The 2010 Cardiology Information Continuum: Present Access and Future Integration Strategies for Cardiovascular Image and Information Systems

IMV Medical Information Division, Inc.
October 1, 2010
80 Pages - SKU: TMG6382901
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Based on primary market research with a sample of over 200 hospital department administrators who are CPACS decision makers, this report provides information on how hospitals are merging their cardiac PACS and their cardiology information systems into an integrated system.

Present Cardiology PACS Systems in Hospitals
  • What factors distinguish those hospitals that have implemented CPACS from those which have not?
  • What percent of CPACS have integrated cath, echo, CT, MR, PET, SPECT or other images ?
  • In addition to images, what types of cardiovascular-related information do these systems offer?
  • Which vendors act as primary system integrators for CPACS? How satisfied are hospitals with them?
  • To what extent have hospitals integrated radiology PACS and CPACS ?
  • To what extent have hospitals integrated other enterprise-wide information systems with their CPACS?
Future Vision for CPACS/CVIIS Development
  • What new purchases, replacements or upgrades are budgeted for the next 3 years
  • What modalities, non-image data, reporting tools and functionality will hospitals integrate in their CPACS/CVIIS?
  • Which decision factors will drive brand preferences?
  • What perceived benefits drive future system development?
  • What are the obstacles need to be addressed to support adoption?
  • In the future, to what extent will cardiology and radiology PACS be integrated?
  • What are the 2010-2012 captial budgets for CPACS?
  • How have budgets been impacted by the stimulus packages?
  • What other health enterpirse information systems (EHR/EMR/HIS/LIS) will be intergrated with the CPACS?
  • What additional services and capabilities should vendors offer to their CPACS/CVIIS customers in the future?