PACS

Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) refers to a computer system that is used in Healthcare to capture, store, distribute and display medical images for interpretation or review. Electronic images and reports are transmitted digitally via PACS.  PACS consists of four major components:

• Imaging modalities such as X-Ray, CT, MRI, Ultrasound, Nuclear Medicine
• A secure network to transmit patient information
• Workstations for interpreting and reviewing images
• Long- and short-term archives to store and retrieve images and reports

Combined with available and emerging web technology, PACS can deliver timely and efficient access to images, interpretations and related data. Our PACS is further strengthened by the integration with our Hospital Radiology Information System (RIS), the Hospital Information System (HIS), and our Speech Recognition System.

The benefits of PACS are:

• Images can be digitally enhanced and manipulated for better diagnosis
• As patients move between different healthcare facilities, their images are accessible at multiple organizations. This reduces the need for a patient to be re-imaged
• Easier access to historical patient images aides the radiologists  in performing a more comprehensive interpretation
• PACS allows for accurate identification of patient exams, and associated clinical data. This along with the high level of integration to the reporting system, reduces the potential for reporting errors

Click HERE to access the PACS Knowledgebase

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PACS is not only limited to Radiology. As more departments are producing medical images nowadays, the need for storage/retrieval solutions become necessary for those departments as well and PACS can easily accommodate them. These departments include:

• Cardiology
• Pathology
• Oncology
• Dentistry

PACS upgrade Jan 2022

January 2018

May 2018