In commenting, Dr. Carlos Dolz says, “Thanks to the multi-media PACS, images and medical records are available ubiquitous. This is the decisive advantage of a digital workflow.”

Dr. Carlos Dolz: "For me ubiquity is key for the success of digital networked eHealth solutions. Information is available whenever and wherever needed."

An intelligent image data management beyond radiology and cardiology is still a future wish in many other European countries. In Mallorca, Menorca and Ibiza this is already reality. Doctors archive the different images of dermatology or endoscopy fi ndings by means of a so called “DICOMizer” in a DICOM format, a standard protocol for medical applications. The “Medical Images Organiser” (MIO™) by C2C helps, to allocate the specifi c patient information to the appropriate image.

The digital workfl ow in Son Llàtzer drives effi ciency and profi tability. J.M. Campuzano Casasayas, Managing Director says, “Modern IT solutions are a key factor for the success of a healthcare enterprise. IT improves the whole cycle of care a patient goes through during his stay in the hospital and thus signifi cantly helps to save costs and time.” The investment truly pays off according to the hospital manager. This is especially the case when all clinical work steps are following the digital workfl ow as in Son Llazer.

In other European hospitals ward physicians still show radiological fi lms to their patients. Thanks to Web-Viewer, in Son Llàtzer, a doctor is able to bring his small laptop directly to the patient’s bedside where he explains the medical fi ndings.

Luis Alegre Latorre: “With the regional solution on the Balearic Islands IB-Salut demonstrates that eHealth does not only function but pays off.” ‘Do today what others think of only tomorrow’, could be a business slogan of IB-Salut, Luis Alegre Lattore and Miguel Cabrer used to position the ‘Islas Baleares’ as a leader of European eHealth projects.