Viztek Debuts Opal WEB-RIS at RSNA 2010 -Chicago -

Innovative Platform for Radiology Information and Business Management

Viztek (Booth # 9122), the comprehensive medical imaging solution provider, introduces at RSNA 2010 Opal-wRIS, an innovative Web-based application that combines advanced RIS functionalities with a unique platform for the management of key aspects of a radiology business in today’s healthcare environment.
Opal-wRIS delivers a full range of RIS features, including scheduling, full modality worklist, dictation and transcription, automatic report distribution and full HL7 in-and out-bound interfaces.

In addition, the RIS offers an innovative referring physician portal that provides authorized users with the ability to directly add their patients to a radiology site’s imaging schedule as well as to view reports immediately upon completion. The Opal-wRIS solution’s innovative women’s health component delivers a range of specialized mammography features, from scheduling and automated patient reminders to reporting—all customized for the unique needs of mammography.

Ensuring the highest level of patient care, efficiency and legal compliance, the new software solution automates the complete radiology exam lifecycle. It has pre-loaded CPT codes and automated procedural diagnosis validation that will predict the likelihood an exam will be covered under a particular insurance policy. Once patients are scheduled for procedures, it provides automatic insurance pre-authorizations. Advanced modality worklist features streamline equipment scheduling and reading and reporting information flow. Upon exam completion, the application exports charges to all major billing applications.

To help practices deliver the highest level of patient care, meet legal requirements and mitigate potential risks, the new application also provides built in exam follow up and outcome tracking, with detailed lists of open items and incomplete patient responses.

With today’s emphasis on quality assurance, Opal-wRIS collects data over time and tracks outcomes by physician, technologist and facility to provide sophisticated, automated peer review.

“The new Opal-wRIS provides the most complete radiology information and business management platform on the market today,” says Steve Deaton, Viztek VP of Sales. “As one of the few Web-based RIS solutions available today, its open, anytime, anywhere infrastructure supports multiple sites and today’s wide variety of radiology business models. It delivers a full range of unique solutions from start to finish.”