PACS Implementation Challenges in a Public Healthcare Institution: A South African Vendor Perspective
| Autor: | Yashik Singh, Romain Abbas |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Semi-structured interview
radiology information systems business.industry Vendor media_common.quotation_subject Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics Biomedical Engineering R858-859.7 Information technology Developing country TheoryofComputation_GENERAL Health Informatics Public relations information storage and retrieval Maturity (finance) Health informatics Health Information Management Institution medical informatics Original Article business Implementation radiography media_common medical informatics computing |
| Zdroj: | Healthcare Informatics Research, Vol 25, Iss 4, Pp 324-331 (2019) Healthcare Informatics Research |
| ISSN: | 2093-3681 |
| Popis: | Objectives Conventional radiological processes have been replaced by digital images and information technology systems within South Africa and other developing countries. Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) technology offers many benefits to institutions, medical personnel and patients; however, the implementation of such systems can be a challenging task. It has been documented that South Africa has been using PACS for more than a decade in public hospitals with moderate success. The aim of this study was to identify and describe the PACS challenges endured by PACS vendors during implementation in the South African public healthcare sector. Methods This was achieved by engaging in a methodological approach that was qualitative in nature collecting data through semi structured interviews from 10 PACS experts/participants which were later analysed qualitatively. Results The findings show that PACS vendors have countless challenges, some of which include space, insufficient infrastructure, image storage capacity, system maturity and vendor related concerns. It was clear that the PACS experts readily offered contextually appropriate descriptions of their encounters during PACS implementations in South African public healthcare institutions. Conclusions PACS vendors anticipate these challenges when facing a public healthcare institution and it is recommended that the hospital management and potential PACS stakeholders be made aware of these challenges to mitigate their effects and aid in a successful implementation. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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