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Planning for PACS Plain and Simple
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About the Author
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Review of Basics
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What is PACS?
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The Major Functions of PACS
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Review of DICOM
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Worklist Management
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Image Storage
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Query-Retrieve
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Storage Commit
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Modality Perform Procedure Step (MPPS)
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PACS and the Healthcare Institution
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PACS and Process
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PACS Stakeholders
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Other PACS Stakeholders
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Imaging Equipment Roadmap
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Clinical Application Scenarios
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The Radiography Scenario
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Step 1
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Step 2
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Step 3
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Step 4
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Step 5
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Step 6
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Workflow Summary
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Peak vs. Average
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Project Scheduling
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The Gantt Chart
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The PERT Chart
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Simple Room Painting Example
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Task Durations
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Connecting the Boxes - Part 1
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Connecting the Boxes – Part 2
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Finding the Critical Path
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Finding the Critical Path – Part 2
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Project Slack
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Managing Slack
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Manpower Loading
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Manpower Loading and Slack
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Project Costs
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PERT of Complex Project
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Gantt of Complex Project
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Paying for PACS
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Cost Justifying a PACS
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Costs during the Transition
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Paying Upfront or a Little at a Time
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Contracting for PACS
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Selecting a PACS Vendor
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RFI (Request for Information)
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RFP (Request for Proposal)
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Receiving Responses from the Vendors
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Vendor Selection Matrix
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Important Considerations
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Image Archive Considerations
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Multiple Hospital Systems
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The PACS Turnover
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The PACS Team
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Checklist
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Traffic Light Scorecard
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Training
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Train the Trainer
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Conclusion
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