Financing a Large-Scale Picture Archival and Communication System

Academic Radiology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 96-102

  Goldszal, Alberto F ^a   Bleshman, Michael H ^a   Bryan, R Nick ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost savings; Film savings; Financing picture archival and communication system (PACS); Operational lease; Workflow improvements

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUDGET; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; EQUIPMENT; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; IMAGING SYSTEM; INFORMATION CENTER; MASS COMMUNICATION; PICTURE ARCHIVAL AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM; PRINTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGY; X RAY FILM;

EID: 0346733096     PISSN: 10766332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1076-6332(03)00544-0     Document Type: Article

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