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Lessons learned from a whole hospital PACS installation. Picture Archiving and Communication System
1Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, NHS Trust, Colney Lane, Norwich, UK. john.pilling@norfolk-norwich.thenhs.com
Clinical Radiology
|October 18, 2002
Abstract:
The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital has incorporated a fully filmless Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) as part of a new hospital provision using PFI funding. The PACS project has been very successful and has met with unanimous acclaim from radiologists and clinicians. A project of this size cannot be achieved without learning some lessons from mistakes and recognising areas where attention to detail resulted in a successful implementation. This paper considers the successes and problems encountered in a large PACS installation.