ORLANDO, April 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Ikonopedia
announced today that its breast imaging reporting tools and MQSA
management system have been selected for use by BelleBridge, which
provides telemedicine services for interpretations of breast
screening and diagnostic examinations. Ikonopedia will showcase its
suite of structured reporting solutions at the Society of Breast
Imaging's SBI/ACR Breast Imaging Symposium in Orlando, Fla., April
25-28, 2015 (SBI Booth #216).
BelleBridge is an innovative telemedicine provider specializing
in remote breast diagnostics. Designed to dramatically increase
diagnostic accuracy, the turn-key service can be cost-efficiently
implemented in scarcely populated rural areas as well as in highly
populated urban locations. Providing remote diagnostic and
interpretation services for screening mammography, diagnostic
mammography, breast ultrasound and breast MRI, BelleBridge combines
cutting-edge technology and meticulously selected expert
radiologists with logistical efficiency unprecedented in the field
of teleradiology and diagnostic mammography to effectively address
efficiency and quality challenges that underserved areas face
domestically and globally. The Ikonopedia installation is
expected to provide structured reporting capabilities for all
breast imaging exams interpreted by BelleBridge breast radiologists
on behalf of clients, which include radiology groups, breast
centers, hospitals, and independent imaging facilities.
"While breast imaging technology has made tremendous advances
over the past several years with digital mammography, tomosynthesis
and automated breast ultrasound, the true lynchpin to quality
breast care is access to dedicated breast imagers," said Elmar A.
Davé, M.B.A., Chief Operating Officer, BelleBridge. "Ikonopedia is
a perfect partner for improving breast care, offering breast
specific reporting tools, risk assessment software and MQSA
tracking capabilities that provide tremendous workflow and
efficiency benefits that enable us to drive access to high quality
breast imaging through the industry's first true breast telehealth
service."
"A multimodality approach to early phase breast cancer detection
in the hands of experienced breast radiologists, combined with
local-regional therapy, is the most important control mechanism for
breast cancer survival," said Dr. László Tabár, one of Ikonopedia's
founders and a member of BelleBridge's medical advisory board.
"BelleBridge is dedicated to expanding access to advanced breast
imaging capabilities through an innovative telemedicine delivery
and Ikonopedia provides a full suite of breast imaging reporting
tools that enable a new level of quality and
productivity."
Ikonopedia's suite of report generation software tools includes
Screening MRI, Diagnostic MRI, Diagnostic Ultrasound, and Biopsy in
addition to Screening and Diagnostic Mammography. For each
modality, context-specific images and educational materials are
available via a reference library drawn from the teaching
files and maintained by Ikonopedia founders and contributors,
including Tabár (mammography), Thomas
Stavros, MD (diagnostic ultrasound), and Michael Vendrell, MD and Steven E. Harmes, MD (MRI).
Designed to optimize breast imaging workflow, Ikonopedia's
reporting tools are based on indexing breast findings based on what
they look like rather than what they are called. While
Ikonopedia's proprietary drag-and-drop lesion locator has been
customized for each of the reporting modalities, all have the same
consistent layout for efficiency. All reports are guaranteed
to be 100% BI-RADS® language compliant and current with the Atlas
5th Edition. The Ikonopedia reporting interface is fast
without sacrificing accuracy and built-in metrics show a median
screening report time of 33 seconds — with many under 10
seconds – and many reporting errors common with dictation such as
inappropriate BI-RADS®, incomplete reports, and wrong-side
reporting are eliminated automatically.
The new MQSA notification and follow-up system is designed to
help users remain compliant with MQSA. The system can manage
all patient tracking and communication capabilities, including
letters, calls, and certified/registered mail based on customized
user-defined protocols. Ikonopedia provides flexibility in
all required patient notifications and letters can be personalized
by BI-RADS category, breast density, exam-type, and risk assessment
score, and can be batch printed with facility logos and
government-mandated language. With the letter filter system,
patients with dense breasts or high risk score can receive a
context-specific letter that is appropriate for them.
Ikonopedia provides a full-enterprise mammography audit that
captures all data mandated by MQSA with no additional data
entry. Eliminating the need for manual tracking processes,
users can create reports at the enterprise level or segmented at
the site/clinic level, or by individual radiologist.
About BelleBridge
BelleBridge provides telemedicine
services for breast imaging & diagnosis in all 50 states in the
US. The company is well positioned for comprehensive multimodality
breast imaging interpretations through its innovative technology,
efficient logistics and team of dedicated breast
radiologists.
For more information, visit www.BelleBridge.com.
About Ikonopedia
Ikonopedia, LLC was founded by three
expert breast imaging radiologists: László Tabár, MD, A. Thomas
Stavros, MD, and Michael J. Vendrell, MD. Ikonopedia is an
image-based breast study interpretation and reporting tool designed
to interface with multiple Radiology PACS and Information Systems.
Selecting an Ikonopedia image icon inserts a structured language
description of the lesion and its location into the report. An
embedded real-time reference created and maintained by Drs. Tabár,
Stavros, and Vendrell is available whenever the Radiologist might
want to seek further knowledge for accurate diagnosis. For more
information, visit www.ikonopedia.com.
To view the original version on PR Newswire,
visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ikonopedia-selected-to-provide-breast-imaging-report-generation-capabilities-for-bellebridges-breast-telemedicine-services-300072059.html
SOURCE Ikonopedia