Antin Kushnir, Ihor Dutka

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1 PROJECT PROPOSAL TELERADIOLOGY NETWORK WITHIN POLISH-UKRAINIAN TRANSBOUNDARY COOPERATION Antin Kushnir, Ihor Dutka Meditech Ltd. Lviv, Ukraine Projekt współfinansowany przez Unię Europejską w ramach Europejskiego Funduszu Społecznego

2 Company profile Meditech Ltd. was established in 2006 and positioning itself as a private company which supports innovative technologies in medicine. Our company is represented by a dynamic and highly professional team, capable to provide and manage specialised medical and IT service. Meditech provides: radiology information systems administration; remote lectures, seminars, video conferences; telemedical consultations by leading Ukrainian and International experts; international medical support and treatment abroad service.

3 Partnership Meditech started to work with the leading companies and institutions on a Polish market in the field of radiology service providing with a special focus in Teleradiology Key partners of Meditech in teleradiology and radiology IT in Poland are Alteris Ltd. ( and Voxel S.A. ( In 2007 Meditech started close cooperation with Polish Telemedicine Society Since 2008 Meditech is Officially Recognized Partner of Freiburg University Hospital (Germany) in Ukraine

4 Partnership Radiology ICT experience resources equipment know-how success solutions flexibility expertise security

5 Project description Creating Teleradiology network within Polish-Ukrainian transboundary cooperation in line with the EU guidelines, the project aims at facilitating and strengthening access to healthcare sector with special focus on radiology (RTG, CT, MRI, PET) as well as to improve quality of medical service in the regions of the partner institutions. It will promote internal integration in its social, economic and territorial dimensions, through networking structures for highly sustainable, efficient and innovative movement of medical information and ideas via the unified network of radiology information system.

6 Teleradiology Teleradiology - is the electronic transmission of radiographic images from one geographical location to another for the purposes of interpretation and consultation.

7 Teleradiology Workflow 1. Patient is scanned at facility 2. Images and patient information are sent to PACS 3. Request called, faxed or ed to radiologist 4. Study read by radiologist 5. Transcription of diagnosis 6. Report delivered (fax or )

8 What does Teleradiology client need Images in standard DICOM format DICOM-workstation or modality able to send images to DICOM node (DICOM storage SCU) Internet connection: Stable Fast enough Either: Workstation for direct DICOM-communication via VPN Connection SSL-Server with own Workstation Workstation with DICOM- (testing necessary)

9 Architecture Diagram Client Network Radiologist s Network Laptop Workstations High-speed connection Workstations VPN device VPN device PACS server or modality PACS server

10 Project s Benefits For patients: Access to the expertise of highly specialised medical doctors at Voxel S.A. network and other diagnostical units Possibility to obtain consultation with particular specialists Correct diagnosis and correct treatment even in difficult cases Exchange of expertise between doctors, training of Ukrainian specialists, helping to achieve European standards in radiology Security of a second opinion

11 Project s Benefits For the Hospital/Clinic: Better patient care Local access to high-end modalities Faster report turn-around time Around-the-clock coverage Affordable coverage

12 Thank You Meditech Ltd. Zygzag str., Lviv, Ukraine Tel.: Fax.: office@meditech.com.ua Projekt współfinansowany przez Unię Europejską w ramach Europejskiego Funduszu Społecznego