BEAM is an electronic medical information exchange delivering:
BEAM is much better than other study exchange solutions in many ways:
Transfers are 100% secure. Connections and study data are fully encrypted during transfer. File transfer connections are peer-to-peer and only established for the duration of an authorized transfer. Participating sites are provided a unique, revolving key for network authentication. In addition:
BEAM customers transfer studies peer-to-peer, so study images travel directly from one site to another, thereby avoiding any storage of the images on BEAM’s central servers. With BEAM, customers utilize their existing investments in their primary PACS for storage and display. BEAM’s direct transfer technology allows customers to avoid:
No. Although BEAM is available on different hardware platforms (such as a 1U server), BEAM is also available for deployment in a virtual environment such as VMware or Microsoft’s Hyper-V.
Yes. BEAM is available for download to run on a virtual environment such as VMware or Microsoft’s Hyper-V.
The BEAM UI can be accessed from a browser on any computer in your facility and no additional software is required to access the BEAM UI. To obtain the best experience the following are the configurations we’ve tested and approved to-date:
BEAM includes the following features to help you comply with HIPAA:
BEAM does not store or display imaging data. BEAM only allows users access to patient demographic information for patient matching and study identification. Only the basic information necessary to identify transactions is retained in BEAM for audit logs and billing purposes. All PHI is fully encrypted by BEAM during transfers.
Yes. Transfers are tracked and can be exported for further analysis. Detailed audit logs for every exam transfer provide information for each transfer.
BEAM’s cost varies based on equipment selected and subscription volume. Please contact us for more details, but to give you a general idea, customers can choose between a ‘pay as you go’ fee per transaction model or a pre-paid, volume-based transaction model. Customers can also choose between free software download or hardware equipment. Initial training is included at no charge and all technical support and upgrades are included with the subscription.
BEAM is compatible with any DICOM Store, Query and Retrieve-compliant PACS, modality, workstation, or gateway.
Yes. BEAM pulls the full resolution images from the source PACS and transmits them to the destination PACS without loss of quality or altering the original image content. The image quality is the same on the receiving side as on the send side. The DICOM images do not undergo any loss due to compression and arrive at the destination with full fidelity.
Unlike standard VPN connections using DICOM, BEAM does not allow for open queries to your PACS database from outside entities. BEAM was specifically designed to preclude unauthorized access to your data. BEAM addresses this issue by allowing only authorized access utilizing permission-based protocols for specific patient exam requests and approved access.
Yes. BEAM sends notifications by email, pager, or SMS text message.
BEAM assists in patient ID reconciliation by querying the respective local PACS database to correctly identify or propose matches to the target patient. Once the correct patient is selected, BEAM automatically substitutes the appropriate patient ID of the receiving institution during the transfer.
Yes. BEAM has an easy to use workflow that allows you to request a patient’s study from any facility, on or off the BEAM network.
Yes. CDs with imaging data can be uploaded to your PACS or sent to another facility using BEAM.
Yes. BEAM can securely send any file to other facilities.
Transfer times will depend upon several factors such as available bandwidth between both facilities, the number of images and the size of each individual image object. The key advantage to BEAM is that transfers occur directly between two sites, unlike cloud transfers where studies are first uploaded to the cloud and then downloaded from the cloud, which takes at least twice as long. BEAM’s direct transfer technology makes it ideally suited for trauma transfer.
Yes. You can request studies from someone not on the network via an OnDemand email request. Their studies are uploaded securely into your PACS.
Installation and configuration of the BEAM client is very simple. Your PACS will need to be configured to allow DICOM connectivity from the BEAM appliance. If you install BEAM in a data center, then BEAM will need access to the Internet and the PACS, and end users will need access to BEAM’s UI via a browser.
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