Brad Levin

PACS/VNA
Revisiting deconstructed PACS: Part 2
In 2014, AuntMinnie.com published an article by PACS executive Brad Levin that described a new concept he called "deconstructed PACS," in which PACS components are purchased on a modular basis rather than as part of an all-in-one solution from a single vendor. Four years later, Mr. Levin looks at how far the concept has come in this two-part series.
February 27, 2018
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PACS/VNA
Revisiting deconstructed PACS: Part 1
In 2014, AuntMinnie.com published an article by PACS executive Brad Levin that described a new concept he called "deconstructed PACS," in which PACS components are purchased on a modular basis rather than as part of an all-in-one solution from a single vendor. Four years later, Mr. Levin looks at how far the concept has come in this two-part series.
February 26, 2018
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PACS/VNA
The time is now for deconstructed PACS
Is it time to rethink our perception of PACS? In this article, imaging informatics executive Brad Levin discusses how traditional PACS seems to have outlived its usefulness, and it should be replaced by a notion of deconstructed PACS in which technologies once seen as components now offer key functionality to radiologists.
March 30, 2014
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