Instead of having a local archiving solution, studies can be archived to a data center.
A data center typically provides storage and retrieval of study data for a collection of hospital groups, each with a local PACS infrastructure. The relationship between the data center and the connected sites is characterized as a hub-and-spoke model.
To configure data center archiving in IMPAX, use PACS Store and Remember, using the data center AE title as the external PACS archive.
Studies are transmitted to a data center for permanent storage only after a configurable time period has passed and the studies have met the predefined criteria for storage. Possible criteria include:
HIS verification status
Note:
Within multiple IMPAX cluster environments, studies should not be sent to the data center until they have been HIS verified.
Report status (such as Any, New, Dictated, Reported, or Approved)
Study age
Archive window, the specific period of time within the day during which archive jobs should be processed.