Orthopaedics
Cloud PACS for orthopaedic practices.
X-ray and MR images from external institutes appear on the right patient automatically, straight in the medical record. No portals, no CDs, no server of your own to look after.
- Integrates with your practice software
- Swiss cloud hosting
Partners
The problem
Why classic PACS solutions are a chore in orthopaedics
Not because imaging is complicated, but because the steps around it eat into the day. In a practice with a high X-ray volume, that adds up every single day.
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Manual importing
External studies have to be downloaded, imported and assigned to a patient by hand.
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Searching twice
Images sit apart from the practice software. Patient and study are looked up twice.
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Awkward sharing
Sharing with referrers or patients runs on CDs, portals or large email attachments.
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High cost
Purchase and operation are expensive. With many vendors, cloud only pays off for very large organisations.
The solution
How Unomed solves this in orthopaedic practices
Unomed Cloud PACS cuts the administrative work around images and reports by connecting radiology institutes, PACS and practice software.
Radiology institutes
Efficient collaboration with radiology institutes
- Radiology institutes are connected directly.
- Reports and studies come back into Unomed digitally, without portals, links or CDs.
- Patients are suggested automatically; you confirm the match with one click.
Medical record
Images right in the medical record
- X-ray and MR images appear on the right patient in the record.
- All images in one place, internal and external alike.
- Open them from the practice software, without switching windows.
Sharing
Share images easily
- Share images directly with colleagues, patients and referrers.
- Recipients reply in the case chat.
- CDs, portals and email attachments are a thing of the past.
PACS inbox
Images from outside? No manual import, no manual matching.
Studies from radiology institutes or hospitals land straight in the PACS inbox, without portals, links or CDs, and are matched to the right patient automatically.
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The study shows up in the inbox the moment it arrives.
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Unomed suggests the matching patient, including for name variants and duplicates.
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You confirm the match with one click, or change it.
Planning
Plan straight out of the PACS
mediCAD is connected directly. You open the image in Unomed Cloud PACS, plan in mediCAD, and the result is saved straight back into the PACS.
- Planning starts from the open study, with no need to export the image first.
- The result lands back in the PACS, on the same patient and the same examination.
- No downloading, no re-importing, no copying between two programs.
We connect other planning tools on request.
Integration
Works with your practice system
Unomed works in any web-based practice system. It runs in the browser, and that is exactly where Unomed connects, without your vendor having to lift a finger.
16+ systems 6 of them official partners
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Axenita Partner -
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Nereida Partner -
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roaadent Partner -
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curaMED -
amétiq siMed -
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Pracmedio -
E-Medicus -
Medi Online -
Denteo -
Ergodent -
HealthAdvisor
We work with these vendors officially.
Your system is missing? Tell us and we will look into it.
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> 60 %
less time spent matching external studies
Internal estimate
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> 50 %
cheaper than comparable solutions
Internal estimate
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100 %
hosted in Switzerland, compliant with the Swiss DSG
Contractually guaranteed
Indicative figures from customer projects, not an independent measurement.
Is this for you?
Which orthopaedic practices gain the most from Unomed?
The more image sources and the more sites, the bigger the difference.
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Orthopaedic practices with several sites or a high X-ray volume
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Practices working with several external radiology institutes
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Visiting consultants who need images from practice, institute and clinic in one place
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Group practices that want to standardise and scale their workflows
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Any practice that wants to cut costs and raise efficiency
Voices from practice
What our users value most.
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The secure exchange of X-ray images alone will make the work easier
Hirslanden Klinik Birshof
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As the first practice software with a Unomed integration, we are making a clear commitment to modern, connected communication
Managing Director, Swiss Medical Record
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With Unomed I finally have a direct, secure line to the physicians who refer to me
CEO medfit
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Unomed's AI features make documentation easier, faster and more secure
Dipl. med. Evmorfia Pechlivanidou
Resident physician
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Unomed is the ideal way to organise my sports teams
Berit Sportclinic
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The cloud PACS runs stably and reliably, and we are very happy with it overall
Rüti ZH
Is Unomed a fit for your orthopaedic practice?
Find out in a short call, with no obligation and no preparation.
No IT knowledge required, no hidden licence fees.
Security
Secure, DICOM-compliant, under your control.
Your image data stays your image data. Including on the day you decide to leave Unomed.
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Swiss cloud hosting
Stored and processed in certified Swiss data centres, under the Swiss DSG.
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Encrypted in transit and at rest
Transfer and storage are encrypted, and the viewer runs in the browser with nothing installed locally.
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DICOM-compliant, exportable at any time
Your archive is held in the standard format. You can take it out as DICOM whenever you want.
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No vendor lock-in
No proprietary containers and no exit project. The flexibility stays with you.
Price
Work at a professional level
Unomed gets the most out of your imaging, with no activation fee and no minimum term.
Cloud PACS
from CHF 99 per month
- Images and studies in the Swiss cloud
- Storage grows with you, without a new contract
- Built-in DICOM viewer
- DICOM viewer of your choice*
- Send images by chat
- Cloud Connector for the practice network included
- Integration with your practice information system
* The default is the OHIF viewer. We connect other viewers on request.
How it works
Up and running in four steps
How orthopaedic practices get started with Unomed Cloud PACS.
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Clarify requirements
- Which image sources are there?
- How do you share images today?
- Which practice software do you use?
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Get access
- You create an account, we help you do it.
- We set up users and permissions.
- Optional: connect image sources through the Cloud Connector.
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Bring your images
- We migrate existing archives step by step on request, with no downtime.
- New images appear in Unomed from day one, and in the old place too if you want.
- Data stays DICOM-compliant and exportable at any time.
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Get going
- Open images in the browser, in every consulting room.
- Assess follow-ups and side-by-side comparisons next to each other.
- Everything in one place, shareable by link.
Frequently asked questions about PACS for orthopaedic practices
How does Unomed use artificial intelligence to match X-rays automatically?
X-ray studies and reports arriving in Unomed from external institutes are analysed by an AI. Based on patient data, metadata and context, Unomed suggests the matching patient in your practice. Your team confirms the suggestion with one click: full control, far less manual work.
Who carries the responsibility, the AI or the doctor?
The AI in Unomed supports your team, it does not replace it. Every suggested match can be reviewed, adjusted or rejected. Medical responsibility stays with the treating physicians. Unomed makes sure routine tasks are done faster, so more time is left for treatment.
We work with several radiology institutes and clinics. Can Unomed cover all of them?
Yes. Unomed was built for exactly this kind of setup. Several external radiology institutes and clinics can be connected, so all studies land centrally in the Unomed Cloud PACS. AI-supported matching makes sure incoming examinations reach the right patient, no matter which institute the data comes from. Your team gets one consistent workflow, even across different partners.
How safe is our medical data in the Unomed Cloud PACS?
Unomed runs in Swiss data centres built for sensitive data. All connections are encrypted. Processing follows the Swiss Data Protection Act (DSG); the system was designed for medical data from the ground up, including messenger, cloud PACS and guest access.
Are we even allowed to store X-rays and reports in a cloud?
Yes, medical data may be stored in the cloud as long as the technical and organisational measures meet the DSG. That includes encryption, access controls, hosting in suitable data centres and transparent data processing agreements. Unomed meets these requirements and provides the corresponding agreements and documents for your practice.
Does Unomed work with our existing practice software?
Unomed is built to connect to common practice information systems. In a first call we clarify which interfaces exist and how deep the integration should go: from simply opening images out of the PIS through to studies, reports and documents flowing back into the medical record automatically.
Can we keep our existing PACS or replace it step by step?
Both are possible. Some orthopaedic practices start with Unomed for their external radiology institutes and keep the existing PACS running internally for a while. Others replace it entirely. We plan a migration with you that fits your size, your infrastructure and your appetite for risk.
Does Unomed support AI beyond the PACS, for reports and documentation?
Yes. Besides the AI that matches incoming studies, Unomed offers a medically trained AI assistant. It can support you with report text, referral letters, progress notes or administrative work, always under your control and based on the information already in Unomed.
What is a cloud PACS and why does it make sense for orthopaedic practices?
A cloud PACS is an imaging archive that does not run on a local server in the practice but securely in the cloud. For orthopaedic practices that means X-ray and MR images are available at any time, are easy to share with referrers, and no longer cause hardware and maintenance costs of their own. Unomed also connects the cloud PACS directly to your practice software and the Unomed Messenger.
Which devices can I connect to the PACS?
Any DICOM-capable modality, for example ultrasound, X-ray or MRI. The Unomed Cloud Connector that ships with it handles the connection.
What does the built-in DICOM viewer offer orthopaedic practices?
The Unomed DICOM viewer runs entirely in the browser and is built for daily practice. You open X-ray and MR images straight from the medical record, compare follow-ups side by side, zoom, rotate and measure. Follow-up checks, implant checks and left-right comparisons can be assessed without switching systems.
Which DICOM viewers are on offer?
The OHIF viewer from the Open Health Imaging Foundation by default. We connect other viewers on request.
Can I try the PACS first?
Yes. The free basic version lets you try the PACS with no risk and no commitment.
Next step
Is Unomed a fit for your orthopaedic practice?
Find out in a short call, with no obligation and no preparation.