EXAM-SENDER combines a family of DICOM- and Web-based utilities developed to support automatic transmission of radiology information from an imaging site to remote locations. The technology also is ideal for the automatic, secure and encrypted transmission of any type of medical data.

CoActiv EXAM-SENDER can be coupled with the CoActiv EXAM-FILER^® CD burner to create secure CD and DVD storage disks at remote locations for a variety of uses.

Whether connecting multi-site facilities, providing information to referring physicians or sending images to an offsite archive, CoActiv’s system can enable pushing or pulling of data in a wide variety of formats to locations worldwide.

To accomplish this, the system utilizes a proprietary technology to publish lossless, full-resolution images to a site’s CoActiv EXAM-SERVER™. Files are then automatically delivered - unencrypted and uncompressed - to the doctor’s remote desktop, eliminating the need for virtual private network (VPN) connectivity. On arrival, images may be immediately viewed with a pre-installed EXAM-VIEWER™.

As part of the transmission process, a special CoActiv EXAM-CONSOLE™ (a modified version of the full radiologist desktop application) automatically polls the imaging site’s EXAM-SERVER in background mode. It instantly uploads studies to their desktop and notifies the recipient of the data’s arrival. Using Secure Socket HTTPS Web technology, the process meets privacy and security requirements, including Department of Defense 128bit data encryption for all data transmission.

The only element installed on the remote PC is the modified CoActiv EXAM-VIEWER™ and a small EXAM-CONSOLE applet that uses an Internet connection to securely transfer data. While minimal DSL, cable modem or ISDN connections are recommended, the system works with a dial-up connection as an emergency backup.