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Manager

With Fujifilm, we just had one instance where there was a charge outside of what we thought would be...

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Manager

Fujifilm’s development and innovation have gotten better. Something that has gotten better is the...

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With Synapse, now that we have a combined database, a particular study has to be configured for...

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Fujifilm does offer an administrator training course. I think that it's a purchasable item, and then...

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Manager

Fujifilm has made progress in addressing some of the bugs in their advanced reporting, particularly...

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Manager

With Synapse, there seem to be some known issues that don't gain much traction, even though they're...

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Director

We're on an older version of the solution, so sometimes when we call in for help, Fujifilm's people...

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Director

We've been a long-standing partner of Fujifilm. We've developed a lot of products with them, as well...

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Director

It's been a while since we had training on Synapse. But they do a good job of throwing resources at...

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Director

We are going to upgrade to Fujifilm's latest and greatest solution. A little over a year ago, we...

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Analyst/Coordinator

If I wanted to nitpick the vendor, I would say that Fujifilm's level-one support could be a little...

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Analyst/Coordinator

Fujifilm is probably one of our vendors that nickel-and-dimes the least.

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I feel like the vendor's developers don't have a baseline knowledge of how the workflow is supposed...

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Early on, Fujifilm was a part of the long-term plans, but we have already accomplished those plans....

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Manager

We find the product to be very stable, and it functions at a top level.

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Manager

Our main challenges with Fujifilm are billing and the vendor not being on top of our storage...

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Manager

Fujifilm could have better communication or notes within the company because sometimes when we...

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Manager

Fujifilm's support staff members are very responsive and capable. We are always able to get in touch...

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Manager

Connecting to our support team has been challenging with strict security on both sides.

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Manager

I would like the ability to share user worklist query settings with other users. When filters are...

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Manager

Synapse is a strong solution. The product is user friendly, and it helps things run smoothly....

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Manager

We are migrating studies off of Synapse, and Fujifilm has been very up front and okay with...

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Manager

We are sunsetting Synapse because we want to be on one database. Fujifilm doesn’t have a reporting...

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CMIO

Synapse is up and running, and I have literally never had to contact Fujifilm about it. We have had...

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CMIO

Synapse is pretty simple. Everyone knows how to use it; it is like buying a new phone.

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CMIO

There is a lot more integration that Fujifilm could do to make Synapse easier to use. I know the...

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VP/Other Executive

We haven't had any significant problems with Synapse. Fujifilm’s product works as advertised, and...

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VP/Other Executive

Synapse is a super solid, dependable product. It is very fast. It does everything we need and...

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VP/Other Executive

Fujifilm could take the lessons they have learned from their best and most successful partners and...

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Manager

Fujifilm has done well with their updates. They seem to be keeping up with delivering new technology....

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Manager

Synapse's interface could be a little easier to use.

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Manager

Synapse should include medical image exchange. I don't really like the idea of having to go to a...

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Manager

Fuji needs to expand the scope of their services. Imaging has expanded in the type of imaging and...

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Manager

Synapse definitely works as promoted.

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Manager

The users need the full training to get around in the system. If we asked the radiologists whether...

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Manager

The support we get is not done in an exact time frame. When we have been with a product for so many...

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Manager

The images are available. It is very rare that we don’t get an image or that it isn’t there. A lot...

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Manager

The vendor will tell us they are ready for something, but they actually aren’t ready. It takes a...

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Manager

We did an upgrade, and it was a journey. We had had some problems, and we had decided to wait for...

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Manager

Synapse has gotten a lot better, mainly due to improvements in the architecture of the radiologist...

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Manager

We have been using a feature from Fujifilm called CommonView, which lets us connect with our...

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Manager

Fujifilm has spent very little time improving the administrative side of Synapse. For example, it is...

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Manager

Synapse is constantly evolving with new interfaces and features, but the vendor doesn't always...

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Manager

Fujifilm will eventually get back to us, but they can take quite a while. If the issue is something...

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Manager

The training for Synapse is okay, but Fujifilm charges by the day, and while the trainers they send...

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Manager

In one version, Fujifilm moved Synapse to a streaming product, and our radiologists hated it. The...

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Manager

With Synapse, Fujifilm charges for everything now, even after-hours support or upgrade-related work....

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Manager

Fujifilm is actually pretty good at doing things at no additional charge. However, we have to do...

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Manager

We are going to be changing a lot of our architecture to have an enterprise solution, but I think we...

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Manager

Overall, the Synapse system is pretty easy to manage. Some of the admin tools in Content Manager are...

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Manager

I don’t think that Fujifilm sends out status messages, so if they could send out status messages,...

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Manager

With Synapse, we are always having to tweak little things that I feel we shouldn’t have to. For...

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Manager

Overall, Synapse is a pretty good product. It is the only PACS I have worked with. At least with the...

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Manager

Synapse is expensive. We have other hospitals that are on different PACS solutions, and when we have...

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Manager

Fujifilm could work on programs or other forms to onboard new radiologists and other heavy users. I...

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Manager

Fujifilm could try to find methods to improve some loading speeds. One thing I was dissatisfied with...

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Manager

Fujifilm’s support team is impactful, and their implementation team is extremely friendly and...

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Manager

Synapse matches up with most of our stuff pretty flawlessly. There is integration primarily with our...

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Manager

Training new radiologists is difficult. Building reading protocols is especially complicated....

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Director

We were able to solve a lot of problems with Synapse. It works the way it was described, and it...

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Analyst/Coordinator

On the customization of one of our folders in Synapse, we can’t filter by a certain column; that...

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Analyst/Coordinator

Fujifilm’s customer support is really responsive. Fujifilm is located in a different time zone than...

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Analyst/Coordinator

I have seen different PACS solutions, and Synapse is pretty simple and user-friendly. We can look at...

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Manager

Fujifilm could improve Synapse with AI. I expect more AI in the future to be integrated as part of...

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Manager

The biggest strength we have seen with Synapse is probably the ease of deployment. It is web based,...

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Manager

Fujifilm does a good job of not charging us for every little thing. I think they realize that we are...

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Director

We are beginning to look at potential replacement options for Synapse. We would probably stick with...

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Director

It is our fault that we haven't upgraded the system in a long time. I know that Fujifilm has made...

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Director

One of the things that we like about Synapse is that its reports are very straightforward and easy...

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Director

Fujifilm has gotten bigger, but there are still a lot of similar people who have been there for...

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