PACS project management utilizing web-based tools

Sunil Patel; Brad Levin; Robert J. Gac Jr.; Douglas Harding Jr.; Anna K. Chacko M.D.; Martin Radvany; John R. Romlein

doi:10.1117/12.386411

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18 May 2000 PACS project management utilizing web-based tools

Sunil Patel, Brad Levin, Robert J. Gac Jr., Douglas Harding Jr., Anna K. Chacko M.D., Martin Radvany, John R. Romlein

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Proceedings Volume 3980, Medical Imaging 2000: PACS Design and Evaluation: Engineering and Clinical Issues; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.386411
Event: Medical Imaging 2000, 2000, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

As Picture Archiving and Communications Systems (PACS) implementations become more widespread, the management of deploying large, multi-facility PACS will become a more frequent occurrence. The tools and usability of the World Wide Web to disseminate project management information obviates time, distance, participant availability, and data format constraints, allowing for the effective collection and dissemination of PACS planning, implementation information, for a potentially limitless number of concurrent PACS sites. This paper will speak to tools, such as (1) a topic specific discussion board, (2) a 'restricted' Intranet, within a 'project' Intranet. We will also discuss project specific methods currently in use in a leading edge, regional PACS implementation concerning the sharing of project schedules, physical drawings, images of implementations, site-specific data, point of contacts lists, project milestones, and a general project overview. The individual benefits realized for the end user from each tool will also be covered. These details will be presented, balanced with a spotlight on communication as a critical component of any project management undertaking. Using today's technology, the web arguably provides the most cost and resource effective vehicle to facilitate the broad based, interactive sharing of project information.

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Sunil Patel, Brad Levin, Robert J. Gac Jr., Douglas Harding Jr., Anna K. Chacko M.D., Martin Radvany, and John R. Romlein "PACS project management utilizing web-based tools", Proc. SPIE 3980, Medical Imaging 2000: PACS Design and Evaluation: Engineering and Clinical Issues, (18 May 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.386411

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