Exploding Demand for PACS Solution is Creating Urgency for Modernized Infrastructure

The increased capture, storage, indexing and sharing of medical images is putting big pressure on healthcare organizations to stay ahead of the game. Fortunately, new approaches to data center infrastructure are creating modernized, cost-efficient and high-performance solutions. There is no debate that medical imaging is one of the most important and fastest-growing segments of healthcare. The intense combination of increased regulatory mandates, an aging population and dramatic improvements in imaging technology is driving healthcare IT departments to find new ways to use medical imaging for improved outcomes. Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) is a hotbed of activity for IT decision makers who need to make imaging a strategic tool in achieving numerous goals—all without drowning in a surging tide of technology change and intense financial pressure. The dramatic improvement in imaging technology is making PACS a viable solution for more and more problems within hospitals and other healthcare organizations. For instance, PACS systems have expanded their utility from their traditional stronghold—radiology—to numerous additional departments, such as oncology, endoscopy, cardiology and others.