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 Images-on-Call's DICOM Private NetworkTM (DPN) provides a
means for Radiology off-hours
services to securely obtain images and move them to a
centralized location via the Internet.
DPN - Client:
The DPN Client software will
accept patient studies from medical imaging modalities as a DICOM
Storage SCP (Service Class Provider). It will then push the images
across the Internet to a DICOM server or workstation via DPN Host or
Receive software (DICOM store and forward).
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NEW!! Institution Name Aliasing. A great new
feature for practices reading for multiple institutions. The DPN Client
can be programmed to replace the DICOM institution name tag in all
images with a name entered at install time. All images passing through the
DPN client at a given site will have the same institution name regardless of what has been
programmed at the modality. This greatly simplifies the job of sorting
studies on your PACS. No more studies with a wrong or MISSING
institution name.
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A computer should be dedicated to the DPN Client
application to permit the receiving and transmitting of images by the
software without user intervention.
The installation process configures the Client
computer for unattended operation.
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The configuration of the Client computer as
described in the installation instructions, helps ensure the security of
patient information for HIPAA compliance, as well as ensuring
uninterrupted operation of the system.
DPN - Host: The DPN Host software
receives images from multiple Client locations, de-crypts and
de-compresses the files, and then moves them to the site's PACS Server
or WorkStation.
DPN - Receive:
The DPN Receive software resides on a workstation running any third
party DICOM workstation software which includes a DICOM Storage Service
Class Provider. It receives images from multiple remote locations, de-crypts
and de-compresses the files, and then moves them to the workstation
software as a Storage Service Class User. The installation package asks
for the workstation's expected AE title and port number to complete the
configuration.
Advantages of the DPN over traditional VPNs:
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When using the DPN suite, all images are
compressed, encrypted and authenticated using a private communications
protocol to be sent over the public Internet.
A
VPN is not necessary for maintaining the security of Protected Health
Information (PHI). However, a VPN may be used if your customer's policies
require it. Patient data security is
maintained by our
industry recognized encryption process, specifically, (for those who
wish to know), a stream cypher cryptographic algorithm with feedback
and 128 bit private key.
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The DPN software suite creates a
DICOM image gateway on the hospital imaging network. There are no
special routings or network gateway entries required on the imaging
modalities.
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All image transfers are
made to the DPN Client with store and forward capability. If any
transmission problems occur between the hospital and the reading center,
the images will remain on the DPN Client computer until they are
successfully transferred to the intended destination.
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Configuration changes to the
Client hospital’s Internet rarely require action on the Client computer
or imaging modalities since all connections are established outbound
from the DPN Client to a static public IP address. (VPN connections must
be reconfigured on both ends after a change is made to the client
hospital Internet connection, such as an ISP change.)
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The only hardware requirement to
create the DPN Client is a standard, off-the-shelf PC with network
capability running a current Microsoft Windows operating system.
Configuration is simple and secure.
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Modalities that don’t support
image compression, can still have the speed advantage of Images-on-Call
Controlled Quality Wavelet image compression. The DPN Client performs
compression custom tailored to the modality and image type to provide
the highest image quality in the least time.
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product data sheet pdf.
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pdf.
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