Dear AuntMinnie Member,
If you're looking for the inside scoop on today's PACS market, you can't do much better than PACS consultant Michael J. Cannavo. The opinionated yet entertaining Mr. Cannavo holds forth this week on the health of the PACS industry in an article you'll find in our PACS Digital Community.
On the positive side, PACS software today is much better than it was five years ago, Mr. Cannavo believes, with new specialized tools and better support for additional clinical applications such as cardiology and orthopedics. Pricing has stabilized somewhat, and hardware commoditization makes it easier for buyers to select a system.
On the other hand, the market has been slow to embrace standardization initiatives like Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE), and vendor consolidation adds a level of uncertainty to the vendor selection process. Discover Mr. Cannavo's diagnosis of the market's health -- and his prescription for treating what ails it -- by clicking here.
In other news, staff writer Erik L. Ridley reports on a recent presentation on the importance of communication in PACS by Dr. Khan Siddiqui from the VA Maryland Healthcare System in Baltimore.
Dr. Siddiqui believes that healthcare informatics can be the key to solving communication problems in the healthcare environment. Informatics tools like digital dashboards provide a big-picture view of departmental operations that can help resolve workflow bottlenecks.
Learn about the impact PACS can have on your facility's communications by clicking here, or visit our PACS Digital Community at pacs.auntminnie.com.
