Nitor Group unveils DICOMDirect at HIMSS 2012 -- Press Release
Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 12:00PM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Contact: Doug Hill
info@dicomdirect.com
Las Vegas, NV, February 21, 2012 – Nitor Group, Ltd., a healthcare IT consulting provider and a significant contributor to the advancement of the Nationwide Health Information Network (NwHIN), from trial implementation to today’s production status, unveils a HIPAA compliant, cloud-based HISP --- DICOMDirect.
“With the press of a button, healthcare providers can safely and securely send large DICOM medical images (CT Scan, MRI, mammography, etc.) to a provider or patient. DICOMDirect is easier than email!”, said Doug Hill, Partner. “Without expensive modifications to existing workflow and systems, healthcare providers can push diagnostic quality medical images over the internet.”
DICOMDirect, based on ONC’s Direct Project, enables a provider to securely push medical information over the internet using industry accepted standards and protocols. “Our product manages the complexity of delivering large DICOM images, while preserving the diagnostic quality through the compressions and encryption process”, said Buff Colchagoff, Partner. “DICOMDirect is specifically designed to handle the complexity of large file transfers and digital certificates, and streamline the compression, encryption, and transmission of DICOM images.” DICOMDirect makes sending medical information as easy as creating an account, selecting DICOM images, selecting a recipient, and hitting the send button.
Nitor Group, Ltd., founded in 2007 and headquartered in Washington, DC, is an IT consulting firm composed of professionals passionate about creating practical solutions to difficult problems. Working both in government and commercial sectors, Nitor takes a very broad view of IT systems, strategies, and solutions.
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