Radiation Therapy Equipment Vendors Test System Integration

The American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology hosted an Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise - Radiation Oncology (IHE-RO) connectathon recently at its headquarters in Fairfax, Va., to advance its effort to promote seamless connectivity and integration of radiotherapy equipment and patient health information systems. The connectathon was the final step in a multi-step process that included vendor development, software testing and real-time interconnectivity testing.

Allowing physicians to purchase the best equipment for their practices, regardless of manufacturer, will hopefully reduce medical errors as healthcare staff will no longer have to re-enter information because systems are unable to communicate. This will also allow equipment manufacturers to focus on developing their niche systems rather than forcing them to produce an entire product line.

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