Our vision is to design a versatile universal Inbox for diagnostic-quality imaging data. Inboxes will be hosted in two types of environments. To start, physicians can use Inboxes that are hosted on their enterprise's lifeIMAGE Local Appliance (lila)™. lila‑based Inboxes are ideal places for uploading incoming patient CDs, teaching files, and non-radiology imaging data; and for collaborating with colleagues. The other hosting option, cloud-based Inboxes, are ideal for sharing exams and reports with referring physicians and patients. Each hospital or imaging center-based lila can publish imaging information to patient or referring physician Inboxes. In a highly secure environment, lifeIMAGE.com will facilitate access control, sharing, HIPAA compliance, identity management, backups, and integration with EMRs and PHRs.
When
used as an enterprise system, lila functions as an image and
information gateway. Its comprehensive workflow automates viewing,
storing, and sharing imaging data for individual physicians, including
nominating incoming patient CDs to be linked to RIS/PACS. At the
outgoing end, the facility can augment or replace the practice of
publishing CDs for patients and referring physicians. Patients and
physicians can receive their results in a secure and universal Inbox.
After patients or referring physicians receive their first imaging
result on lifeIMAGE.com, other imaging sites can forward results to the
established Inbox. Even studies stored at imaging sites that do not yet
have a lila can be forwarded to the patient’s Inbox using the
lifeIMAGE Uploader tool.