Steve Deaton is vice president of HealthCare IT Solutions for Konica Minolta Medical Imaging. His background in IT gives him an advantage in understanding how the backend of each radiology department works, regardless of healthcare facility type or size. With more than 10 years in the radiology software market, Deaton has contributed significantly to the development of Konica Minolta’s next generation HealthCare IT solution, Exa, which he discusses at length in this Q&A.
What’s new at Konica Minolta?
Konica Minolta is a multi-billion dollar global company that is always working on the next big innovation. Today, the exciting innovation in the healthcare space is the Exa Platform. The technology used in this HealthCare IT platform is all new to the market. It completely optimizes the current radiology workflow in so many ways.
What about the new Exa Platform sets it apart from the competition?
Exa is driven by several technologies that are able to give it an edge over the others. A true diagnostic Zero Footprint Viewer allows for secure and easy access to patient information from any web-enabled device, regardless of operating system, browser, and so on. With Server Side Rendering, access to existing fi les and images, regardless of size, happens instantly. The time savings is considerable and the functionality also serves to free up bandwidth on the network infrastructure. The platform offers a single database across solutions and highly advanced features such as the Drag and Drop Custom Workflow Engine.
What types of healthcare facilities can benefit from this new HealthCare IT Platform?
Exa is scalable based on the needs of the facility. It can go in facilities as small as a one- or two-physician practice but has strong hold in hospitals as large as 500 beds. It has applications in specialty facilities like urgent care, orthopedics, women’s health, and teleradiology, among others. The modules can be turned on and o as needed to fi t the needs of the particular facility and size.
How does the new HealthCare IT Platform fit with the existing Konica Minolta Imaging product offering?
Konica Minolta Medical Imaging has had an exceptional reputation for CR scanners, DR panels and ultrasound. In addition to the ultrasound and digital x-ray components, we now have full-room systems in various configurations that have countless applications. The Exa Platform can be paired with these systems as well as any other modality, such as breast tomography, PET and CT.
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About Konica Minolta Medical Imaging
Konica Minolta Medical Imaging is a world class market leader in medical diagnostic imaging and provider of complete digital software and hardware imaging solutions. Introducing Exa, a revolutionary new platform enabling zero footprint full-featured diagnostic viewing paired with server-side rendering for unbeatable speed, the company's innovation in software is complemented by their comprehensive line of DR solutions, with panels that come in multiple configurations ranging from retrofit packages to complete new radiology rooms, mobile solutions, and ultrasound. Konica Minolta Medical Imaging, headquartered in Wayne, NJ, is a unit of Konica Minolta, Inc. (TSE: 4902). For more information, visit http://www.konicaminolta.com/medicalusa/solutions/healthcare-it/
Konica Minolta Medical Imaging, headquartered in Wayne, NJ, is a unit of Konica Minolta, Inc. (TSE: 4902).For more information on Konica Minolta Primary Imaging Solutions, please visit www.konicaminolta.com/medicalusa
