Guide to Learning PACS and it's Applications

Picture Archiving and Communication Systems better known in the Medical World as PACS has allowed for the advancement in medical care as Information on the Patient and images can be shared amongst many platforms. PACS is the center of the information or the heart of the data flow finally allowing for all information to be controlled and retrieved with ease. It is only because advancements in several areas including computer power, Software and Dicom Standards that have allowed for the PACS System to bloom into the MEDICAL INFORMATION SUPER HIGHWAY.

This Book On PACS and Imaging Informatics helps to teach you and get you to understand the very BASIC PRINCIPLES while also giving you insight as to the applications that having PACS allows for. PACS is explained clearly in this edition so you can grasp PACS instead of having your mind filled with more questions then you started with. Other Books on PACS start off too Technical and often lose the readers attention or understanding of what they are reading.

In a Nut Shell this book is the first book you should read if you want a true understanding and a strong foundation for your knowledge on PACS. From Hardware to Software Design you will find this Book to give the needed resources to be able to understand and eventually allow you to grasp the implementation of PACS into a Doctors or Hospital environment.

• From clinical information and an understanding of PACS and its applications you will be educated with examples through the entire book allowing your understanding of PACS to increase without the confusion or being to Technical.
• With a new technology changes in the field have occurred. This book covers some of those changes including Security issues, Online Based Pacs,Clinical Management Workstations, Integrating PACS, Record Tracking on Patients, Clinical Management and much more.
• This Book was developed not only for those who know Physics but also developed for those who are just trying to get into PACS with very little or no information on PACS at all. So if you have little to no knowlege on the Information TRechnology have no fear as this book will teach you step by step about PACS.
• Managers of PACS will love this book as it easily explains how to improve the workflow environment using PACS and also how to improve patients treatment and therapy in an organized fashion.

If you are looking for a career in Designing PACS Sytems for Hospitals and Doctors offices, Implementing PACS, or even just using PACS then this Book is the Book you need to get started.