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.

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

Patient Experience and Retention What are Patients’ Digital Health Preferences, Really? Providers can drastically improve care and find success in their practice by considering patient health preferences when adopting digital health tools. By Mircea Popa Dec 2, 2021

Healthcare Policy and Equity Using Technology to Make Healthcare More Accessible Technological tools such as telemedicine platforms can drastically improve access to healthcare, ensuring that all patients can obtain the care they need. By Mircea Popa Nov 25, 2021

Healthcare Economics and Costs Innovating on a Budget: Five Tips for Growing Medical Practices With telemedicine, providers can improve the patient experience, grow their practice, collaborate with peers, and keep data secure - on a budget. By Mircea Popa Nov 17, 2021

Interviuri și opinii de experți Testimonial | Dr. Dan Mitrea - Clinica Neuroaxis, despre Medicai Dr. Dan Mitrea - fondatorul clinicii Neuroaxis, ne povestește într-o sesiune de Q&A despre adoptarea aplicației Medicai în cadrul clinicii sale. By Mircea Popa Oct 10, 2021

Teleradiology and Telemedicine Emerging Trends in Teleradiology For radiologists adopting teleradiology, these up-and-coming trends are the key to a thriving and long-lasting practice. By Mircea Popa Oct 1, 2021

Costuri în domeniul sănătății Schimbari importante ale abonamentelor Medicai Noile schimbari de pret pe care Medicai le pune la dispozitie clientilor. Echipa de vanzari este gata sa va asiste in luarea cele mai potrivite alegeri. By Mircea Popa Jun 1, 2021

Healthcare Trends and Innovations Important Doctor Subscriptions Pricing Changes It's time to update our subscription plans. Check out the new prices, plans and benefits of the packages dedicated for doctors! By Mircea Popa Jun 1, 2021

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Teleradiology and Telemedicine Teleradiology Services: Cost, Workflow, and What to Look for in a Provider Teleradiology services are remote radiological interpretation offerings provided by radiology groups, hospital networks, and dedicated teleradiology companies to healthcare facilities that lack on-site radiologist coverage during specific hours, in specific subspecialties, or at specific volumes. The service includes the radiologist’s... By Andrei Blaj May 13, 2026

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? Standards, Versions, Use Cases, and Healthcare Interoperability (2026 Guide)

Cloud PACS Data Security and Interoperability DICOM Viewer What Is HL7? Standards, Versions, Use Cases, and Healthcare Interoperability (2026 Guide) HL7 (Health Level Seven) is a family of healthcare data standards that defines how clinical systems exchange patient information, orders, results, and clinical documents. The Health Level Seven International standards organization, ANSI-accredited and founded in 1987, maintains four distinct standard... 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

Healthcare Trends and Innovations Cloud PACS DICOM Viewer 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