Archiving may not be the most glamorous part of a PACS network, but it could be the most critical. And with procedure volumes and image complexity continuing to grow, choosing the right storage setup is more critical than ever.
Disaster recovery is also a major issue with any archive implementation, as exemplified by Hurricane Katrina, which devastated healthcare facilities along the U.S. Gulf Coast. And as always, compliance with HIPAA provisions on data storage looms over everything.
Archiving firms are responding, emphasizing backup capabilities and technology such as replication in their offerings. Just click on the links below to learn more.