title: New picture archiving and communications system plus new facility equals critical path planning challenge.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: HDR Consulting, Alexandria, VA 22314, USA.
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Brye
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Loharikar
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Duda
mesh_terms: 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