title: Has the Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) become a commodity?
abstract: The Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) market has been transformed by disruptive innovations from the information technology industry. The cost of storage alone has dropped by a factor of 100 within the past 10 years. Improvements in display, processing, and networking have likewise enabled PACS to be a capable replacement for film. The maturity of PACS has permeated the US healthcare industry from large academic hospitals to small outpatient imaging centers. Can PACS continue to be a platform for innovation or has it become a commodity?
authors.affiliation: University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bradshaw
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nagy
mesh_terms: D017076:Computer-Aided Design / Q000191:economics*; D003201:Computers; D011873:Radiology Information Systems / Q000191:economics*