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. 1999 May;12(Suppl 1):130–133. doi: 10.1007/BF03168779

New picture archiving and communications system plus new facility equals critical path planning challenge

Paul E Brye 1,2,3,, Ramesh Loharikar 1,2,3, Eugene Duda 1,2,3
PMCID: PMC3452878  PMID: 10342190

Abstract

The architectural design and construction of a new imaging department is one of the most complex challenges in healthcare architecture. When a client also plans a simultaneous change in basic operating system technology from film-based to filmless imaging, the challenge for both hospital management and the facility/technology design team is even more complicated. A purposeful planning process plus a carefully composed team of internal and external experts are the two essentials for success in executing this difficult conversion of both facility and technology.

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