11 lifeIMAGE Testimonials

"If we place even one marginal heart, it is more than worth it."

“Before the patient has moved from the ambulance to the OR, the physician can pull up the images. The value of that from the standpoint of eliminating any delays in care or decision-making is tremendous in a time-sensitive situation.”

“... for us, it's seamless... Our workflow, our work style, everything has been the same, except that now we see the images and we can plan, and planning ahead for a trauma patient is key, especially for a critically injured trauma patient.”

“It’s not just about preparedness on our end, it’s really having the opportunity to work with other hospitals on a plan for a patient’s care the minute we get a phone call.”

“Image sharing is a difference maker because it gives us a leg up. It gives us a head start on knowing what the patient has before they get here and therefore that gives us the advantage of anticipating what services they might need next.”

“A number of services lined up wanting to use lifeIMAGE. The neurology department, with the large number of patients they see on a daily basis, and the fact that virtually every patient has some type of imaging study that they bring with them, has been an early adopter... ENT also found out about this technology, saw it as an essential need and quickly became enthusiastic users.”

“We are projecting that, in the current fiscal year, URMC will generate and read approximately 580,000 imaging studies. In addition to that, we will ingest more than 58,000 foreign studies into LifeIMAGE.”

"The difference now is that we can upload the study, attach all of the accompanying documents and publish it, and they have it that day."

"We are giving them feedback on diagnostic accuracy and patient management that, until recently, was only available either via email, or when we were there quarterly or during semi-annual visits."

“If the neurosurgeon doesn’t have the images to look at on the day of the surgery, then the surgery is canceled… If a patient waited six weeks to see me, and then they get nothing out of it and have to drive back, they get frustrated. Even if it was from another imaging center in town, people get upset.”

“The images have been easily accessible and of high quality. That is crucial for us to fulfill our mission of saving and improving lives through donation and transplantation.”