Will the next generation of PACS be sitting on a cloud?

James Philbin; Fred Prior; Paul Nagy

doi:10.1007/s10278-010-9331-4

Will the next generation of PACS be sitting on a cloud?

J Digit Imaging. 2011 Apr;24(2):179-83. doi: 10.1007/s10278-010-9331-4.

Authors

James Philbin¹, Fred Prior, Paul Nagy

Affiliation

¹ Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Abstract

Cloud computing has gathered significant attention from information technology (IT) vendors in providing massively scalable applications as well as highly managed remote services. What is cloud computing and how will it impact the medical IT market? Will the next generation of picture archiving and communication systems be leveraging cloud technology?

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Computer Communication Networks*
Humans
Information Storage and Retrieval / methods
Radiology Department, Hospital / organization & administration
Radiology Information Systems*