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Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) are a valuable tool for
healthcare organizations, enabling physicians to quickly and easily
share enterprise medical imaging reports electronically. Even as they
become a standard platform at most facilities, their usefulness is
growing as options such as a vendor neutral archive and other options
are available.Main Benefits of a PACS System1-PACS’ digital images allow to zoom in, on images and manipulate them for better viewing and analysis
2-PACS
can help reduce the number of duplicate images since previous results
are available electronically, improving data management efficiency.
3-PACS
facilitates quick and easy access to patient images and reports. With
PACS, tests can be performed anywhere and results can be shared
electronically with other remote facilities. A PACS also allows staff to
remotely view images, submit reports, archive images and transport them
if necessary via portable media
4- PACS allows physicians to acquire
a chronological view of patients’ radiology histories, facilitating the
comparison of a number of previous studies.
5- PACS has a number of
add-ons available to make it even more user-friendly for staff and
beneficial to patient care. Vendor neutral archives allow you to better
organize your stored imaging data, with a centralized, accessible system
that’s agnostic to database, operating system, image generating device
and infrastructure. Peer Review allows for a seamless, efficient review
of radiology cases within a physician’s daily workflow