Imaging Ecosystem Monitoring
Some of us are old enough to remember the emergency broadcast system that would show up during commercials telling us what to do if there was an actual emergency. The …
The True Costs of Imaging System Downtime
Anyone who has worked in a hospital imaging department, or outpatient center that utilizes diagnostic imaging, knows the impact of a system outage. It doesn’t matter if the cause of …
Building a Better Way
One of the more frustrating things about running my VNA was taking help desk calls. Not because I had to be on-call evenings and weekends (let’s be honest, no one loves …
You Didn’t Know the System was Down?!
Do you know those learning moments in your career that really stick with you? I vividly remember one such incident; it involved more than a dozen hospitals being down, thanks …
Which Comes First, the PACS or the VNA?
This is a question that several years ago was philosophical and interesting but not terribly relevant. Today, as the landscape is changing the answer, is vital to your overall success. …
Deconstructed PACS
Several years ago, “deconstructed PACS” was a hot topic, also called PACS as a service, PACS 2.0, PACS 3.0, de-coupled PACS, etc. During that time, many organizations made purchases based …
Does a Hospital need a Radiology PACS?
My first PACS project, many moons ago, was installing at Eisenhower Army Medical Center in Ft Gordon (Augusta), Georgia. At the time, we were removing dark rooms and wet processors …
Is the VNA Dead?
These days you may hear someone comment that VNA’s are dead. Every time I heard these statements uttered with such certainty, I can’t help but think of Mark Twain’s amusing …
Do Facilities Need an EMPI?
While participating in an ‘Ask Industry’ session at the most recent SiiM meeting, one of the audience members posed the question, “Can I consolidate to enterprise imaging/PACS without an EMPI?”. …
That’s Not a Pencil, It Is a Medical Device!
A few years ago, I was visiting my primary care physician for an annual exam. My Dr. who we will say was not fresh out of medical school, did not …