While better imaging may reduce the need for additional diagnostic tests, it may also eliminate the reimbursement that comes with those additional tests.
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The Case for Unpacking PACS
Author(s)Bridget M. Kuehn
7 reasons why it might be time to switch from PACS to VNA.
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Health system purchases of VNAs are outstripping PACS purchases by 5 times, according to presenters at HIMSS 2015 in Chicago.Presenters Trent Conwell, technical manager at Sentara Healthcare, and Eric Rice, Chief Technology Officer of Mach7 Technologies, a company that sells VNAs, highlighted the factors driving this trend.
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