Debate over who controls PACS, IT or radiology, spices SIIM meeting

May 20, 2008 Debate over who controls PACS, IT or radiology, spices SIIM meeting John C. Hayes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In truth, the choices may not be all that stark, but there remains a debate over who controls the PACS — radiology or IT — and it was played out Saturday between two able advocates. Much of what is considered PACS today is already under control of the IT department, said Dr. Paul Chang of the University of Chicago. Further, long-term trends such as the move toward centralized data storage, the growing importance of images to the electronic health record, and the need for tighter integration of all data sources argue for an enterprise approach to the management of medical data, including imaging, he said.

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