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American College of Radiology taps Cloud-anchored imaging

For automating Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) quality measures and other registry data on behalf of radiologists

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CHICAGO: Nuance Communications, Inc. announced that the American College of Radiology (ACR) and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) will leverage the Nuance PowerShare Network, a cloud-based medical imaging exchange, to bring clinical guidelines to the radiologist’s workflow and automate the process of collecting and reporting quality measures to meet industry regulations and guidelines.

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These organizations are among the first to join Nuance’s new PowerShare Innovation Program, which opens up the entire Network platform to other innovators and third parties to leverage the power of PowerShare and Nuance PowerScribe reporting through an easy-to-use cloud model to deliver clinical content and value-added services to a much wider audience, the announcement added.

“By leveraging the more than 2,000 provider organizations that use PowerShare to share three billion medical images and the over 1,600 provider organizations that use PowerScribe to produce diagnostic reports, the PowerShare Network connects radiologists, other clinicians, patients, government agencies, specialty medical societies and other organizations with the information needed to support improved clinical decision making and enhanced patient outcomes across the continuum of care,” said Peter Durlach, senior vice president of marketing and strategy, Nuance Communications.

“The ACR is making it easier for radiologists to participate in national registries and federal regulatory programs, which are so important for demonstrating value in healthcare,” said Mike Tilkin, chief information officer & executive vice president, American College of Radiology. “By providing a connectivity framework that leverages tools such as PowerShare, we automate the process of collecting and submitting Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) quality measures and other registry data on behalf of radiologists. Also, by integrating our nationally recognized clinical guidance with tools such as PowerScribe, we enhance the reporting process by providing critical information to the radiologist when it is most useful — in-context and during interpretation. These two programs are a huge step forward for the practice of Imaging 3.0.”

In partnership with the ACR and Nuance, MGH will deliver an initial set of radiology clinical decision support guidelines to the broader radiology community by integrating them into the PowerScribe workflow so that radiologists can access these evidence-based guidelines at the point of interpretation to improve clinical documentation consistency and quality.

“Our goal is to provide the highest quality patient care that is consistent with recognized national guidelines and standards,” says James A. Brink, MD, radiologist-in-chief, MGH. "Mass General has long been committed to developing, adopting and leveraging innovative systems and technology to achieve this goal.”

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