Amarillo Bone & Joint is the only regional office digital radiology system in the region. Our system is called OfficePACS Power Digital Imaging.

So, what does that mean for me as a patient?

Well, first of all you are assured by coming to Amarillo Bone & Joint that are mission statement is realized by “….providing economically responsible healthcare.”

But more important our Stryker's OfficePACS digital imaging solution is a Patient Archive and Communication Solution that reflects the way our orthopedic surgeons work, allowing for faster adoption of digital technology in our Prompt Clinic and our main surgical clinic. With the ability to communicate with our integrated operating rooms and electronic medical records, OfficePACS improves workflow and efficiency in our orthopedic clinic. Our surgeons can view the radiology films stored in our office in the operating room itself or really anywhere in the world for that matter!

Access Images Remotely
Our physicians can view your studies anywhere at anytime with
OfficePACS Express. We can view your films remotely by laptop computer, in our homes and even on our hand-held phones.

Benefits of PACS
PACS replaces hard-copy based means of managing medical images, such as film archives. It expands on the possibilities of such conventional systems by providing capabilities of off-site viewing and reporting (distance education, tele-diagnosis). Additionally, PACS enables practitioners at various physical locations to view the same information simultaneously, (teleradiology). With the decreasing price of digital storage, PACS systems provide a growing cost and space advantage over film archives.

Better Efficiency for X-Ray Technicians
• 30 second processing compared to 90 seconds
• Drastically decrease retakes

This means as a patient you wait less and the time on that hard X-Ray table is less time and discomfort. Most important we can view all your previous films at one time for comparisons of your healing.

What do I need to do for my X-Ray?
Today, taking X-Rays are easy. You do not have to un-robe or wear special clothes. Just come as you are! Simple as that.