FreedomPACS recently developed a graphic to help explain how radiology Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) interface with off-site storage in the cloud.
Healthcare providers are faced with complex HIPAA security standards for patient record storage and retrieval. HIPAA regulations require healthcare providers to have an off-site, daily data backup (encrypted for privacy) and a contingency plan to meet the mandated administrative procedures. Cloud storage, like FreedomPACS Cloud, enables facilities and practices to offload the burden of security and privacy requirements, which also having access to radiology studies and images from any computer or mobile device with an Internet connection.
The graphic maps the process and workflow involving referring physicians, specialists, imaging centers, radiologists, and EMR, HIS, and PM systems.
