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As other industries turn to the virtual cloud for a variety of information technology (IT) solutions, those in healthcare — especially in radiology — continue to weigh in carefully on the pros and cons of running software tools, as well as hosting their data and medical images, on a third-party server. While the potential for lower costs, improved scalability and faster deployment of services is attractive to physicians and hospitals, concerns such as security issues and increased dependence on an external service provider can also factor into decisions regarding the cloud.
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GNAX Health announced the availability of GNAX SDEX Secure digital imaging and communications in medicine (DICOM) Exchange, allowing hospitals, ACOs and HIEs the ability to transfer medical images securely. The announcement was made by Jeff Hinkle, CEO, GNAX, at the Radiological Society of North America's 98th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting in Chicago, Ill.
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June 7, 2012 — GNAX Health, a provider of healthcare technology infrastructure and application delivery service provider, will present its medical image cloud archive and vendor-neutral archive (VNA) solutions at the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) Annual Conference in Orlando, Fla., June 7 – 10, 2012.
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GNAX DOES VNA provides a flexible picture archiving and communication system (PACS) Vendor Neutral Archive (VNA) that combines the cost benefits of a low-cost cloud storage solution with the security of a permanent PACS archive. The VNA normalizes all medical images, regardless of PACS system, and makes them accessible from any viewer, through the electronic health record ( EHR) or via the Web.
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November 18, 2011 — Global Net Access (GNAX) Health, a healthcare technology infrastructure and application delivery service provider, announced the general availability of its cloud-based archive, storage and back-up solution for healthcare.
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