What is a Best of Breed vs. Single Source Radiology Information System?

The answer to this question is best done via an analogy.  If you had a heart problem, would you seek treatment from a heart specialist (Best of Breed Doctor) or a general practitioner (Single Source Doctor)?  A general practitioner is a 'Jack of All Trades' - knowledgeable about a lot of things, but expert at nothing.  On the other hand, a heart specialist has focused his/her entire education and career on one specific area of the body...  the heart.  When given a choice between a general practitioner and a heart specialist, the logical choice would always be to select a heart specialist.  

Swearingen Software has focused EXCLUSIVELY on radiology information systems since 1988 (over 35 years!).  We are a "Best of Breed" RIS vendor.

On the other hand, vendors like Cerner, Epic, Meditech and others, offer a complete suite of products.  Once you pick their overall package, you have no choice as to the individual systems within.

If you were to grade each system within a single source package on a scale of 1 to 10, you would be lucky to average 5 to 6.  If you were to grade each system within a best of breed product mix, you would most likely average a 9 or 10.

So, the question is this - Since the radiology department is one of the three major profit centers in a hospital, why would you trust your complex radiology information system needs to anyone but a RIS specialist?