“ At debut , referrers immediately began accessing images on iPads .”
USE CASE : BARWON HEALTH , AUSTRALIA
Geelong hospital deploys iPad / iPhone / Android viewer to provide rapid access to reports and images by referring physicians , specialists and doctors scattered throughout the southwest Victoria region . Geelong is Victoria ’ s second largest city after Melbourne .
PROBLEM :
• Rapid access to images and reports 24 / 7 required for hospital radiology team and after-hours cases — more than half of which are ordered by specialists outside the hospital .
SOLUTION :
• Secure zero-footprint HTML5 viewer permits full access to authorized clinicians throughout Australia , so first responders and follow-up clinicians can access the images and reports as needed .
“ At debut , referrers immediately began accessing images on iPads .”
Barwon Health is one of the largest and most comprehensive regional health services in Australia and Geelong Hospital , in Geelong , Victoria , is its flagship healthcare facility . The 406-bed general medical and surgical teaching hospital is affiliated with The University of Melbourne and Deakin University with obstetric , paediatric and psychiatric beds . Specialist services extend north to Werribee and to the South Australian border for major specialties such as cancer , cardiology and cardio-thoracic surgery . With the exception of neurosurgery and transplantation , virtually all specialties are available in Geelong . For more information , visit www . barwonhealth . org . au /