Having the right tools is essential for enabling efficient cardiology imaging workflows, creating an intuitive reading experience, and delivering exceptional patient care. For Merge Cardio users, those cardiology solutions you’re looking for may already be at your fingertips, available for you to use right now.
In this blog we’ll explore some of the most impactful capabilities within Merge Cardio that will make the biggest difference to your imaging workflows, care team user experiences, and patient care delivery.
The ability to access clinical, cardiac care data from anywhere, at any time, is a necessity. With the Cardio Web Image Viewer, available in Merge Cardio 12.4, you have the power to manage digital cardiovascular care records securely from a web-based interface.
This feature provides a simple, browser-based way to review cardiac imaging, generate reports, and manage clinical data remotely. Whether working remotely or at point of care, Merge Cardio gives you the access you need to provide timely patient care without being tied to a specific workstation.
Detailed and accurate heart health measurements are the foundation of confident diagnostic decision making. That’s why we’ve expanded our ultrasound measurement tools to provide a more robust image viewing and analysis experience.
Cardiovascular specialists can now utilize a broader range of measurements, including:
These additions give you more data points to work with, allowing for a more comprehensive and precise diagnosis.
Progress is now automatically saved when you make measurements and annotations, so clinicians can close a study feeling confident that the work is secure and available for when it’s next reopened. This both provides peace of mind and protects you from the risk of losing valuable work.
Tired of searching for specific measurements in a complex study? We’ve added a small ‘A’ icon as an annotation thumbnail identifier. This visual cue lets you quickly spot annotations and measurements, saving you time and reducing frustration while reviewing a patient’s cardiology images.
We have improved cine scrolling to be as seamless as possible. You can now navigate clips with smooth, wraparound motion, eliminating jarring stops and starts. This enhancement makes the review workflow feel more natural and fluid so that care teams can more easily maintain focus on their patients’ structural heart health.
Efficiency often comes down to small keystrokes. We’ve implemented optimized keyboard shortcuts to speed up some of your most frequent tasks. For example, you can exit annotation tools instantly with a single keypress, bringing a more intuitive and responsive feel to the remote viewer.
Structured reporting is a cornerstone of clear communication and consistent documentation, and every organization has unique needs for their cardiology reporting.
That’s why Merge Cardio supports structured reporting customization. Our dedicated support team is available to help determine your specific customization needs and evaluate how we can tailor your reports to better suit your specialty workflow and reporting requirements.
In addition, Merge Cardio’s flexible report templates allow for adjustments to terminology, layout, measurement fields, and formatting - helping to ensure that your reports align with providers’ clinical standards, physician preferences, and branding guidelines. This adaptability enables providers to maintain consistency in their reporting while still optimizing efficiency and accuracy in clinical documentation.
A well-organized screen space can make a significant difference in your day-to-day work. We’ve made several improvements to give your workstation a user experience that’s even more tailored to the needs of cardiovascular imaging.
Evidence-based insights can help you identify trends, optimize clinical operations, and improve patient outcomes. That’s why we’ve introduced Analytics by Merge Cardio (AMC) to enhance your reporting needs.
These improvements include eight out-of-the-box templates to get you started quickly. You can also create your own analytics to explore the data that matters most to your team. Additionally, we’ve added startup screens focused on pediatric workflows and a new nuclear medicine report narrative that pulls stress and nuclear data directly into the report, saving time and improving consistency.
We hope this overview helps you discover and get the most out of your Merge Cardio experience. Your experience and feedback are invaluable to us in further upgrading our cardiology imaging solution – though in some cases, the upgrades you’re looking for may already be available!
If you haven’t already, we encourage you to explore these features and see how they can enhance your cardiology workflows. In the meantime, stay tuned for new updates and functionalities we’re bringing to Merge Cardio.