Radiology PACS – The Wave of the Future

radiology PACSYour radiology department is likely constantly striving for efficiency but may encounter a number of obstacles to streamlining your processes. Can radiology PACS be the intelligent technology that assists your radiology department in overcoming obstacles and improving volume, patient care and satisfaction?

Care and efficiency are at the top of the list of goals for most radiologists and their IT staff. However, when multiple PACS systems are involved, the problems seem to be compounded because there are multiple applications involved in completing their work. This can lead to a situation where reading and performing the day-to-day tasks can border on unmanageable.

Another challenge is the lack of integration across departments and from one facility to another. This is a situation where manual processes have to take over, limiting the technological abilities of radiology PACS. It’s taking a step back when you want to be gaining advantages.

An inefficient workflow makes it difficult to perform with effectiveness. The goal then is to work smarter, not harder. A truly intelligent radiology PACS workflow can bring incredible advantages to those who are connected with the right providers and the right technology.

Fortunately, there is technology today that gives you a chance to work with an intelligent radiology PACS. This is technology that assists you in integrating and optimizing disparate PACS. When your radiology team is put in touch with a system that involves intelligent workflow, you can create a single worklist, regardless of how many PACS you have in your system.

All applications involved in an intelligent PACS are viewable to users, who can access all permissible tasks in real time. With this workflow in place, you don’t have to move from one workstation to another – you see all the tasks in a unified place, allowing you to map out your priorities with more insight than ever before.

With intelligent PACS come intelligent rules. For instance, intelligent rules allow you to assign work with regard to sub-specialties or availability. It also means users can make assignments based on priority. Intelligent rules also include taking into account all radiology resources and assisting with coverage around the clock for better patient care.

The beauty of an intelligent PACS is that it can assess the workloads across a system. If radiologists in one area are backed up or at risk of falling behind on priorities, the work can be taken up with radiologists who have a lesser workload.

At OffSite Image Management, Inc. we recognized years ago the issues plaguing providers with multiple PACS, and we’ve built an intelligent solution that can assist in just about any situation. We offer a 360-degree solution that has helped a great number of radiology professionals. Contact us today and let’s go over the challenges you’re facing.