SG&A offers help for PACS, RIS, HIS implementation

SG&A Consulting highlighted its PACS and other health IT implementation consultation services, as well as its School of PACS Administration at HIMSS07 in New Orleans last week.

Facilities can sign on for different consulting packages, such as a Total Support Program or Project Management. These programs cover system integrations, vendor selections, contract negotiation, deployment and post-deployment, acceptance testing, workflow, re-engineering, as well as upgrades and vendor switching.

The programs are entirely customizable depending on the user’s needs, with services applied to certain specific projects or full term system management.

SG&A’s School of PACS Administration offers 3-5 day crash courses on vendor neutral PACS fundamentals.

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