When was your last PACS upgrade? If it’s been a while, your radiologists could be missing out.
The demands on your radiology team keep increasing. To keep up, they need the latest technology. Yet, your IT teams likely lack the time and resources to keep your PACS system up-to-date. And that means your organization won’t have access to the latest innovations that can help to improve operations and care delivery.
“Radiologists are desperate for the latest tools to most effectively do their jobs. But organizations often lack the financial and IT resources required to access and implement them,” said Tim Rose, VP, Product Management - Radiology, Enterprise Digital Solutions, GE Healthcare.
Read on to learn how a cloud-based PACS can help your organization effortlessly stay on the leading edge – right where you need to be.
End costly, labor-intensive upgrades
Many healthcare organizations struggle to keep their enterprise and departmental solutions current, secure, and remotely accessible. Too often, PACS systems require constant monitoring and patching for security vulnerabilities. OS and application updates also drain IT time and resources.
Cloud-based PACS solutions make imaging data accessible, sharable, and protected. At the same time, it lightens the load for your IT team.
Empower radiologists with the latest technology
Most healthcare systems upgrade their PACS system every three to five years. Yet, updates can come out every six months. That often leaves your radiologists without access to innovative technology they need to make their jobs easier.
That technology gap becomes more detrimental when it limits access to new software updates and features that could improve productivity and accuracy.
Cloud-based PACS can close the gap. Your radiologists get faster access to technology that potentially improves clinical and operational efficiencies. “We are definitely starting to look at AI as part of our PACS. It’s important not just for radiologists and administrators, but it can also really help our patients,” explained one VP of radiology.[1]
Is it time to move to the cloud?
If outdated technology is decreasing your radiologists’ productivity and accuracy, it’s time to consider cloud-based PACS. Tasking an under-resourced IT team with managing an aging on-premises system is not sustainable.
A move to the cloud can provide your radiologists with an innovative solution that could help improve clinical care and operational outcomes – with less burden on your IT team.
Discover how GE Healthcare’s cloud-based PACS[2] can help your radiology organization keep up with the pace of innovation.
[1] A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of GE Healthcare, August 2022
[2] Currently available in U.S. only
