The benefits of integrating CVIIS and PACs.

Combining CVIIS and PACS is a relatively new concept in healthcare, but the path to integration as described by Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, IN can offer direction for how other facilities can obtain successful results and become more competitive. Integration is a win-win for both cardiologists and radiologists, since the focus is on increased operational efficiencies for all parties involved. It provides a method for each specialty to access the needed information for comparison and collation, without the need to swap between base applications. While Good Samaritan was able to acquire both products from the same vendor, making integration more seamless, some organizations may find they need to integrate the products of different vendors. In that case, all parties need to be clear on who will be responsible for each section of the integration, the desired results of the integration, and how ongoing maintenance/support of the integration will be addressed.