Protecting medical-imaging systems and equipment can extend equipment life, reduce costs, and increase patient-care levels.

Hospitals and imaging centers invest millions of dollars in complex, sophisticated medical-imaging equipment that is highly sensitive to power problems and fluctuations. According to Michael Stout, engineering manager of Falcon Electric (Irwindale, Calif), medical-imaging systems are “a system of interconnected scanners, sensors, computers, distributed data-storage devices, and networking devices.” Adds Mike Habibi, technical support manager of MGE UPS Systems (Costa Mesa, Calif), these systems are very sensitive to electrical noise, power shortages and glitches, and brownouts.

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Leading provider of PACS and enterprise medical imaging solutions, improves decision-making and workflow.

McKesson’s Horizon Medical Imaging picture archiving and communication system (PACS) is an image and information management solution that enables hospitals and clinics to acquire, distribute and archive medical images and diagnostic reports across the enterprise.

Horizon Medical Imaging and Horizon Radiology Manager, McKesson’s integrated RIS/PACS streamlines radiology department workflow and improves radiologist efficiency by integrating images from multiple modalities with clinical patient data obtained. The RIS/PACS also improves patient safety and clinical decision making by removing the barriers to communication and providing referring physicians with patient images as part of a complete medical record.