Top Solutions in 2015 Include PVNA
Picture archiving communications systems (PACS) joined with vendor neutral
archiving (VNA) creates a data management solution that is on the rise in 2015. It might not be a common acronym at the moment, but the more medical IT professionals get to know about PVNA, the more they are turning to this solution.
VNA has been on the tongues of many in the medical imaging industry in recent years, especially as their PACS were being required to do more than they were built for. However, just because VNA technology is so prevalent today, does that mean every provider needs to run out and buy one? A better use of resources may be to go through a third party that offers VNA technology through the cloud.
PVNA through cloud-based vendors makes sense for many reasons. First, rather than upgrade systems and migrate thousands of gigabytes of medical images and data, all one has to do is let a vendor do the heavy lifting. In many cases, the lifting isn’t even that heavy – all that needs to be transferred to a cloud-based VNA is the critical data while legacy information can be left where it is.
Small providers, the ones in the rural areas that have a small budget for upgrades, yet have to be on top of the latest rules and regulations that govern the healthcare industry, are the organizations that find a great amount of benefit from the cloud-based PVNA. With the right vendor, they only pay for what they use and get a high-quality product that makes their critical data available nearly 100 percent of the time.
With image archiving and data management delivered as a service, the healthcare industry steps into an area that most industries are already quite familiar with. In fact, some hospital systems have already stepped into this area with their ERP systems that are cloud based. It’s familiar territory and it’s a popular choice, not only because of cost savings, but also because of the efficiencies found with SaaS solutions.
One of the biggest advantages with storing medical imaging off site is that there are many redundancies put in place that make disaster recovery a priority. The best vendors use Level IV data centers, which include physical security as well as many technical security safeguards that protect your data, regardless of what natural disaster might be hitting your area. With off site archiving, images and HL7 data are duplicated and stored in different geographical locations.
Many providers have been burned by poor security practices, whether it’s their CD burning technology and lost discs or failing servers and proprietary solutions that keep them from accessing and sharing the medical data that’s critical to providing better patient care. Making the transition to a PVNA makes sense for providers large and small.
PVNA is something OffSite Image Management, Inc., is on, and we provide clients with quality services at affordable prices. If you’re a rural provider considering what few options you have for archiving, sharing and accessing, give us a call today.