New picture archiving and communications system plus new facility equals critical path planning challenge.
The architectural design and construction of a new imaging department is one of the most complex challenges in healthcare architecture. When a client also plans a simultaneous change in basic operating system technology from film-based to filmless imaging, the challenge for both hospital management and the facility/technology design team is even more complicated. A purposeful planning process plus a carefully composed team of internal and external experts are the two essentials for success in executing this difficult conversion of both facility and technology.
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HDR Consulting, Alexandria, VA 22314, USA.
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Duda
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D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D003199:Computer Systems; D019091:Critical Pathways; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006285:Health Planning; D006739:Hospital Administration; D006749:Hospital Design and Construction; D006751:Hospital Information Systems; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D011872:Radiology Department, Hospital; D011873:Radiology Information Systems; D013679:Technology, Radiologic