Question

Discuss the need for imaging standards in healthcare informatics. Utilize assigned reading and resources from this week to support your post.

Answer 1

The applications of informatics in medical imaging have advanced dramatically. Advances of digital images have enabled Picture Archiving and Communications Systems (PACS). This will help doctors to diagnose the abnormalities in medical images and help us better understand disease, prognosis, and treatment options and can improve patient's care. The informatics and medical imaging together lead to further advances and that can implement mordern treatment technologies and that can improve patient's care. Imaging informatics that endeavors to improve the efficiency, accuracy, and reliability of radiologic services. Picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) are a major focus of imaging informatics. PACS is a trend of image diagnosis and is playing an important role in hospital applications.

This eliminates the need of manual files. This allows a healthcare organization to capture, store, view and share all types of images both internally and externally. PACS is a faster and more reliable and we can retrieving prior images easily. PACS enables remote access, so the radiologist to manage time effectively. PACS provides for easy integration of images into the hospital information systems. This is an effective way of manage patient's information. The images and reports are transmitted digitally. This can help more rapid diagnosis and enhances advanced patient's care. Better analysis of accuracy rates for reports that help to make healthy decisions to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the radiology practice. Security is facilitated by using PACS systems.