Who has DIVO installed and why?
DIVO is installed in many settings but primarily those that benefit from either rapid transmission of moving video files, with audio doppler, over the internet or from inexpensive archiving due to DIVO's small file sizes. Loma Linda Hospital, Childrens Hospital San Diego, Riverside County, Queen of the Valley and others use DIVO to send pediatric echo studies from the NICU to their cardiologist's homes and offices. Beverly Hospital and many private offices use DIVO to archive digital vascular studies at a fraction of the cost of alternative options. Facilities as far away as Guam and Holland use DIVO to send complete ultrasound studies to California for interpretation. These studies almost always include extended length video, doppler spectral cine with audio and technologists audio comments. These are things only DIVO can deliver.
From the technicians point of view
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DIVO sits on top of the ultrasound machine and has a footswitch to take the pictures. The middle footswitch takes still images and the other two take and store full length videos with audio. The images and videos are stored under the patients name, ID number and examination date. With the push of one button the studies are sent to the M.D. for reporting. This can be over a local area network (wireless or wired) or a wide area network including the internet and email. The audio component can be doppler and/or technician comments. Simple. No recording to tape or optical disk and then taking it to a computer to convert and send, just record from the ultrasound machine and the Dr. gets it on his desktop. Really simple.
From the physicians point of view
The physician logs on to the server and the images and videos appear in a folder marked "Unreported". Inside the "Unreported" folder are all the patients studies listed under patient name, ID and date of study. Physician reports can be dictated or typed directly into the patients folder. Images and videos are viewed using Windows "filmstrip" or "thumbnail" folder options (comes standard with Windows). Once the report is complete the patients file is stored in the "Reported" folder on the server and/or desktop and/or written to a CD.
So what?
Reporting complete studies, including full length videos with audio can be done from anywhere there is a computer with internet access (Kinkos, tradeshows, hotel, home, office, even the beach with wireless access) and... when the study is reported, the reported folder is stored back at the office server for permanent archiving. Multiple videos can play simultaneously and previously archived studies can be recalled and viewed along side current ones. Try that with a VCR!
Frequently asked questions
q) What about FDA 510K PACS requirements?
q) What about HIPAA requirements?
q) Can the videos be played back on a MAC as well as a PC?
q) Can it be connected to a C-Arm, Gamma camera, CT, MRI ?
q) How long are the videos it can take?
q) Can I review the images in my dicom viewer?
q) Can I connect it to any ultrasound machine?
q) Is it difficult to install?
q) How much is it?
a) CHEAP. Call 714 826 2777 or email at donw@pyramidmed.com .