The new image orchestration solution is designed to simplify DICOM routing, reduce infrastructure complexity, and prepare healthcare systems for multimodal AI.
Rhapsody has announced the general availability of Rhapsody Image Director, an image orchestration solution developed to improve clinical efficiency and reduce infrastructure complexity in imaging environments. The software is designed to simplify the routing of imaging data from sources like CT, MRI, and X-ray to various destinations, including PACS, VNAs, multimodal AI models, and cloud archives.
As imaging volumes increase, the platform aims to address the shortcomings of legacy routing tools, particularly for organizations managing teleradiology and preparing for the integration of multimodal AI. According to the company, the solution supports cloud, edge, and hybrid environments and works natively with Rhapsody’s integration platform to unify imaging and clinical data workflows.
“Healthcare is entering an era where imaging won’t exist in isolation. It will be part of a broader, multimodal data ecosystem,” says Jitin Asnaani, chief product officer of Rhapsody, in a release. “To get there, organizations will need a flexible infrastructure that can unify, scale, and adapt as AI capabilities evolve. Image Director helps them modernize without disruption and build for what’s next.”
Consolidation Drives Efficiency and Cost Savings
Rhapsody Image Director is intended for organizations undergoing cloud PACS/VNA modernization, consolidating imaging systems after mergers, or building a foundation for AI deployment, among other use cases. By providing a vendor-neutral platform, it can route and de-identify imaging data alongside other clinical datasets, which is increasingly important as AI models rely on combined inputs from imaging, lab results, and clinical documentation.
According to Rhapsody, early results from one imaging network using the solution project over $8 million in savings over three years by consolidating 35 separate solutions into Image Director. The company also reports that the same deployment is helping radiologists save over 200 minutes per day, per reader, by improving access to prior studies and reducing manual routing tasks.
The solution complements existing PACS and VNA infrastructure and integrates with the Rhapsody digital health platform to streamline DICOM, FHIR, and HL7 workflows through a single interoperable system.
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