In a perfect world, filmless radiology would work without headache or worry about the future. Since the world is not perfect, you must realize that there are severe consequences to poor planning or selecting a vendor that is not committed to keeping you informed about new technologies as they become available.
Picture this senario...
A radiology administrator purchases an image archival system from a vendor. The administrator buys enough storage to last for several years. The system works perfectly for several years but the administrator failed to keep up with the service contract end of the system because it was working so well. When the administrator went to buy additional storage for that system, he was informed that the recording media he was currently using was obsolete. He was also informed that because the industry has moved on past his outdated technology, he would be unable to retreive or move any of his data to a new system, without buying a completely new system.
Who was at fault for letting this happen? Both the administrator and the vendor are at fault. The vendor should have informed the administrator that new technology was comming out and the administrator should have been keeping in better contact with the vendor.
When you think about filmless radiology, there are numerous factors to consider. Aside from the storage aspect, there are network issues to be worked out. Hospital I.S. departments need to plan for the bandwidth demands of filmless radiology.
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