Why Provider Imaging Strategies Are Being Shaken Up

    OREM, UT, December 01, 2013 /24-7PressRelease/ -- As providers continue to image enable EMRs, they are taking a much closer look at their PACS vendors' functionality and enterprise archive strategies that will eliminate storage silos and improve interoperability. As part of two separate studies-- PACS Technology 2013: New Versions Stepping Up? and Image Archive 2013: Finding Out What Is in Store for VNA--KLAS interviewed healthcare providers to discover how these imaging platforms are changing and impacting the market.

"As more healthcare organizations consolidate, PACS replacements are a natural occurrence," said Ben Brown, report author and research director at KLAS. "Many health systems are also considering broader enterprise imaging strategies as they analyze the impacts VNAs can have on patient care, storage efficiency, and image and clinical content management."

The PACS report focuses on new versions, which of those versions have actually resulted in improvements, the impact of recent technology and adoptability. The VNA report discusses interoperability, scalability, and the ROI of the different solutions.

To learn more about these studies, check out the full reports, PACS Technology 2013: New Versions Stepping Up? and Image Archive 2013: Finding Out What Is in Store for VNA, and visit KLAS at RSNA booth #7308. Providers receive a significant discount off the standard retail price or can receive a complimentary summary report in exchange for a survey about one of their current vendors. Visit www.KLASresearch.com/KLASreports.

About KLAS
KLAS is a research firm on a global mission to improve healthcare delivery by enabling providers to be heard and to be counted. Working with thousands of healthcare executives and clinicians, KLAS gathers data on software, services, medical equipment and infrastructure systems to deliver timely reports, trends and statistical overviews. The research directly represents the provider voice and acts as a catalyst for improving vendor performance. KLAS was founded in 1996, and KLAS' staff and advisory board members average 25 years of healthcare information technology experience. For more information, go to www.KLASresearch.com, email [email protected] or call 1-800-920-4109 to speak with a KLAS representative. Follow KLAS on Twitter https://twitter.com/klasresearch

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