title: Sounding out leaders of the PACs. Roundtable discussion.
abstract: Disparate needs and discriminating buyers are prompting picture archiving and communication systems, or PACS, providers to take a closer look at what their potential customers really want. Major considerations include integration with legacy systems, cost justification, technical support, and meeting HL7 and DICOM standards. One PACS provider observes, "[PACS] no longer is a radiology product, but rather a piece of the total information management system." Read on for further insights from five leading providers of PACS.
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Lombardo
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ciampossin
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Burzik
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Paulsen
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D007857:Leadership; D011873:Radiology Information Systems; D018511:Systems Integration; D014481:United States