If you’ve been keeping up with technology used in radiology and read articles about all of the advantages healthcare providers are getting out of their PACS, do you nod your head in agreement? Or do you scratch your head and wonder why you aren’t experiencing the same perks? If your PACS isn’t providing the benefits you know it could, it might be time to reevaluate your system.
PACS Benefits
When you are connected to a strong PACS solution, you’re going to have access to tools that improve your workflow and your ability to view images, access reports, share data with referring healthcare providers and save time and money. If you’re still using on-site hard copy means of managing medical images, the right PACS will bring you into the modern age by setting you free from expensive, bulky and time-consuming technology.
There is also the issue of remote access to images, which has been next to impossible for radiology professionals who are using outdated technology. With the right PACS solutions, you can view images offsite, which gives you the option to provide telediagnosis or distance education.
If you’re bringing in new automated technology, it’s probably not going to work with your old PACS, but when you upgrade, you’ll be able to integrate these new technologies and have access to such platforms as the electronic medical records, your hospital information system and your radiology information system, just to name a few.
Everyone Benefits
When you partner with a PACS vendor with a strong solution, the radiologist, physician, specialist and patient is going to see advantages.
The physician can intervene earlier and reduce patient lengths of stay and reduce costs related to legal issues surrounding maladministration.
The patient who works with medical professionals with the best PACS have reduced radiation exposure caused by having to retake exams due to technology failure or medical record mismanagement. They spend less time getting their x-rays and they experience less of an inconvenience.
For the radiologist, they can provide better diagnoses, quickly retrieve important data and improve their access to patient records.
Choosing the Right PACS Vendor
At OffSite Image Management, we’ve provided valuable upgrades to clients who have been bogged down with older technology. Our focus is on assisting our customers with solutions that are based on the latest DICOM standards. For healthcare professionals seeking to gain easier access to patient exams from anywhere at any time, our PACS solutions are a great fit.
Here’s a sample of what we offer:
- Structured reporting
- Fully hosted PACS
- On-site diagnostic workstation
- Unlimited modality connections
- Browser agnostic viewer
- DICOM data coercion
- Software non-obsolescence
- Modality worklist
- 3D TOMO BTO compliant
- HL7 ORU interface
That’s just a partial list, so if you want more information about how we can improve your workflow, lighten the load on your on-site IT staff while saving money, contact us today and let’s talk about which PACS package will fit your needs.