Cloud PACS: Happier Patients, Happier Doctors?

Cloud PACS: Happier Patients, Happier Doctors?

Gaining Efficiencies With Cloud PACS The field of radiology is constantly evolving. For example, CD burning technology helped to phase out the old method of sharing images, which was primarily through film studies that were mailed from one facility to another or...
How the Best PACS System Grows With the Hospital

How the Best PACS System Grows With the Hospital

Picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) were developed to provide better access to medical imaging with fewer hassles than what is experienced with film or CDs. Unfortunately, obsolescence is something that just about any medical facility’s IT department...
Healthcare Enterprise Struggle: Where Will All the Data Go?

Healthcare Enterprise Struggle: Where Will All the Data Go?

There is a lot of talk about “big data,” and for good reason; when you can drill down into your data, you can often find solutions. But the massive amounts of data organizations are creating is beginning to pile up. This is just as true in healthcare as it is in any...
Rural Hospitals and IT Challenges:  Causes and Solutions

Rural Hospitals and IT Challenges: Causes and Solutions

Rural hospitals and IT problems:  it’s not a new problem. In 2009, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) addressed a strategy for enhancements to the way care is delivered across the health information exchange, with particular implications for rural...