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Monique Rasband
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Director

With Image Management Vue PACS, there's been a change in workflow. There's an extra step where we...

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I'd like to see Image Management Vue PACS include more post-processing capabilities instead of...

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We did an upgrade recently, and I'm so disappointed in Philips. We also wanted to move to the VNA,...

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CIO

Philips missed their contractual dates several times. We had to go back and redo our timeline. We...

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CIO

Philips needs to get their act together to catch up with some other PACS vendors, like Sectra.

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Manager

Issues that should be high priority should be handled within a day. Instead, after a couple of...

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Manager

There have been a lot of billing errors with Philips, and sometimes those have taken months to...

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Manager

I don't think Philips’ staff would even recommend Image Management Vue PACS. The problem is that...

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Manager

Outside of the initial training we got from Philips, there wasn't anything additional that I was...

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Manager

Our new customer support representative is super nice. They reach out to us often, and I feel bad...

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Manager

We got a new technical support contact who has been much more helpful. We discovered that our backup...

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Manager

Our Philips upgrade took a long time. The contract and the statement of work took a long time to...

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Manager

I would have sold a couple of my fingers and a couple of my toes to switch right after we got Image...

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Manager

Philips is not part of our long-term plans because of various issues, including support. They're...

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Manager

There were a lot of promising initiatives with Philips in the beginning, but those have all fallen...

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Analyst/Coordinator

The biggest opportunities for product improvement are customer service, customer service, and...

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Analyst/Coordinator

The user-facing GUI is very user friendly and makes sense. The GUI is easy to use and understand.

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Manager

My main frustration is with support and project turnaround times. The vendor's support can feel...

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Manager

I appreciate how capable the system is while still being easy to use. It gives providers and...

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Director

Philips doesn't have any strengths. The product works by the skin of its teeth. We are switching...

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Director

We moved to Image Management Vue PACS because we saw some opportunities to be on a more modern...

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Director

The people that we're working with at Philips are so dedicated, hardworking, and receptive to things...

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Director

There is so much I'd like to see changed or improved. I'd like more codified processes. I'd like to...

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Director

I don't think I would buy Image Management Vue PACS again. The implementation did not go well. It...

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Manager

Our PACS administrators didn't get very much training on Image Management Vue PACS because it is so...

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Manager

We have a third-party image router that Philips partners with and recommends, and that is fully...

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Manager

In our first year with Image Management Vue PACS, we had a lot of ups and downs and outages that...

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Manager

My personal technical account manager from Philips is trying. But as an organization, Philips is...

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Manager

We have had a couple of significant stumbling blocks with Philips. There have been no significant...

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Manager

We have struggled with Philips, and they seem disorganized. The project manager for our PACS...

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Manager

It is becoming apparent that Philips has very few people within their organization who are...

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CIO

We rolled the PACS out in two of our smaller markets with no problems. We hit the big house, and I...

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VP/Other Executive

When we upgraded to the new version, it was a disaster. We're still reeling from it. Some of the...

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VP/Other Executive

When we upgraded the PACS, one issue we dealt with was instability. We had crashes, glitches, and...

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VP/Other Executive

What was interesting was that most of our radiologists did not want Image Management Vue PACS when...

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Manager

Philips lost a lot of their old leadership and designers when they acquired Carestream. With...

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Manager

We are on an old version of Image Management Vue PACS. That was a choice that we made because it was...

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Manager

In Image Management Vue PACS, the reports got locked and couldn't be fixed. They had to be started...

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Manager

There are certain things that Image Management Vue PACS could do that our new system can't, and a...

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Manager

We replaced Image Management Vue PACS because the support went downhill once the vendor switched to...

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Analyst/Coordinator

I really like the system's administration and management tools. Those are very granular, and we get...

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We would like to see an update in the user interface for Image Management Vue PACS to make it a...

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Analyst/Coordinator

When Philips gets back to us, they are fair and transparent with charging. I have never seen a...

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Manager

The vendor's vision is where it needs to be, but Philips is sometimes lacking when it comes to their...

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Manager

Nothing is going wrong because the system works for what it is. I like how easily we can open...

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Manager

When we did our initial installation, we didn't receive a lot of onboarding training. We did a full...

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Manager

I wish the system were more user friendly for radiologists to design things in. We need to bring in...

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Manager

I wish Philips' system were a more polished product. We are in a risk-driven environment, and we...

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Manager

I know what Philips is capable of, but I would give others the caveat that if they just sit back and...

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Manager

We didn't receive a lot of support in the beginning. Philips has been struggling with their service...

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VP/Other Executive

We have a very close relationship with Philips. When we have difficulties and need help, we are able...

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VP/Other Executive

Philips has made significant improvements to their product to the point that I would consider buying...

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VP/Other Executive

We have had a good experience with Philips, and we have been very happy with their PACS. It has been...

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Manager

We are working with Philips to move Image Management Vue PACS into the cloud, and the reporting has...

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Manager

We chose to stay with Image Management Vue PACS and move from on premises to the cloud because we...

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Analyst/Coordinator

We love Image Management Vue PACS and all of the surrounding software. Right now, we use several...

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Analyst/Coordinator

Image Management Vue PACS is fairly easy to install and user-friendly. While some users may find it...

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Analyst/Coordinator

The upgrade took a long time. There were some hiccups, but everything ultimately worked out.

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Analyst/Coordinator

Sometimes, for nonemergent cases, it can take Philips' support people longer than I would like to...

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Manager

Philips has made some really good additional changes that have really made things even easier for...

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Manager

So far, I'm super impressed by the vendor. We have had a lot of meetings to go over the build,...

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Manager

I like that the people with Philips are trainers, so they build people. They are excellent...

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Manager

Image Management Vue PACS is user-friendly and self-explanatory. Finding information is easy.

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Manager

Image Management Vue PACS needs stronger interfacing to pull data from EHRs and reporting software...

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Manager

From my understanding, the coming upgrade for Image Management Vue PACS does not have a couple of...

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Physician

We would like to see more technology from Philips, but most of the issues they have been working on...

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Physician

We had a rocky go-live, but things do seem to be more stable now. We have been working with Philips...

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Physician

Philips was behind on a full cloud offering, but it does seem like they are trying to work with AWS...

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Analyst/Coordinator

I wish I had magic words to say about the product. The powerful, robust, and convenient...

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We are looking for better cloud capabilities with Philips and a more consistent, improved solution...

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Philips’ service people don't know the product as well as they should. But once I get their...

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Analyst/Coordinator

Philips is improving, but they are still adjusting as they integrate Carestream. They are now...

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Philips has not been as good at keeping their promises. They have changed their model by outsourcing...

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I like Philips for the level of customization they allow. The underlying technical configurations...

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In one location, things were generally fine going into the upgrade, but the experience wasn’t...

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Analyst/Coordinator

I would buy Image Management Vue PACS again, but I would also shop around. The environment has...

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Analyst/Coordinator

In Image Management Vue PACS, the CD importing tool is not very good, and the display protocols and...

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CIO

Philips as a company seems to be struggling under their current leadership following the fallout of...

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CIO

The vendor's sales and scoping teams were genuinely good to work with. The people on those teams...

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CIO

The system does its job as a basic PACS once users get past the implementation pain. However,...

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CIO

We had to do the project management for our own implementation more than we should have. When things...

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CIO

We have had to do a lot of heavy lifting that should have been on the vendor. During our...

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Manager

We didn't move away from the system due to dissatisfaction with the product. We were generally...

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Manager

I really like that the system provides access to deeper information, such as the actual insert time...

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With Philips, we usually identify issues before contacting the vendor. There were a few instances...

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We only had a couple of things that we had to add to the system. Those things required some extra...

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The one thing that I would like to see be improved in the system would be for all of the tools to be...

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Analyst/Coordinator

As long as something is included in the contract, Philips will assist with it. We are covered pretty...

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The integration with Epic seemed to go okay. We have image links and patient charts that launch like...

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I like the web portal. It is pretty beneficial and is simple for the end users to navigate.

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We use Philips’ dictation. We have a speech server through them, and I would like to see some...

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I want to see the response time for service issues improved. Most of the time, Philips fulfills what...

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Manager

From the beginning, with our go-live, things have been awful. We started our go-live upgrade and did...

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Manager

I would not buy Image Management Vue PACS again. It is really unfortunate. I have been on the same...

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Manager

Our applications team is pretty good about responding if we have a question. During an upgrade, the...

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Image Management Vue PACS crashes multiple times a day. When it is working, it works great. However,...

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With the way things are going, I highly doubt Image Management Vue PACS is part of our long-term...

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Manager

Philips does not necessarily keep their promises. It depends on the situation. Sometimes they say...

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Director

To meet all of our needs today, Philips would need to make it easier to share images. There is a...

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Director

As part of the selection process, we reviewed a lot of Philips' options. If there is anything we...

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Director

Image Management Vue PACS is pretty easy to use, and it has been fairly reliable. It requires a QC...

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We are looking at moving to the cloud, but we will wait until Philips as a whole gets more...

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I recently spoke with a lot of customers who are struggling with Philips. I know their issues are...

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Philips has been really good to us, and I don't have any complaints. I know they have struggled, and...

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I'm not a big fan of Image Management Vue PACS. I would like to see Image Management Vue PACS'...

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We have a regular call with Philips. It seems like we have the same issues that take a while to get...

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VP/Other Executive

Image Management Vue PACS is not part of our long-term plans. I think after we update our EHR, we...

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Image Management Vue PACS doesn't integrate too bad. It integrates into our EHR system, and that...

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I haven't seen Philips deliver a whole lot of new technology lately. I'm not sure what they are...

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I would like to see a more robust system. When we joined, Philips did not have a system big enough....

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Manager

The people Philips sent on-site were great. They had very cheery dispositions. They were happy to...

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Manager

The system is pretty easy to use. I would rate it just below the top of the scale because nothing is...

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Manager

Our whole organization was used to having image links in our EMR, and if they weren't there, users...

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Manager

With support, it has always been easy to call in and use Philips’ portal. And it is easy to submit a...

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Director

A lot of features are missing from Image Management Vue PACS. Some of the features and...

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Director

We don’t get any training from Philips. I would say we need instructor-led training. The system is...

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Director

The executive involvement is good with Philips. I don't know if they can fix our problems though.

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Director

I think the system is intuitive and user-friendly. The end users are able to figure out how to use...

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Director

The vendor could provide better engagement with the customer, better upgrades, and better support....

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Director

We were expecting better upgrades, engagement, and resolution of outstanding issues from the system....

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Anybody that we work with is very knowledgeable. We have more issues with the PACS than with our...

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The product is good. Philips just needs to work on their mammography issues. The mammography...

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Philips’ support is phenomenal. They are easy to work with. We have a dedicated analyst who helps...

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We had an issue with the version we were on; one of the scanners had to be upgraded. The vendor...

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Manager

We are working on a project with Philips, and they have been very responsive and right on the button...

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Manager

Working with Philips on moving to the cloud is a little slow. We are ready to go and are making...

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