How many hours does your IT team spend updating software?
Upgrading hardware? Loading security patches? Managing disruptions?
An on-premises PACS solution can consume your IT team’s time. And, keeping up with PACS upgrades doesn’t just steal time – it’s expensive.
With a cloud-based PACS, IT budgets and resources aren’t depleted or strained.
Protect your budget
Eliminating the need to do frequent system upgrades can reduce costs significantly. “We constantly have upgrades that we’re doing to our PACS. And each one of those costs about a half million dollars each year. So, from a monetary perspective, it was a very expensive solution,” reports a VP of radiology.[1]
A recent Forester study found that 59% of respondents expect that migrating to the cloud will save money. They anticipate the largest cost reductions in on-premises hardware costs, infrastructure spending, and disaster recovery costs.1
Give time back to IT
Thriving imaging practices aren’t just budget-minded. They also recognize the value of time. You can free your IT team from endless updating. With cloud-based PACS, you can give them more time to work on transformative projects with a higher return.
Your organization also benefits from 24/7 operations monitoring. As a VP of radiology shares, “We definitely wouldn’t need as many technical resources on-site as a cloud PACS would offer those support folks as part of the solution.”1
Making the decision to move to the cloud
To decide when the time is right for cloud-based PACS, ask some key questions. What’s the financial impact of supporting an on-premises PACS solution? Where does your organization want to put IT’s time and resources?
A cloud-based PACS solution that includes IT support and monitoring can enable a critical shift of internal IT resources. Give your IT experts time to focus on projects with a bigger impact. Along with time savings, realize the financial benefits of a move to the cloud.
Discover how GE Healthcare’s cloud-based PACS[2] can help free up IT resources while reducing costs.
[1] A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of GE Healthcare, August 2022
[2] Currently available in the U.S. Only
