PACS

Picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) have replaced conventional radiographic films as the digital image-viewing hub over the past two decades and now serve as the primary communication bridge between radiologists, radiologic technologists and referring providers. PACS enables all authorized clinicians to access medical images and reports quickly, easily and from virtually any location. Some health systems have integrated PACS into the electronic medical record (EMR). Others have moved to enterprise image systems to replace radiology PACS and allow all departments to now store images and reports in one location for easier health system-wide access.

Physician-author explores the downside of PACS

The rapid adoption of PACS allowed the medical industry to watch the first specialty digitize before our eyes: radiology. While the economic and clinical benefits are substantiated and accepted by nearly all, Bob Wachter focuses on a different element; how they've affected the place of the radiologist within the care center. 

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PACS market on pace for growth through 2021

An aging, chronically ill population and the increasingly quick adoption of technology are contributors to the medical imaging management market's growth in the next five years, which will reach $5.78 billion by 2021, according to a Markets and Markets report.

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PACS Roundtable, Part 2: The Ideal PACS-EMR Relationship

An expert panel weighs in on what makes the PACS-EMR integration click.

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PACS Facts: Constructed vs. Deconstructed

Sponsored by Sectra

It can be safely said that the healthcare services industry is in a state of flux like never before. Reform initiatives driving the mandate to create interoperability are not in any way exempting medical imaging.

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Q&A with David S. Channin MD: How to Make PACS Patient Centered

Sponsored by Konica Minolta

As healthcare takes steps toward the Affordable Care Act’s mandate for patient centricity, information technology also has some ground to traverse.

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Enterprise Imaging Roundtable: Goals and Strategy

Four leaders in imaging informatics discuss enterprise imaging goals and strategies at their respective institutions.

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How well does Sectra PACS play with other vendors’ products? The imaging A-team in Albuquerque says quite well

Sponsored by Sectra

When X-Ray Associates of New Mexico went live with a new RIS in mid-April, Vice President and COO Sagit Frasier was anxious, but optimistic.

Balum Imaging Selects eRAD's RIS / PACS Platform

Greenville, S.C., May 4th, 2016- eRAD announced today that Balum Imaging, a multi-modality outpatient imaging facility in Columbia, Md., has selected a comprehensive suite of eRAD solutions, including cloud-based RIS and PACS, to automate its business and clinical workflow.

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