| A Picture Archive and Communication System for | | | | Proven Technology The one of the first PACS |
| Radiologists, or RIS PACS is a vitally necessary | | | | systems in the U.S. was the RIS PACS at the |
| tool for every oncology department today – | | | | Ohio State University Medical Center Radiology |
| and with the dramatic fall in the cost of computer | | | | Department back in 1991. Within a decade, the |
| hardware, there is no reason why every health | | | | use of PACS workstations had eliminated the |
| care facility should not have one. | | | | need for the use of expensive film and toxic |
| Such PACS systems are based on the same | | | | developer chemicals in cumbersome labs. By 2001, |
| personal computer technology with which you are | | | | the OSU Medical Center was realizing cost savings |
| already familiar – so there is no steep learning | | | | of over a million dollars a year through the |
| curve. If you are among the few who are not | | | | employment of its RIS PACS. It was more than |
| familiar with this remarkable technology, or are a | | | | dollars that the Center has saved; PACS systems |
| physician in private practice or the administrator | | | | have also saved nearly 7,000 physician |
| of a small hospital who has been reluctant to | | | | work-hours per year. |
| invest in a RIS PACS because of cost, read on. | | | | |