title: PACS/IMAC technology assessment.
abstract: According to Peter Ogle of Digital Imaging (San Francisco, CA), "Radiologists should help identify common values for the use of information technology in medicine." Achieving a set of common values often requires a framework for organizing the thought process involved. That is the focus of this article in addressing the subject of picture archiving and communication system (PACS) technology assessment.
authors.affiliation: RBS Consulting Group, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022, USA.
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Schilling
mesh_terms: D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D006801:Humans; D011872:Radiology Department, Hospital; D011873:Radiology Information Systems / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration