Enterprise imaging unfolds as future direction of PACS

November 1, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. Vol. 30 No. 11 Enterprise imaging unfolds as future direction of PACS By Douglas Page Mr. Page is a contributing editor to Diagnostic Imaging. The PACS market has changed. It is no longer just about the images. Over the past decade, hospitals have been the primary PACS consumers. The increase in imaging procedures measured against the decrease in the number of radiologists, however, has created a coverage crisis. Offsite reading and reliance on day and nighthawk teleradiology services are growing, and demands have surfaced for PACS solutions to support new business models. Typical large reading groups in most cities must now interact with many different PACS.

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