OVERVIEW
Group Type
Leading Breast Imaging and Research
Department
Group Profile
The Breast Imaging Division at MGH
was one of the first of its kind in the
country. Since that time, MGH has
been a leader in the development,
evaluation and early adoption of new
technology to aid in the early detection
of breast cancer, and providing the
highest quality of patient care.
MGH has been one of the pioneers in a
range of breast imaging procedures,
including digital mammography, breast
biopsy, breast MRI and digital breast
tomosynthesis.
Goals
MGH researched mammography
information systems to find a product
and company that would allow them to
support the capabilities of their internally
developed applications, and add a
range of new capabilities. Their high
level goals were:
- Maximum efficiency for the radiologist
- Support for their specialized workflow
- Integration with their IDX RIS
- Conversion of existing database
- Customizable user interface
- Flexible patient tracking and recall
- Integration with their GE and Hologic
digital systems
- Customized reminder letter system
- Integration with research database
- Patient entry of history on tablet PC
"We charged MagView with
customizing their system to
meet the diverse needs of
our combined clinical and
research practice. They
listened; and the product
which has resulted has
exceeded our expectations.
I would recommend it to any
Breast Imaging group."
–Elizabeth A. Rafferty, M.D.
Director of Breast Imaging
Avon Comprehensive Breast Center
Massachusetts General Hospital
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MagView delivers a highly customized breast imaging, reporting,
tracking and workflow management system.
In the early 1990's, the Breast Imaging Division of the Massachusetts General
Hospital, under the leadership of Dr. Daniel Kopans, internally developed
a system for mammography reporting, tracking and research. The system
allowed the department to eliminate transcription, and provided full MQSA
compliance. Over the years, MGH developed many enhancements to the system,
allowing the system to serve their changing needs. In 2004, despite the
fact that they were generally happy with the functionality of this system,
they decided to review other mammography information systems, to see if
they could find a system that suited their needs even better.
In reviewing Mammography Information System vendors, MGH focused in particular
on the vendor's ability to provide customized solutions to their specialized
needs, and provide a high level of support, training and extended service.
After thoroughly reviewing all available vendors and products, MGH selected
MagView.
During the implementation process, the MagView team successfully met each goal
which had been outlined in the project plan, including full integration with the IDX system
in place; implementation of a rapid reporting macro system which MGH had previously
designed; development of a specialized automated worklist management feature;
development of customized pathology tracking features; implementation of an
automated reminder letter system based on an interface with the existing scheduling
system; and development of customized management reporting features.
Click here to visit the Avon Comprehensive Breast Evaluation Center web site.
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