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The right image As hospitals trek towards becoming completely paperless, digital imaging systems continue to change the lay of the land for the healthcare setting – and working sympathetically with EMRs can only serve to push them that little bit closer.
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s the healthcare sector gears up for yet another wave of digital transition with EMRs, the world of digital imaging and picture archiving and communications systems (PACS) awaits it with open arms. With almost every hospital in the US having moved from analogue to digital imaging in recent years, PACS have somewhat exhausted their nationwide implementation. Thankfully,
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with EMRs weaving their way into hospitals and care settings across the country, digital imaging has the chance at a new lease of life – by collaborating with EMRs to provide truly next generation healthcare technology. As General Manager of Medical Equipment and Imaging Informatics at KLAS Research, Ben Brown knows the lay of the land when it comes to PACS. Having written and
released KLAS’ most recent PACS report, his fi nger is certainly on the pulse of digital imaging in healthcare, with the report revealing that there are, as suspected, significantly fewer PACS deals to be had. “There are still PACS deals happening in the industry,” begins Brown, “but a good majority of the initial PACS installs have already happened. There are still some outpatient
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