With
unemployment at historic lows, many employers have to look far and wide for
quality employees. This includes radiologists who are in short supply today,
which is particularly straining on rural communities. Fortunately, technology
has stepped up to ease the workload in the form of cloud-based
PACS.
One aspect that has necessitated the advent of better PACS solutions is the
fact that there is an increased demand on services. Radiology departments are
getting slammed with an influx of patients seeking to leverage the latest
imaging technologies, some of which include massive file sizes. This not only
puts a strain on healthcare providers, it also requires some rethinking about
how data is stored.
With quality PACS solutions, providers are looking to solve their
interoperability issues and gain a better grasp on quality control. With a
scalable vendor neutral archiving system, providers can also take care of
viewing issues, which are largely related to proprietary viewers that cause
bottlenecks.
Furthermore, the best cloud PACS systems are fully
auditable, which offers more insight into how services can be enhanced to
improve everything from image file access to sharing files to overall workflow.
Working Together
It’s not unusual for a healthcare provider to work with multiple other
providers, all of whom need access to images at a moment’s notice. This is
another area where PACS solutions can step up.
The focus of any vendor offering PACS solutions should be to help your business
succeed, which means they have to develop their solution based on the latest
DICOM standards. This makes it easy to access patient exams and data at
multiple locations.
When shopping for a suitable vendor, choose one that will offer administrative
support, because this is also a huge perk for providers that are already lean
on staff. Rather than having to manage all the peripherals, the vendor does it
for you and support is provided when you need it. Also, the software that comes
with your PACS solution should include a warrantee and unlimited upgrades and
updates.
Browser Agnostic Advantage
Society is more mobile today than ever, and with patient needs in a
constant state of urgency, having images available to you when you need them is
vital. Your vendor should offer browser agnostic viewing, which means you
should be able to view your images on any HTML5-compliant web browser. And
these images should be available on your mobile devices as well as your
desktop.
At OffSite Image Management, we offer the best in cloud-based PACS solutions.
Our PACS server is hosted in our commercial datacenter with all the latest
security upgrades. If you’re looking to unload hardware costs, our approach is
going to be a huge bonus to you. Furthermore, we offer all the advantages
mentioned above. Contact us and let’s talk about how
we can customize a solution for you.
