Our focus at The Thomas Group is not to tell you which PACS you should purchase. We are not PACS sales personnel. The Thomas Group’s goal is to neutrally guide you through the PACS process so that you are better prepared to make an educated decision regarding your PACS project.

There are many diverse PACS offerings on the market and the healthcare community has many diverse needs. As your PACS Implementation Specialists, The Thomas Group is here to provide you an unbiased forum to discuss and evaluate the various PACS offerings. We have worked with all of the major PACS vendors. We know their product offerings, their corporate structure and their pricing patterns.

Before your facility actually awards a PACS contract to a vendor, we will have had the opportunity as a group to discuss the vendors in several different forums.

	The RFI allows you to compare side-by-side the semantics of the various vendors.
	On-site demonstrations provide you with a chance to speak to vendor representatives and view the functions of their Diagnostic Review Stations.
	Vendor site visits expose you to an actual "live" PACS site.
	The RFP allows you to compare "apples-to-apples" pricing of the various vendors.

When your facility is ready to award your PACS contract, we have your PACS committee take a final vote on which vendor to choose. As each vote is cast, we ask each member to justify his/her answer. And, while we do not make recommendations, we will let you know if you have made a decision on an incorrect assumption. We will then negotiate the contract on your behalf. We have extensive experience in negotiating contracts and know the questions to ask that will affect your bottom line. Remember, while you may install a PACS only once, The Thomas Group has installed PACS numerous times.