I am the Product Manager responsible for IntelliVue XDS, and I would like to answer a couple of questions that have popped up on this product in this forum:
1. The "meaning" of XDS - Mr Geoff Hannis' link to the IHE acronym hits close to home, because it is very closely related to the underlying concept on which we built the product. IntelliVue XDS does allow and promote X-departmental document sharing, but it goes even beyond that. As for the three-letter marketing identifier "XDS": it is just that - a marketing identifier and nothing more.
2. Does the "X" stand for "eXpensive"? - haha.. You will be pleasantly surprised. XDS application software can be downloaded free of charge from Philips website. There are no licencing fees for the software or restrictions on the number of copies that can be installed. You can even install it on existing hospital PCs (Win XP or Vista). Installation, configuration and application integration can be done by the BioMed or IT team. Installation is via an install whizard, and application integration is not much more complicated than creating a windows shortcut. However, If you want the local Philips Support to install/configure/integrate it for you, they would be happy to provide you with a quote.


Chandana Samaranayake MD

Chandana Samaranayake is an employee of Philips Healthcare.
All comments made on this forum are made on a personal capacity, and do not necessarily represent the views of my employer.

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