CVIS

Cardiovascular information systems (CVIS) include electronic reporting systems for all aspects of the cardiovascular service line. These health informatics systems often incorporate cardiac PACS and reporting systems for echocardiography, cath lab, cardiac surgery, electrophysiology (EP), ECG and diagnostic testing. Today, these systems are often web-enabled or web-based and integrated tightly with a healthcare system's electronic medical record (EMR).

CVIS: Improving Departments from Within

Cardiology departments are learning that their cardiovascular information systems (CVIS) are the perfect conduit to produce actionable and quantifiable data that can drive quality process improvement and cost savings.

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CVIS: Cardiac Reporting Thats Hard to Beat

In healthcare today, climbing to the top or staying there requires keeping up with the latest advances in technology that improve not only patient care, but a facility as a whole. That whole is made up of many departments that operate best when connected to each other and throughout the enterprise. 

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