Deployment of Acuo Technologies PACS Neutral Archive will help doctors and administrators access and effectively manage more than 40 terabytes of Medical Imaging data ST. PAUL, Minn., Dec. 1
ST. PAUL, Minn., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Acuo Technologies(R), developers
of high-performance software for intelligent medical image management, data
migration tools and services, today announced the contracting with Rush
University Medical Center of Chicago, IL, for a new vendor neutral archiving
solution which becomes the basis of the Hospital's medical image management
platform. The archiving solution is based on the Acuo Technologies DICOM
Services Grid(TM) software storing to Rush's existing storage management
system thus leveraging existing technology investments Rush has made in
storage.
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Acuo Technologies' integrated medical imaging solution, the DICOM Services
Grid, allows Rush University Medical Center to gain control of more than 40
terabytes of existing medical data such as x-rays and cardiology images as
well as providing a robust image management layer for all future medical
imaging content. The Acuo solution provides Rush an open systems standards
based automated system with business continuity resulting in a lower total
cost of ownership by eliminating the expense of multiple proprietary systems.
The solution selected by Rush is designed to allow all medical images to
be stored on the Acuo archive, allowing the hospital's Electronic Medical
Record (EMR) portal to have one location to retrieve patient images, instead
of multiple integrations and locations. The combined solution will also
ensure that all patient studies are safely stored, protected and can be
accessed from any Rush location in a consistent and reliable fashion.
Rush University Medical Center will also be using the Acuo DICOM Assisted
Migration (ADAM) to move data from the existing proprietary archive into the
Acuo vendor neutral archive, ensuring that Rush will be able to gain control
of their data and never pay for a migration again. The Acuo solution will be
used as the PACS neutral Archive of Record for all future PACS system
purchases. This strategy will enable Rush to add applications directly to the
Acuo Archive without expensive and complex integrations to existing and future
PACS. Using the standards based approach, the Acuo solution will eliminate
the costly and time consuming data migrations in the future.
"We are very pleased to initiate this relationship with one of the
country's most prestigious hospital systems," said Jeff Timbrook CEO of Acuo
Technologies. "We have been very impressed with the technical team at Rush and
are excited they share our vision of software middleware layer that offers
superior image management, archiving, and data migration capabilities that are
extensible and collaborative. Acuo delivers to Rush University a set of
applications that extend and virtualizes storage, network, and application
resources such as PACS and DICOM communications."
About Acuo Technologies
Acuo Technologies, with headquarters in St. Paul, MN, was founded in 2000
with the objective of developing the first enterprise-wide collaborative asset
management solution for medical DICOM images residing in a Picture Archiving
and Communications System (PACS). Over 250 implementations around the world
have deployed DICOM Services Grid(TM) software solutions. For more
information, visit www.acuotech.com.
About Rush University Medical Center
Rush University Medical Center is an academic medical center that
encompasses the more than 600 staffed-bed hospital (including Rush Children's
Hospital), the Johnston R. Bowman Health Center and Rush University. Rush
University, with more than 1,270 students, is home to one of the first medical
schools in the Midwest, and one of the nation's top-ranked nursing colleges.
Rush University also offers graduate programs in allied health and the basic
sciences. Rush is noted for bringing together clinical care and research to
address major health problems, including arthritis and orthopedic disorders,
cancer, heart disease, mental illness, neurological disorders and diseases
associated with aging.
DICOM is the registered trademark of the National Electrical Manufacturers
Association for its standards publications relating to digital communications
of medical information.
SOURCE Acuo Technologies
