICU/CCU, Radiation Therapy, Nuclear Medicine, Pathology,
Dermatology
Primary Vendors for Imaging & Information Systems
Radiology Information System: Cerner, IDX
Cardiology Information System: Siemens
Hospital Information System: Home grown
PACS: Stentor
Teleradiology: Stentor
Voice/Speech Recognition: Dictaphone
3D: Voxar
Storage Systems: Stentor
Servers: IBM
X-ray: GE, Philips, Siemens
CT: GE
MRI: GE
Cath Lab: Siemens, Philips, GE
Digital Radiography: Kodak
Computed Radiography: Kodak, Agfa, Fujifilm
Radiation Therapy: Philips, Varian
Mammography: Hologic/Lorad, GE
Nuclear Medicine: Siemens, ADAC
PET/CT: CTI
Clarian Health Partners Methodist, Indiana University & Riley Hospitals
Indianapolis, Indiana | www.clarian.org
Clarian Health Partners is the result of the 1997 merger of Methodist,
Indiana University and Riley hospitals. Today, the health system has
1,319 staffed beds and about 20 statewide hospital affiliates that
include eight hospitals and a variety of outpatient facilities such as
medical plazas, group practices, occupational health center, community
health centers and home care. In 2003, the health system treated 55,579
in-patients and 877,363 outpatients, with gross patient revenues of
$2.05 billion. The system employs 11,000 people, including 1,327
physicians. Overall patient satisfaction in 2003 was 93 percent.
Number of Acute Care Staffed Beds: 1,300
Number of Annual Imaging Procedures: 500,000-600,000
Percentage of Procedures that are Digital: 90% and up
Percentage of Facility that is Filmess: 90% and up
Number of Physicians in Network with Online Access to Digital Images: 2,070
Percentage of Physicians in Network with Access to Digital Images: 90% and up
Percentage of Referring Physicians with Access to Digital Images: 90% and up
Modalities and/or Departments that send images to PACS
X-ray, CT, MRI, Ultrasound, Digital Radiography, Computed Radiography,
Mammography, Nuclear Medicine, PET/CT, Dermatology, Orthopedics,
Critical Care/EKG
Fairview Health Service
Minneapolis, Minnesota | www.fairview.org
Fairview Health Services, an integrated healthcare system, employs
18,900 people and includes seven hospitals with 2,567 beds, including
an academic teaching hospital, six community hospitals, children's
services, 31 primary-care clinics, 24 retail pharmacies, 24 Institute
for Athletic Medicine locations, 64 community partnerships, 25
specialty clinics, six urgent care clinics, nine orthotics and
prosthetics clinics, 14 senior housing facilities, three adult day
programs, five hand centers, nine counseling centers and four home care
and hospice agencies. In 2003, the system reported total revenue of
$1.69 billion and 79,663 inpatient admissions. The University of
Minnesota Hospital and Clinics in 1997 merged with Fairview Health
Services and created Fairview-University Medical Center.
Number of Acute Care Staffed Beds: 1,500
Number of Annual Imaging Procedures: 500,000+
Percentage of Procedures that are Digital: 90% and up
Percentage of Facility that is Filmess: 90% and up
Number of Physicians in Network with Online Access to Digital Images: 5,000
Percentage of Physicians in Network with Access to Digital Images: 90% and up
Percentage of Referring Physicians with Access to Digital Images: 70%-79%
Modalities and/or Departments that send images to PACS
X-ray, CT, MRI, Ultrasound, Cath Lab, Digital Radiography, Computed
Radiography, Mammography, Nuclear Medicine, PET, PET/CT, Orthopedics,
Critical Care/EKG, Endoscopy
Departments that utilize images from PACS
Radiology, Cardiology, Oncology, Orthopedics, Surgery, Critical Care/ICU/CCU, Radiation Therapy, Nuclear Medicine, Endoscopy
Primary Vendors for Imaging & Information Systems
Radiology Information System: IDX
Cardiology Information System: Philips
Laboratory Information System: Misys
Hospital Information System: Home-grown
PACS: IDX
Teleradiology: IDX
CPOE: Eclipsys
Decision Support: Eclipsys
Voice/Speech Recognition: Dictaphone
3D: Vital Images, Voxar
Storage Systems: EMC
Server: Over 400
Ultrasound: Siemens (Acuson), ATL/Philips
Cath Lab: Philips
Digital Radiography: Philips
Computed Radiography: Agfa
Radiation Therapy: Varian
Mammography: GE
PET: Siemens
PET/CT: Siemens
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, California | www.csmc.edu
Founded in 1902, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center today employs 1,800
physicians in virtually all medical specialties and employs about 8,000
people. Each year, approximately 245 residents and fellows are taught
at the facility in nearly 60 graduate medical education programs. It is
the largest non-profit hospital in the western United States. Ranked
among the top seven non-university hospitals nationwide in terms of
research, Cedars-Sinai is currently conducting more than 600 research
projects through the Burns & Allen Research Institute. In 2003,
total inpatient visits reached 46,854, while 158,092 outpatients were
seen at the facility.
Number of Acute Care Staffed Beds: 850
Number of Annual Imaging Procedures: 300,000-399,999
Percentage of Procedures that are Digital: 90% and up
Percentage of Facility that is Filmess: 70%-79%
Number of Physicians in Network with Online Access to Digital Images: 5,000
Percentage of Physicians in Network with Access to Digital Images: 90% and up
Percentage of Referring Physicians with Access to Digital Images: 90% and up
Modalities and/or Departments that send images to PACS
X-ray, CT, MRI, Ultrasound, Cath Lab, Digital Radiography, Computed
Radiography, Mammography, PET, Orthopedics, Critical Care/EKG,
Echocardiography, Vascular Lab
Departments that utilize images from PACS
Radiology, Cardiology, Oncology, Orthopedics, Surgery, Critical
Care/ICU/CCU, Radiation Therapy, Nuclear Medicine, Emergency Department
Primary Vendors for Imaging & Information Systems
Radiology Information System: Cerner
Laboratory Information System: Misys
Hospital Information System: PMOC, PCX (in house)
PACS: Kodak, McKesson, Camtronics, HeartLab
CPOE: PMOC, PCX (in house)
Decision Support: GE, A4 HealthSystems, Web/VS (in house)
Marshfield Clinic was founded in 1916 by six physicians, and today is
one of the largest private, multispecialty group practices in the
United States with 39 Regional Centers in Wisconsin and Michigan's
Upper Peninsula. It is one of only a few large, independent nonprofit
medical clinics in the U.S. The clinic staff includes 735 physicians in
more than 86 medical specialties and subspecialties, while support
personnel number more than 5,792. Altogether, the Clinic logs about
1.75 million patient encounters with 364,000 patients annually.
Number of Annual Imaging Procedures: 300,000-399,999
Percentage of Procedures that are Digital: 90% and up
Percentage of Facility that is Filmess: 70%-79%
Number of Physicians in Network with Online Access to Digital Images: 720+
Percentage of Physicians in Network with Access to Digital Images: 90% and up
Percentage of Referring Physicians with Access to Digital Images: 100% (CD-based)
Modalities and/or Departments that send images to PACS
X-ray, CT, MRI, Ultrasound, Digital Radiography, Computed Radiography, Mammography, Orthopedics, Critical Care/EKG
Departments that utilize images from PACS
Radiology, Cardiology, Oncology, Orthopedics, Surgery, Critical Care/ICU/CCU, Radiation Therapy, Nuclear Medicine
Primary Vendors for Imaging & Information Systems
Radiology Information System: in house
Cardiology Information System: in house
Laboratory Information System: in house
Hospital Information System: in house
PACS: Siemens
Teleradiology: in house
CPOE: in house
Decision Support: in house
CAD: GE
3D: Voxar, Siemens
Storage Systems: EMC, StorageTek
Servers: Sun, Siemens
X-ray: Siemens
CT: Siemens
MRI: Siemens
Ultrasound: Siemens/Acuson
Cath Lab: Siemens
Digital Radiography: Siemens
Computed Radiography: Fujifilm, Kodak
Mammography: GE
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center-Presbyterian
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | presbyterian.upmc.com
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center-Presbyterian, located in
the heart of Oakland, is an adult medical/surgical referral hospital
and a site of ongoing research and graduate programs in conjunction
with the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Founded in 1893,
UPMC Presbyterian is a part of the University of Pittsburgh Medical
Center (UPMC), the largest integrated healthcare delivery system in and
one of the leading nonprofit medical centers in the country. UPMC posts
annual revenue of $5.3 billion, and employs 39,000 people. UPMC is
investing $500 million in secure information technology to link and
manage the system, its centerpiece being the development of an
electronic health record.
Number of Acute Care Staffed Beds: 700
Number of Annual Imaging Procedures: 300,000-399,999
Percentage of Procedures that are Digital: 90% and up
Percentage of Facility that is Filmess: 90% and up
Number of Physicians in Network with Online Access to Digital Images: 3,000
Percentage of Physicians in Network with Access to Digital Images: 90% and up
Percentage of Referring Physicians with Access to Digital Images: 70% to 79%
Modalities and/or Departments that send images to PACS
X-ray, CT, MRI, Ultrasound, Computed Radiography, Nuclear Medicine, PET/CT, Orthopedics, Interventional
Departments that utilize images from PACS
Radiology, Cardiology, Oncology, Orthopedics, Surgery, Critical
Care/ICU/CCU, Radiation Therapy, Nuclear Medicine, Pathology,
Dermatology
Primary Vendors for Imaging & Information Systems
Radiology Information System: IDXrad
Laboratory Information System: Sunquest
Hospital Information System: Medipac
PACS: Stentor
Teleradiology: Stentor
X-ray: GE
CT: GE
MRI: GE
Ultrasound: GE
Computed Radiography: Agfa
PET/CT: CTI
Center for Diagnostic Imaging
Minneapolis, Minnesota | www.cdirad.com
Center for Diagnostic Imaging (CDI), founded in 1981, is a
physician-led national radiology practice. The Center provides
diagnostic and therapeutic radiology services through its 24
freestanding outpatient imaging centers in six states, including
Minnesota, Indiana, Florida, Missouri, Washington and Wisconsin. Among
the exams performed include: high-field short bore MRI, CT, PET,
nuclear medicine, bone mineral densitometry, ultrasound, breast MRI,
fluoroscopy, and x-ray. CDI also offers diagnostic injections and pain
management and virtual CT scans for lung, heart and colon screening.
Number of Annual Imaging Procedures: 200,000-299,999
Percentage of Procedures that are Digital: 90% and up
Percentage of Facility that is Filmess: 90% and up
Number of Physicians in Network with Online Access to Digital Images: 60
Percentage of Physicians in Network with Access to Digital Images: 90% and up
Percentage of Referring Physicians with Access to Digital Images: 80%-89%
Modalities and/or Departments that send images to PACS
CT, MRI, Computed Radiography, PET/CT
Primary Vendors for Imaging & Information Systems
Radiology Information System: Merge eFilm
PACS: Merge eFilm
Teleradiology: Merge eFilm
Voice/Speech Recognition: Merge eFilm
CAD: Confirma/CADx
3D: Viatronix, Vital Images, Voxar
Storage Systems: Acuo, IBM, EMC
Servers: IBM
X-ray: GE
CT: GE
MRI: Siemens
Ultrasound: Acuson
Computed Radiography: Fujifilm
PET/CT: GE
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Hershey, Pennsylvania | www.hmc.psu.edu
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center first opened in 1967 as a
medical school and began treating patients in 1970. Today, it is a
large academic medical center encompassing more than 2.2 million square
feet on a 545-acre campus. The 468-bed facility serves approximately
1.5 million residents of central Pennsylvania. Annually, the medical
center hosts approximately 480,000 outpatients, admits 20, 600
inpatients and hosts 42,000 emergency room visits. The facility
includes a children's hospital, physician's center, women's health
pavilion and a network of community-based family doctors at
primary-care clinics.
Number of Acute Care Staffed Beds: 415
Number of Beds: 500+
Number of Annual Imaging Procedures: 200,000-299,999
Percentage of Procedures that are Digital: 80%-89%
Percentage of Facility that is Filmess: 80%-89%
Number of Physicians in Network with Online Access to Digital Images: 1400
Percentage of Physicians in Network with Access to Digital Images: 90% and up
Percentage of Referring Physicians with Access to Digital Images: 100%
Modalities and/or Departments that send images to PACS
X-ray, CT, MRI, Ultrasound, Cath Lab, Digital Radiography, Computed Radiography, Nuclear Medicine, PET, PET/CT
Departments that utilize images from PACS
Radiology, Cardiology, Oncology, Orthopedics, Surgery, Critical Care/ICU/CCU, Radiation Therapy, Nuclear Medicine
Primary Vendors for Imaging & Information Systems
Radiology Information System: IDX
Cardiology Information System: HeartLab, ProSolve
Laboratory Information System: Sunquest
Hospital Information System: Cerner
PACS: IDX
Teleradiology: IDX
CPOE: Cerner
Decision Support: Cerner
Voice/Speech Recognition: ScanSoft
3D: Vital Images, TeraRecon
Storage Systems: IDX
Servers: HP, IBM
X-ray: Picker
CT: Philips
MRI: Philips
Ultrasound: Siemens/Acuson, GE
Cath Lab: Siemens
Digital Radiography: Hologic
Computed Radiography: Kodak
Radiation Therapy: Varian
Mammography: Hologic/Lorad
Nuclear Medicine: Philips
PET/CT: Philips
The Reading Hospital and Medical Center
West Reading, Pennsylvania | www.readinghospital.org
The Reading Hospital and Medical Center is a not-for-profit healthcare
center providing comprehensive acute care, post-acute rehabilitation,
behavioral, and occupational health services to the people of Berks and
adjoining counties. Established as The Reading Dispensary in 1867, the
Hospital has since expanded into a leader in tertiary care for this
region of Pennsylvania. It is the largest of seven hospitals in a
locally managed, not-for profit preferred provider organization network
called Berkshire Health Plan. Berkshire Health Plan developed as a
partnership between local hospitals and physicians spanning four
counties; Berks, Schuylkill, Lancaster, and Montgomery. Berkshire
Health Plan's provider network covers more than 70,000 lives and
includes 1,000 physicians.
Number of Acute Care Staffed Beds: 600+
Number of Annual Imaging Procedures: 200,000-299,999
Percentage of Procedures that are Digital: 90% and up
Percentage of Facility that is Filmess: 90%
Number of Physicians in Network with Online Access to Digital Images: 600+
Percentage of Physicians in Network with Access to Digital Images: 90% and up
Percentage of Referring Physicians with Access to Digital Images: 90% and up
Modalities and/or Departments that send images to PACS
X-ray, CT, MRI, Ultrasound, Cath Lab, Digital Radiography, Computed Radiography, Orthopedics, Critical Care/EKG
Departments that utilize images from PACS
Radiology, Cardiology, Oncology, Orthopedics, Surgery, Critical Care/ICU/CCU, Radiation Therapy, Nuclear Medicine
Primary Vendors for Imaging & Information Systems
Radiology Information System: Siemens
Cardiology Information System: Siemens
Laboratory Information System: Cerner
Hospital Information System: Siemens
PACS: Siemens
Teleradiology: Siemens
CPOE: Siemens
Decision Support: Siemens
Voice/Speech Recognition: Dictaphone
Storage Systems: IBM, Plasmon
Servers: Sun
X-ray: GE, Philips
CT: GE, Siemens
MRI: GE
Ultrasound: Siemens
Cath Lab: GE
Digital Radiography: Philips, GE
Computed Radiography: Kodak
Radiation Therapy: Varian
Mammography: Instrumentarium
Nuclear Medicine: Siemens, GE, ADAC
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center
Baton Rouge, Louisiana | www.ololrmc.com
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center is the dominant
institution in healthcare in the Greater Baton Rouge area. It is also
the largest private medical center in Louisiana, with 852 licensed
beds. Annually, approximately 25,000 patients are treated in the
hospital, and about 350,000 patients are seen at outpatient locations
with the assistance of almost 900 physicians and 3,000 staff members.
The facility was established in 1923 by the Franciscan Missionaries of
Our Lady.
Number of Acute Care Staffed Beds: 852
Number of Annual Imaging Procedures: 100,000-199,999
Percentage of Procedures that are Digital: 90% and up
Percentage of Facility that is Filmess: 90% and up
Number of Physicians in Network with Online Access to Digital Images: 1200+
Percentage of Physicians in Network with Access to Digital Images: 90% and up
Percentage of Referring Physicians with Access to Digital Images: 90% and up
Modalities and/or Departments that send images to PACS
X-ray, CT, MRI, Ultrasound, Digital Radiography, Computed Radiography, Pathology, Clinical Lab
Departments that utilize images from PACS
Radiology, Cardiology, Oncology, Orthopedics, Surgery, Critical Care/ICU/CCU, Radiation Therapy, Nuclear Medicine, Pathology
Primary Vendors for Imaging & Information Systems
Radiology Information System: Cerner
Laboratory Information System: Cerner
Hospital Information System: Cerner
PACS: Cerner
Teleradiology: Cerner
CPOE: Cerner
Decision Support: Cerner
3D: Cerner
X-ray: GE
CT: GE
MRI: GE
Ultrasound: Siemens/Acuson
Cath Lab: Siemens
Digital Radiography: Agfa
Computed Radiography: Agfa
Mammography: GE
Nuclear Medicine: ADAC
PET: CTI
PET/CT: CTI
Storage: IBM
Server: IBM
St. Mary's Medical Center
Evansville, Indiana | www.stmarys.org
Founded in 1872 by the Daughter's of Charity, St. Mary's is a
values-based, 500-bed acute care facility providing general medical,
cardiac, surgical, diagnostic, rehabilitation, senior, mental health,
oncology and emergency services, in addition to its separate yet
integrated hospital for women and children. Partnering with a medical
staff of more than 650 physicians, St. Mary's mission is to serve all
persons, with special attention to those who are poor and vulnerable.
St. Mary's is a member of Ascension Health, the nation's largest
Catholic-sponsored, not-for-profit health system.
Number of Acute Care Staffed Beds: 502
Number of Annual Imaging Procedures: 100,000-199,999
Percentage of Procedures that are Digital: 90% and up
Percentage of Facility that is Filmess: 90% and up
Number of Physicians in Network with Online Access to Digital Images: 600
Percentage of Physicians in Network with Access to Digital Images: 90% and up
Percentage of Referring Physicians with Access to Digital Images: 90% and up
Taking a leadership role in healthcare IT is all about connections -
between digital imaging modalities, between modalities and departments,
between information systems, between physicians, referring physicians
and specialists. This year's 15 winners - ranging from imaging centers
and a specialty heart hospital to large, academic medical centers and
community hospitals - share common goals of reducing and eliminating
film, investing in digital imaging devices, PACS and department
information systems and a determination to link decision-makers and
caregivers across the healthcare enterprise.