RADIOLOGY FILM & MEDICAL IMAGE MANAGEMENT

Taking film to the digital realm: new challenges, new tools

An increasing number of hospitals and diagnostic imaging centers are moving to Picture Archiving and Communications Systems (PACS), to store, manage, display and deliver digital medical images and improve patient care. Managing large historical film libraries in parallel with new PACS-based electronic images, however, is both complex and costly. Achieving a true filmless environment can take years. 

Whether you manage film or digital images, or a hybrid environment in between, it’s essential patient information be protected from disaster, loss, damage and misuse, while at the same time, easily accessible for rapid recovery in the event of a disaster. Furthermore, medical records must be safeguarded in compliance with HIPAA and other regulations designed to protect patient health information.

Iron Mountain solutions

Iron Mountain provides radiology solutions across this entire spectrum, from relocating entire film libraries to convenient off-site locations, to film digitization and electronic delivery directly into PACS, to disaster recovery and long-term archiving of medical images.

Benefits of analog film management solutions include:

• Unlimited open-shelf capacity to store your purged radiology film.
• Regularly scheduled pick-ups and deliveries – as well as on-demand deliveries.
• Indexing and storage in terminal digit sequence that mirrors onsite filing systems.

Benefits of film conversion solutions include:

• Manage analog films before, during and after PACS implementation.
• View historical studies side-by-side with new studies when making a diagnosis.
• Minimize scanning costs by converting only that portion of the analog film inventory that is needed.

Benefits of medical archiving solutions include:

• 24x7 access to radiology studies.
• Comprehensive disaster recovery protection and on-demand access to all medical images.
• Reduced technology and cost burden on your facility.

Learn more about the following Iron Mountain film and medical image management solutions:

> Disaster Recovery & Long-Term Archiving
> Off-site Film Storage and Management
> Analog Film Digitization
> Image Backfile Scanning