Teranet Archives PACS as Extension of Managed Recovery Services

Teranet is pleased to announce William Osler Health Centre (WOHC) has expanded its relationship with Teranet to include archiving images from the newly installed PACS (Picture Archive and Communication System).

After successfully implementing managed recovery services from Teranet, EMC Corporation and JJWild Inc. last year, WOHC leveraged this investment to take advantage of Teranet's expertise to house their PACS archive offsite.   With decreasing budgets and increasing demands it is imperative that hospitals make the most of each investment.  WOHC has done just that by negotiating this new solution with Teranet. 

"The Health Centre had the foresight to see innovative uses for Teranet's services.  We are delighted to be able to offer solutions that bring Canadian health care facilities one step closer to developing a complete electronic records system," says Bonnie Foster, VP of Corporate Communications at Teranet.

The PACS archive will store medical images such as X-rays, MRI's and CAT scans. These images will be safeguarded with other online documentation, such as the hospital's lab, radiation and pharmacy data.

"We introduced an integrated PACS system to accelerate patient diagnosis, revolutionize patient care as well as improve the management and efficacy of our current infrastructure. The ability to safeguard this investment through Teranet's managed recovery services is reassuring from a patient care and a fiscal standpoint," says Judy Middleton, Chief Information Officer at William Osler Health Centre.

Teranet's services for the Health Care profession include managed recovery and archiving, online payment services for hospitals and electronic health information management services for health records departments.

Teranet develops business-to-business and business-to-government e-service solutions.  With a unique combination of capabilities and state-of-the-art systems, Teranet is at the forefront of delivering service potential in the healthcare, land, legal and financial services industries as well as enabling electronic government service delivery.

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For more information contact:

Bonnie Foster
Vice President, Corporate Communications & Government Relations
Teranet Inc.
(416) 643-1095