At 8:30pm Saturday 26th March 2011, lights will switch off around the globe for Earth Hour and people will commit to actions that go far beyond the hour. Bendigo Radiology supports Earth Hour and encourages all to 'switch off' and take part in Earth Hour 2011.

Event History:

Earth Hour started in 2007 in Sydney, Australia when 2.2 million individuals and more than 2,000 businesses turned their lights off for one hour to take a stand against climate change. Only a year later and Earth Hour had become a global sustainability movement with more than 50 million people across 35 countries/territories participating.

Global landmarks such as the Sydney Harbour Bridge, CN Tower in Toronto, Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, and Rome's Colosseum, all stood in darkness, as symbols of hope for a cause that grows more urgent by the hour.

In March 2009, hundreds of millions of people took part in the third Earth Hour. Over 4000 cities in 88 countries/territories officially switched off to pledge their support for the planet, making Earth Hour 2009 the world's largest global climate change initiative.

On Saturday 27 March, Earth Hour 2010 became the biggest Earth Hour ever. A record 128 countries and territories joined the global display of climate action. Iconic buildings and landmarks from Asia Pacific to Europe and Africa to the Americas switched off. People across the world from all walks of life turned off their lights and came together in celebration and contemplation of the one thing we all have in common – our planet.

Earth Hour 2011 will take place on Saturday 26 March at 8.30PM (local time). This Earth Hour we want you to go beyond the hour, so after the lights go back on think about what else you can do to make a difference. Together our actions add up. http://www.earthhour.org/

Bendigo Radiology is proud to announce that the InteleViewer for MAC client is now available!

After running a poll from our site and the growing amount of requests by our referring doctors we are glad to be able to offer our MAC users access to the InteleViewer Mac client which has been made available as part of our March 1st major PACS upgrade. To download the software and install on your Mac please use the link below.

After installing the MAC client you will need to contact Bendigo Radiology IT to make sure your account has the correct permissions asigned to access the PACS network with the MAC client.

InteleViewer for Mac^®

InteleViewer for Mac provides fully-featured image and report access to referring physicians with a Mac preference. A native 64-bit application with full support for streaming, InteleViewer for Mac is designed to deliver fast performance with an intuitive interface — ideal for Web viewing.

Mac users will benefit from Mac OS X 64-bit high speed viewing, as well as full support for FDA approved medical-grade displays. InteleViewer for Mac also features our high-performance smart streaming technology, and the same rich and customizable toolset that will accommodate even the most demanding specialists in orthopedics or neurosurgery. Administration tools allow you to define user and application preferences, as well as set individual or group access permissions, making InteleViewer for Mac fully HIPAA-compliant and suitable for external access.

Bendigo Radiology is proud to announce that we now offer our Radiology Services from the Ararat Hospital - East Grampians Health Service.

Services commenced on Tuesday the 1st of Feb and they include Ultra Sound, General X-Ray and CT Scans. For contact information to make a booking and how to get to the site please select the < Locations > link from the left hand menu which shows a detailed map and contact numbers required to make a booking. 

 

 

Welcome to the first Bendigo Radiology Technology Update, This information has been produced to help communicate any changes which may affect delivery of Images or Reports to your practice and should be referenced in conjunction with the information available under the Referrers Information link on this site.

In This Issue

• How to Upgrade your InteleViewer Installation
• InteleViewer Client for Mac: would you use it?
• Scheduled Upgrades to Argus
• Contacting I.T for Support

Upgrading InteleViewer Client

Many of you may not be aware but InteleRAD is constantly releasing updates to the InteleViewer software providing additional features as well as minor bug fixes. As of the news article the current stable version of the software is 4-1-1-P103. For those running an older version Bendigo Radiology strongly recommends upgrading the software. There are several methods of doing this:

1. In place upgrade from within InteleViewer
2. Downloading the upgrade file from our website
3. Requesting a Installation CD from Bendigo Radiology I.T

You may need to consult with you I.T support on the best method for your practice. Full details on how to upgrade using the methods above are available on the referrers information section of this site.

InteleViewer Client for MAC

InteleRAD recently announced they are developing a client for Macintosh computers. Bendigo Radiology would like to get accurate figures on how many referrers are using Macs and would consider installing the software at their practice. We have created a poll here on the website to gather these statistics so please place your vote on the site.

Argus Scheduled Upgrade

On Wednesday August the 11th Bendigo Radiology will be upgrading their Argus server. During the upgrade window the transmittal of electronic reports will be delayed. We have allowed 4 hours for the upgrade process commencing at 8:00am however if everything goes to plan the process should be complete by 9:00am. For urgent results during the upgrade period referrers can call the duty Radiologist on 5440 3545

Did you Know

If your practice does not receive electronic reports there is a whole section here on our site dedicated to getting you online.

Contacting I.T Support

• Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it                                                                        David Hoey                      Greg Lambert
• Phone: 54403535                                                                 I.T Manager                      Systems Support