Digital Mammography Impacts Throughput, Workflow and Revenues

KLAS Announces Publication of Its Initial Digital Mammography Report

Press Release Summary: KLAS delves into the adoption of digital imaging in mammography services and publishes its inaugural Digital Mammography Report to inform healthcare providers about the successes and struggles other healthcare providers have encountered while integrating digital mammography in their hospitals and clinics.

Orem, UT – 1/21/2008

As a result of provider demand for information on user experiences with digital mammography, KLAS publishes its inaugural study on the marketplace from a user standpoint. In this Digital Mammography Report, KLAS investigates the successes and challenges providers have had with incorporating digital mammography into their hospital or clinic.

The research found that although respondents report improved patient throughput and some workflow improvements, not all providers experienced the significant enhancement to overall efficiency and revenues that vendors may promise. However, nearly all providers participating in the study reported improvement in their effectiveness and diagnostic screenings. From a business perspective, the ROI becomes somewhat more difficult to achieve. Overall, study participants believe the investment in digital mammography is worth the effort.

Vendors included in the report are GE, Hologic and Siemens, with preliminary user feedback on Fuji. Visit KLAS’ website www.KLASresearch.com for more information.

Vendor products included in the main body and early data of the report are Cerner Bridge MedPoint, Cerner CareMobile/CareAdmin, Epic EpicCare Inpatient MAR, GE Centricity Enterprise Medication Charting, McKesson Horizon Admin-Rx, Meditech BMV and Siemens Med Administration Check. Addendum data was also included for CareFusion Bar Code Medication Administration, Eclipsys Sunrise KBMA, IntelliDOT and Mediware MediMAR.

About KLAS

KLAS is the only research firm that specializes in monitoring and reporting the performance of healthcare’s information technology (HIT) vendors. KLAS’ mission is to improve HIT delivery, by independently measuring vendor performance for the benefit of our healthcare provider partners, consultants, investors, and vendors. Working together with executives from over 4500 hospitals and over 2500 clinics, KLAS delivers timely reports, trends, and statistics, which provide a solid overview of vendor performance in the HIT industry. KLAS measures performance of software, professional services, and medical equipment vendors. For more information, go to www.KLASresearch.com, email marketing@KLASresearch.com, or call 1-800-920-4109 to speak with a KLAS representative.