Mircea Popa

Expert on innovation in healthcare, use of cloud, AI in medicine, with over 15 years experience. Serial entrepreneur, co-founder of Medicai. Previously founded SkinVision.

Patient Experience and Retention What It Means to be Digital-First in Medicine For providers looking to be digital-first in medicine and future-proof their practice, telehealth is the first step. By Mircea Popa May 18, 2022

Patient Experience and Retention How to Make Data-Driven Improvements to the Patient Experience Data-driven improvements are the key to improving the patient experience, but they aren’t possible without the right platform. By Mircea Popa Apr 13, 2022

Teleradiology and Telemedicine Top Challenges in Orthopedic Practice Management By adopting a telehealth platform, you can future-proof your orthopedic practice, improve patient care and overcome business challenges. By Mircea Popa Apr 6, 2022

Teleradiology and Telemedicine Digital Transformation for Orthopedics through Telehealth For orthopedics practices to survive these uncertain times, and long after, embracing a digital transformation is necessary. By Mircea Popa Mar 16, 2022

Healthcare Trends and Innovations Future-Proofing Your Orthopedics Practice For any orthopedics practice reliant on medical imaging, telehealth is the tool you need to not only survive in years to come - but thrive. By Mircea Popa Mar 9, 2022

Patient Experience and Retention How To Develop a Game Plan for Delivering a Better Patient Experience A telehealth platform is the solution needed to fulfill your game plan to deliver a better patient experience. By Mircea Popa Mar 2, 2022

Healthcare Trends and Innovations Post-COVID Changes in Healthcare COVID-19 kick-started the growth of telehealth, entirely revolutionizing the healthcare industry and patient care for the foreseeable future. By Mircea Popa Feb 23, 2022

Medical Imaging Technology The Evolution of Image Sharing With modern image sharing, patients can receive care faster, more accurately, and more efficiently thanks to technological advancements By Mircea Popa Feb 16, 2022

Value-Based Care and Healthcare Models Addressing the Need for Better Patient Matching Practices worldwide have yet to accomplish flawless patient matching, which is a significant problem in the healthcare industry. By Mircea Popa Jan 5, 2022

Patient Experience and Retention Identifying an Overwhelmed Patient with a Chronic Condition By educating patients on their chronic condition, providers can significantly soothe patient anxieties and help them manage their health. By Mircea Popa Dec 29, 2021

Healthcare Trends and Innovations Medical Trends: Consumerism As consumerism continues to be a focus in healthcare, it is crucial that all practices jump on the bandwagon and embrace new patient-centered trends. By Mircea Popa Dec 15, 2021

Teleradiology and Telemedicine The Future of Telehealth: 5 Emerging Trends With these emerging telehealth trends, patients receive greater access to healthcare, and providers can provide care more accurately and efficiently. By Mircea Popa Dec 8, 2021

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Cloud PACS Healthcare Economics and Costs How Much Does Cloud PACS Cost? A Total Cost of Ownership Framework for Radiology Practices Most PACS pricing conversations start and end in the wrong place. A vendor quotes a monthly subscription fee. A competitor quotes a lower one. The practice administrator compares the two numbers and calls it a cost comparison. What that comparison... By Andrei Blaj May 4, 2026

What is HL7? The messaging standard that connects radiology to the rest of the hospital

Cloud PACS Data Security and Interoperability DICOM Viewer What is HL7? The messaging standard that connects radiology to the rest of the hospital HL7 (Health Level Seven) is the ANSI-accredited messaging standard that defines how clinical systems exchange patient data, orders, and results. In radiology, HL7 V2 messages are the connective layer between the EHR, RIS, PACS, and modality — every imaging order,... By Andrei Blaj Mar 16, 2026

Cloud PACS Data Security and Interoperability DICOM Viewer DICOM Modality Worklist (MWL): How It Works, Why It Fails, and What Happens When It Does DICOM Modality Worklist is a DICOM service that allows an imaging device — a CT scanner, MRI machine, X-ray unit, or any DICOM-compliant modality — to query a server (typically the RIS) for the list of scheduled examinations it is... By Alexandru Artimon Mar 9, 2026

Hospital Information System (HIS): Why It Is the Centre of Every PACS Workflow

Medical Imaging Technology Cloud PACS Data Security and Interoperability Hospital Information System (HIS): Why It Is the Centre of Every PACS Workflow Every radiology order that reaches your PACS starts in your Hospital Information System. Every patient identity mismatch that breaks your PACS workflow traces back to a data problem in your HIS. Understanding HIS is not optional knowledge for imaging informatics... By Andrei Blaj Mar 3, 2026

Cloud PACS Healthcare Trends and Innovations The Economics of Speed: How Server-Side Rendering Reduces TAT and Boosts Revenue In the business of radiology, Time is Inventory. Every minute a radiologist spends waiting for a scan to load, toggling between windows, or struggling with a slow VPN connection is a minute of lost inventory. It is billable time that... By Andrei Blaj Jan 19, 2026

Cloud PACS AI in Healthcare Data Security and Interoperability AI Orchestration in PACS: Moving Beyond "Buzzwords" to Real Workflow AI orchestration in PACS is the workflow control layer that triggers inference, applies routing rules, selects models, and delivers AI results back into PACS worklists and reporting in a way clinicians actually use. This guide explains AI orchestration in PACS,... By Alexandru Artimon Jan 14, 2026

The Unified Worklist: How to Connect Disparate PACS Without Replacing Them

Cloud PACS Healthcare Policy and Equity Healthcare Trends and Innovations The Unified Worklist: How to Connect Disparate PACS Without Replacing Them If you walk into the reading room of a typical private radiology practice or a large hospital network today, you will see a chaotic scene. You will see a radiologist sitting at four monitors, using three keyboards, logging into five... By Andrei Blaj Jan 12, 2026

Cloud PACS DICOM Viewer Healthcare Trends and Innovations Cloud-Native vs. Cloud-Enabled PACS: Why the Difference Matters for 2026 In the 2026 healthcare market, you will struggle to find a PACS vendor that doesn’t use the word “Cloud” in their pitch deck. For a CIO or Radiology IT Director, this ubiquity creates a dangerous illusion. It suggests that all... By Andrei Blaj Jan 7, 2026

Cloud PACS DICOM Viewer Healthcare Trends and Innovations PMS Imaging vs. Dedicated PACS: Why Your Practice Management Software Isn't Enough In the dental industry, there is a concept called the “All-in-One Illusion.” When you buy a Practice Management System (PMS) like Dentrix, Eaglesoft, or Open Dental, it usually comes with a built-in imaging module. It’s convenient. It’s included in the... By Andrei Blaj Dec 29, 2025

dental pacs solution for CBCT files management

Cloud PACS Healthcare Trends and Innovations Taming the CBCT Beast: Cloud Strategies for Implantology and Orthodontics For the modern Oral Surgeon or Orthodontist, the CBCT (Cone Beam Computed Tomography) scan is the gold standard of diagnosis. It offers a window into anatomy that 2D X-rays simply cannot provide. But it also comes with a heavy price tag—and I... By Alexandru Artimon Dec 24, 2025

Cloud PACS Data Security and Interoperability Healthcare Trends and Innovations Hybrid PACS Architecture: The Technical Guide for Radiology IT For the past decade, the debate in radiology IT has been binary: Cloud vs. On-Premise. The Cloud camp promises infinite scalability, disaster recovery, and zero hardware maintenance. The On-Premise camp argues for speed, control, and reliability that doesn’t depend on... By Andrei Blaj Nov 5, 2025

Healthcare Trends and Innovations Cloud PACS DICOM Viewer PACS Migration: Types, Phases, and the Complete Lifecycle What It Is, Four Migration Types, DICOM Data Integrity, and How It Connects HIS, RIS, and VNA PACS migration is the process of transferring accumulated DICOM imaging data, patient identity records, study-order relationships, and associated metadata from a legacy Picture... By Andrei Blaj Nov 4, 2025