Archive for February, 2010

VNAs: Useful, but not a silver bullet

February 8th, 2010
Dr. Claes Lundström, Director of Radiology IT solutions, Sectra

In his latest AuntMinnie post,  Michael J. Cannavo brings up the topic of Vendor-Neutral Archives (VNAs), aka PACS-Neutral Archives (PNAs). I agree with Mr. Cannavo’s insightful points about the necessity of information sharing in future healthcare and the described benefits of VNAs. However, our long experience from deploying cross-enterprise archiving and sharing shows …

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Continuous improvement – the route to productivity

February 1st, 2010
Dr Claes Lundström, Director of Radiology IT, Sectra

As you have probably noticed, buying and deploying a PACS is just the beginning of your journey towards true productivity. Enabling PACS users throughout the enterprise to fully exploit the capacity of the system is just as big a challenge. A future-proof, productivity focused vendor should be able to provide continuous assistance in spotting inefficient procedures, exploring new capabilities as well as spreading best practices – supporting you in reaching the full potential of your PACS investment.

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