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.

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Eye on Canada: 3 Views on PACS Priorities

Sponsored by Sectra

With PACS as with any healthcare-specific technology, some universal expectations are common to all end-users and their IT support teams. Yet there are also as many unique sets of preferences as there are PACS stakeholders.

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Sagicor Foundation donates new PACS to Jamaica Cancer Society

The Jamaica Cancer Society (JCS) has received a donation from the Sagicor Foundation that is expected to greatly improve patient care and save the group approximately $3 million each year: a new PACS.

PACS-EMR integration saves radiologists time, improves EMR utilization

Integration of PACS with an electronic medical record (EMR) is associated with saving radiologists time and helping them access the EMR more frequently, according to a new study in the Journal of Digital Imaging.

Carestream Earns 2018 KLAS Category Leader Award for Global PACS in Asia/Oceania Region for Second Year Running

Carestream Health has again earned top ratings from healthcare IT and radiology professionals for its Carestream Radiology module of the Clinical Collaboration Platform CARESTREAM Vue Radiology PACS.

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The elusive economics of enterprise imaging

What should radiology be expending, in manpower as well as money, to help make medical imaging accessible to and from every clinical department? And what’s in enterprise imaging for radiology, anyway?

INFINITT PACS ranked #1 PACS Community and #1 PACS Imaging Centers/Ambulatory Categories in 2018 Best in KLAS report

Phillipsburg, NJ--The 2018 Best in KLAS Awards: Software and Services report, published January 30, 2018, ranks healthcare IT vendors and their solutions on customer satisfaction based on hundreds of interviews with healthcare providers. In this year’s report, INFINITT PACS ranked #1 in PACS Community and #1 in PACS Imaging Centers/Ambulatory categories.

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Simulation PACS in med school curriculum increases student confidence

The large difference between learning about something and applying it to real-world situations is a truth that extends to high-risk profession of medicine. Experts say that medical undergraduate education lacks in simulation-based curriculum and is behind other professions that are risky in nature.

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7 questions radiologists must answer about enterprise imaging

Cheryl Petersilge, MD, MBA, with the department of regional radiology at the Cleveland Clinic, examined enterprise imaging—and how radiologists must integrate and collaborate with other departments. Her clinical perspective clinical perspective was published online in the October issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

Around the web

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CMS has more than doubled the CCTA payment rate from $175 to $357.13. The move, expected to have a significant impact on the utilization of cardiac CT, received immediate praise from imaging specialists.

The all-in-one Omni Legend PET/CT scanner is now being manufactured in a new production facility in Waukesha, Wisconsin.

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