Web-based PACS are helping facilities large and small greatly increase their referring physician user base, creating speedier in-house operations.

Five healthcare facilities that have tackled various aspects of the storage challenge share the details of their unique approaches.

Newer versions of pathology software include image capture modules that allow digital images to be appended to patient reports, however, some pathologists question their necessity.

The Society of Computer Applications in Radiology (SCAR) meeting - which takes place in early June this year - is now firmly established as the principal PACS industry meeting, supplanting RSNA and AHRA with a sharp focus on all aspects of radiology IT.

How can those IT professionals in PACS management, or PSAs with a clinical background satisfy their continuing education needs, or demonstrate proficiency and accomplishment to employers?

Many think of PACS data migration as something that only needs to be addressed when the decision has been made to convert from one PACS vendor to another. Yet, recent HIPAA Security requirements are an immediate regulatory driver for data migration projec

Traditional models of funding capital expenditures through fundraising, borrowing the money or issuing tax-exempt bonds have now been joined by new approaches that have been designed to reduce the financial burden of implementing PACS when institutions la

The road to a successful PACS implementation cuts a swath of potholes and deep chasms that can be avoided if you pave a smooth road in the very beginning by adopting a few simple steps in the request for proposal (RFP) process.