tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post321341013414265951..comments2024-03-27T09:55:23.143-07:00Comments on Dispatch from the Digital Health Frontier: Cool Technology of the WeekJohn Halamkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04550236129132159307noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post-42408869673346478832010-09-02T00:48:23.825-07:002010-09-02T00:48:23.825-07:00I read that this was an FY09 project ... how did y...I read that this was an FY09 project ... how did you go with it? Have you achieved Enterprise Image Management nirvana?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post-25013200912402218222008-03-31T08:20:00.000-07:002008-03-31T08:20:00.000-07:00Thanks John for the reply and how TOMCAT may be a ...Thanks John for the reply and how TOMCAT may be a signal that Philips is looking to "open-up" their system.<BR/><BR/>This gets back to my original question regarding 1000 flowers. Are specialized, dept/procedure specific EMRs that are "open" (such as TOMCAT) integrating readily to a parent EMR something that CIOs, such as yourself willing to support/look favorably upon?Johnnysmoothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00425577121725301407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post-29964462428392980162008-03-30T17:38:00.000-07:002008-03-30T17:38:00.000-07:00Documentum is a great product for non-structured d...Documentum is a great product for non-structured data, but it is not optimized for DICOM exchange.<BR/><BR/>Philips acquired Stentor a few years ago, which was a proprietary standalone system. Tomcat seems to embrace a more open standards/interoperable approach. This could indicate a new desire for Philips to better integrate its products. I'll review it and add more detail.John Halamkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04550236129132159307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post-62070706976733502682008-03-28T18:55:00.000-07:002008-03-28T18:55:00.000-07:00Since the DICOM Standard has become stable in its ...Since the DICOM Standard has become stable in its native format more confidence is forming on using enterprise storage for image files. As the other -ologies move to native DICOM you will start to see more organizations migrating to the enterprise storage grid/cloud. Your organization will benefit tremendously once you install this new application in 2009 for all image formats and other data parameters. Best Wishes on this endeavor.<BR/><BR/>P.S. - The first native DICOM cloud was installed at The Cleveland Clinic Department of Cardiology in 2000 by Philips Medical for cardiology image files with an average file size of 500MB's each.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13913030801812794486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post-51165278442823236062008-03-28T11:34:00.000-07:002008-03-28T11:34:00.000-07:00I think John H is right on. Focusing on DICOM as a...I think John H is right on. Focusing on DICOM as a standard and virtualizing Content Management will help solve huge issues with desperate imaging systems which can lead to real savings and better clinical care.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Any thoughts on EMC's Documentum product? EMC has been long serving the end to end Enterprise Content Management/Records Management market.<BR/><BR/>The Documentum platform has been installed in many Ambulatory and Inpatient Records scanning areas as well as electronic forms to automate signed forms (consent, addmission, etc). With Documentum's Medical Information Transformation services you can scrape the DICOM header off of the image and place it in the database which will categorize based on predetermined taxonomies with the Content Intelligence Services tool.<BR/><BR/>http://www.emc.com/collateral/software/data-sheet/h3084-cts-ds.pdf<BR/>http://www.emc.com/products/detail/software/content-intelligence-services.htm<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>What EMC has been doing with Documentum (applying it to medical IT) and integrating it to the storage subsystems (NAS, CAS, SAN from any vendor) while incorporating the back up and recovery environments addresses the challenges John talks to.<BR/><BR/>Thoughts?Mike Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16036024798952542321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post-20331516020669948342008-03-28T06:39:00.000-07:002008-03-28T06:39:00.000-07:00Speaking of letting 1000 wildflowers bloom...Any t...Speaking of letting 1000 wildflowers bloom...<BR/><BR/>Any thoughts on Philips' acquisition of cardiovascular IS company TOMCAT this week. Looked at TOMCAT and it appears to be an EMR child for cardio that taps into a hospital's parent EMR/PM system. Certainly Philips will look to combine this with the rest of the cardio portfolio as a full solution sell but was wondering as a CIO, does this issue/potential raise concerns?Johnnysmoothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00425577121725301407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post-85064845035097038662008-03-28T06:37:00.000-07:002008-03-28T06:37:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Johnnysmoothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00425577121725301407noreply@blogger.com