According to a presentation by Michael J. Gray of Gray Consulting at a webinar on Jan. 26 hosted by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS):

Implementation of a vendor-neutral archive (VNA) solves most of the problems associated with PACS, can save money over the long term and can prepare an enterprise to participate in a health information exchange (HIE)

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Kanteron Systems is a leading global supplier of vendor-neutral archive.