Epic adds one-click diagnostic image exchange to replace CDs across hospitals

Epic's new one-click image exchange lets outside hospitals share CT, MRI, and X-ray studies without CDs; its duplicate order checks already prevent over 21,000 repeat scans per year.

• Epic is rolling out Care Everywhere Diagnostic Image Exchange this month, using open image exchange standards and existing interoperability pipelines to move diagnostic-quality images between PACS.
• Providers can use reference images to identify the needed scan and retrieve the full diagnostic-quality study with one click.
• Epic's duplicate order checks already prevent over 21,000 repeat scans per year, and the new exchange lets providers access those prior images.

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