Workflow Improvement and Efficiency Gain with Near Total Digitalization of a Radiology Department;Workflowverbesserung und Effizienzsteigerungs-Aspekte Durch Nahezu Vollständige Digitalisierung Einer Röntgenabteilung

RoFo Fortschritte auf dem Gebiet der Rontgenstrahlen und der Bildgebenden Verfahren

Volumn 175, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1309-1316

  Langen, Heinz L ^a   Bielmeier, J ^a   Wittenberg, G ^b   Selbach, R ^a   Feustel, H ^a  

^a Missionsarztlichen Klinik Wurzburg   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Digital radiography; Efficiency; PACS; Report turnaround time; RIS; Technology assessment

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; INFORMATION SYSTEM; LUMINESCENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT; REVIEW; TIME MANAGEMENT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GERMANY; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MEDICAL RECORD; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; X RAY FILM;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; GERMANY; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HOSPITALS, RELIGIOUS; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; RADIOLOGY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES; WORK SIMPLIFICATION; X-RAY INTENSIFYING SCREENS;

EID: 0242268623     PISSN: 14389029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-42889     Document Type: Review

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