Course:
Radiology-Departmental Topics
Module:
Planning for PACS Plain and Simple
Module Description:
Audience: All medical professionals
Prerequisites: None
A firm understanding of the basic PACS (Picture, Archiving and Communications System) components and how they communicate with one another through DICOM is essential to the successful planning, acquisition and installation of a PACS.
Learning Objectives
This course reviews many of the fundamental issues that need to be addressed prior to selecting and installing a PACS. At the conclusion of the course, the student will be able to understand the following concepts and apply them in everyday practice:
* How PACS will change the operations in a healthcare institution
* Creating clinical scenarios to form the basis of PACS design
* Project scheduling using both Gantt and PERT techniques
* Alternatives to pay for PACS
* Vendor selection
* Contracting process
* PACS turnover
Author:
Mr. Thomas A. Giordano
About the author:
Thomas A. Giordano is currently an "Executive in Residence" at the University of New Haven Business School in Connecticut, teaching marketing at the MBA level. He is also an adjunct professor at the business school at the University of Washington in Seattle. Tom is a 28 year veteran of Philips Medical Systems. He retired in 2005 as Vice President, Marketing, where he was responsible for 240 marketing professionals and several billion dollars in product. Through his career, Tom has held a wide variety of positions of increasing responsibility at Philips, starting in engineering, progressing to product management, then marketing management and finally senior level business leadership. In 2004, Tom was awarded the prestigious Presidential Award from Philips for forming a new entrepreneurial business unit that tripled sales in 18 months. Tom played a key role as a course developer and instructor in the management development and executive training efforts within Philips. Most recently he worked with the Philips High Potential Development Center. Prior to joining Philips in 1977, Tom was with CBS laboratories for four years. He also served as a US Army officer. Tom holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Drexel University in Philadelphia and a MS degree in Engineering from the University of Florida.
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