Proposal for an information revolution in imaging in healthcare: the dawn of the new millenium

Anna K. Chacko M.D.; H. William Lollar

doi:10.1117/12.274629

22 May 1997 Proposal for an information revolution in imaging in healthcare: the dawn of the new millenium

Anna K. Chacko M.D., H. William Lollar

Proceedings Volume 3035, Medical Imaging 1997: PACS Design and Evaluation: Engineering and Clinical Issues; (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.274629
Event: Medical Imaging 1997, 1997, Newport Beach, CA, United States

Abstract

In 1993 in Time Magazine Lance Morrow wrote a seminal article entitled The Tempting of America. "America has entered the age of the contingent, ",he says - "ofthe just-in-time work force - fluid,flexible, disposable. . This is the future." In actual fact, this is not the future, this has been and is an ever-present reality -we have not only failed to take advantage of it , we have even refused to recognize it for the tool that it is or the advantages it confers. From time immemorial, for conquerors and their armies who achieved success after unqualified success, it was this ethic of flexibility that formed the underpinnings of their every winning strategy. The commander who could mass huge armies or resort to small commando groups was the one who trounced the opposition. fluidity and adaptability translated directly into his ability to succeed -allowinghim to deal with varying contingencies successfully. .Themore agile and versatile his army, the more varied his armamentarium the more likely he was to win a skirmish, a battle or a war.

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Anna K. Chacko M.D. and H. William Lollar "Proposal for an information revolution in imaging in healthcare: the dawn of the new millenium", Proc. SPIE 3035, Medical Imaging 1997: PACS Design and Evaluation: Engineering and Clinical Issues, (22 May 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.274629

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