Providence Imaging Center announces a recent upgrade to its image viewing software. Windows 7 users in clinician offices are now able to view images in Synapse 4.0

We’re pleased to announce that a recent upgrade to our PACS system (Picture Archiving & Communication System) occurred on March 19, 2012. Synapse allows clinicians with remote access to Providence records the ability to view their patient’s radiology images securely in their office. Until the upgrade, offices who were running Windows 7 as their operating system could not view these images, a source of frustration for many practices.

Supported Client Operating System and Internet Explorer Versions

Clinicians who would like to learn more about remote access at Providence Imaging Center should navigate to the "For Clinicians" page of our Web site at provimaging.com

Providence Imaging Center is pleased to announce that we are now an In-Network PPO for Cigna insurance as of March 1, 2012. Cigna beneficiaries can obtain outpatient imaging services at any of our three locations with no out-of-network penalty. Find us in the convenient provider directory on Cigna’s web site at http://cigna.benefitnation.net/cigna/docdir.aspx

Providence Imaging Center is proud to accept all major insurance, and is an in-network preferred provider for:

• Aetna
• AlaskaCare *
• Alaska VA
• Blue Cross/Blue Shield
• Cigna
• First Choice Health
• Medicaid/Medicare
• Multi Plan
• Providence Health Plans
• Tricare

Additionally, we are proud partners with the following organizations:

• Breast and Cervical Health Check (BCHC) – The State of Alaska grant program that funds women’s health screenings, including mammography, for qualified women who are uninsured or underinsured.
• Anchorage Project Access

Our scheduling staff gladly assists with insurance pre-authorizations when required. If you want to learn more about insurance and billing at Providence Imaging Center, go to our Web site’s billing page.

* Patients should verify benefits coverage for the specific State of Alaska employees group.

Providence Imaging Center now routinely includes a fracture risk assessment on all bone density (DXA) radiology reports.  This is calculated with an online tool created by the World Health Organization called FRAX.  These algorithms, based on the lengthy study of populations in Europe, North America, Asia and Australia, output the 10-year probability of hip fracture, and the 10-year probability of a major osteoporotic fracture (clinical spine, forearm, hip or shoulder fracture).  This information uses the measurement of the femoral neck bone mineral density that our bone density machine calculates during the brief DXA exam.  Combined with the patient's height and weight, age, and health history, the risk is calculated accurately and quickly.

If you have any questions about this new feature on our imaging reports, please contact us at 907 212-3151.