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The Challenge
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BoneStation
Solution
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The Results
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An increase in test volume created time pressures on physicians
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Automated interpretation and customized reporting cut review time by 66%
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Tripled the center's test capacity while decreasing demands on staff and resources
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Reviewing physicians and staff managed the paper workflow
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A central electronic database stores scans and reports. Staff
instantly access scans by date or patient name
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Eliminated lost scans and provided on demand access to patient scan archives
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Demands on physicians created a need for better, more efficient reporting with quality control
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An easy three step wizard process provides simple scan interpretation that supports
reanalysis and warning/error notification
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Created standardized reporting for PCPs while eliminating costs for transcription, dictation and data entry.
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Some patient information had data entry errors casuing patient's insurance payment to be withheld or delayed
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BoneStation is compatible with hospital information systems It flags inconsistent records
and allows patient information to be edited.
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Reduces unpaid insurance claims and proprtionately increased realized clinic revenues.
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Archived charts were being pulled and viewed manually because software provided
only limited access to scan images and data
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Scalable anywhere reviewing from any computer with an
internet connection provides access to all archived scans and reports stored in the
database
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Eliminated the need for organizing charts and saved physician and administrative time
resources for other tasks. Provided an option to review scans off-site.
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Implementing a new tool and training a staff in a busy organization was
challenging.
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An intuitive customizable workflow process facilitated minimal
learning time and flexibility.
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A scalable solution was easy for the center to adopt. The center dramtically
increased its efficiency.
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