Laurel Bridge Software partners with radiology consortium

William Doss | | Radiology Business | Economics

Laurel Bridge Software has partnered with nationwide imaging consortium Strategic Radiology to offer preferred access to imaging workflow, archiving, and consolidation solutions. Individual members of Strategic Radiology have utilized Laurel Bridge software, and the Delaware-based company is looking forward to implementing their solutions nationwide, explained Laurel Bridge CEO Mark Blair. “By considering the Strategic Radiology member network as their unique imaging enterprise, we can help identify opportunities for them to leverage our centralized, scalable solutions for medical image ingestion, routing and retrieval,” he said in a press release. The enterprise imaging software underwent a major upgrade over the summer, adding HL7 message routing, non-DICOM file transport, and integration with dictation systems. Strategic Radiology is made up of 26 radiology practices across the United States, representing over 1,400 radiologists. Member institutions share data and best practices, clinical practice information is exchanged, and certain expenses are consolidated.
 "We are always looking for opportunities to improve clinical quality and deliver our services in a more cost-efficient manner", notes Arl Van Moore, Jr. MD, Strategic Radiology Chairman. "We believe that Laurel Bridge enterprise imaging workflow solutions will enable our members to achieve these goals individually and collectively, by enabling us to meet the unique and evolving imaging needs of our customers." 

William Doss

As a Senior Writer for TriMed Media Group, Will covers radiology practice improvement, policy, and finance. He lives in Chicago and holds a bachelor’s degree in Life Science Communication and Global Health from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He previously worked as a media specialist for the UW School of Medicine and Public Health. Outside of work you might see him at one of the many live music venues in Chicago or walking his dog Holly around Lakeview.

Related Content

Cardiology practices pay $17.7M to settle fraud allegations brought on by whistleblowers
Congress ditches doc fix in stopgap end-of-year funding bill
Teleradiology provider inks post-acute care deal worth $1.5M annually
US Radiology Specialists affiliate expands into new market
Radiologist rails against insurer’s refusal to cover key interventional service
Blue Cross Blue Shield affiliate rejects MRI contrast coverage, labeling it ‘investigational’

Around the web

Health Imaging
Nearly $800,000 settlement offered to family of man who died during MRI exam

The patient, who was being cared for in the ICU, was not accompanied or monitored by nursing staff during his exam, despite being sedated.

Cardiovascular Business
Global shortage of nuclear imaging isotopes may be over

The nuclear imaging isotope shortage of molybdenum-99 may be over now that the sidelined reactor is restarting. ASNC's president says PET and new SPECT technologies helped cardiac imaging labs better weather the storm.

Cardiovascular Business
‘A huge win’: CMS significantly increases Medicare payments for cardiac CT

CMS has more than doubled the CCTA payment rate from $175 to $357.13. The move, expected to have a significant impact on the utilization of cardiac CT, received immediate praise from imaging specialists.