PACS market conundrum. A recent survey finds the PACS market saturated--but with some future potential.

A recent Vermont-based CapSite Consulting survey suggests that most hospital and health system leaders are putting their purchasing plans of picture arching and communications systems (PACS) on the back burner, while they turn their attention to meaningful use matters under the federal American Reinvestment and Recovery Act/Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (ARRA-HITECH) Act.