US-based company Medicom Technologies is set to extend its enterprise imaging platform directly into the electronic health record (EHR) through a new suite of SMART on FHIR applications available on the Epic Showroom’s Connection hub.
This integration embeds essential imaging management tools within the clinicians’ primary workspace, reducing the need for them to switch between systems and help prevent delays in patient care.
The unified approach ensures healthcare providers can access actionable, accurate imaging studies within the EHR before appointments or during ongoing care.
By integrating workflows, healthcare professionals are provided with a thorough contextual history that facilitates quicker and more informed decision-making.
The platform aims to improve clinical efficiency and alleviate administrative burdens, both of which can lead to staff burnout.
Developed in partnership with clinical leaders, the SMART on FHIR applications facilitate large-scale implementation and are currently utilised by health systems such as NYU Langone to minimise clinical hurdles and optimise image exchange.
The integration enables the capabilities of Medicom's platform, which include checkpoint for importing and validating external studies and data import for imaging ingestion from physical media, to be accessible within Connection Hub on Epic Showroom.
The integration can also patient match to ensure correct medical record number assignment, perform secure patient-driven imaging uploads, enable API connector for custom integrations, and append to add relevant EHR data to outgoing imaging sends.
Medicom CEO Michael Rosenberg stated: “By adopting SMART on FHIR across our applications, we’re bringing image exchange directly into the EHR. The technology to move beyond CDs has existed for years, but overcoming change management has been the real challenge.
“Embedding them within the clinician’s workflow, syncing with existing orders and enhancing patient safety through multipoint matching can finally help health systems achieve a truly integrated platform for image exchange.”
