U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
VA Medical Imaging Reaches Record Level
Published in Telemedicine Week, August 11th, 2009
"Using this technology, VA has established an unprecedented number of medical images in its database, allowing VA physicians immediate access to patient records regardless of their location," said Dr. Gerald Cross, VA's acting under secretary for health, said. "Our Veterans don't have to wait for hospital staff to find x-rays or make comparisons between a patient's past and current records."
The imaging system captures clinical images, scanned...
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Source: Telemedicine Week (2009-08-11)
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