title: Planning for PACS: a comprehensive guide to nontechnical considerations.
abstract: A complete picture archiving and communication system (PACS) installation is one of the largest projects a radiology department will undertake. Although technology issues are important, they often draw focus away from many other significant issues This paper describes in detail all of these other necessary components that need to be addressed if a PACS installation is to be relatively trouble free, provides guidelines for successful PACS implementation, and details pitfalls to be avoided.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Riley Hospital for Children, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, USA. mecohen@iupui.edu
authors.forename: Mervyn D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: Lori L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Rumreich
authors.forename: Kimberley M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Garriot
authors.forename: S Gregory
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Jennings
mesh_terms: D003132:Commerce; D006801:Humans; D007254:Information Science; D010934:Planning Techniques; D011873:Radiology Information Systems / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018511:Systems Integration; D013679:Technology, Radiologic