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PACS IT Skills: The Essential IT Skills Every PACS Admin Should Know

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John Sole
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John Sole
I help health systems implement imaging systems and fit them into the workflows already in place. DICOM, HL7, IHE, PACS and VNA, with SQL and Python as needed.

Originally published on JS PACS, March 5, 2009. This was the introduction to a series; the Operating Systems and IP Address pieces that followed are also in the archive.

What PACS IT skills do you need?

There is a laundry list of IT skills that every PACS administrator must have. This site will cover all of those skills, but initially the focus will be on what you need to get through your day.

Some very basic IT concepts you will need to understand include: Networking 101, Workstation Management, Server Management, and Storage Management.