Impact of PACS on dictation turnaround time and productivity

Journal of Digital Imaging

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 92-97

  Lepanto, Luigi ^a   Paré, Guy ^b   Aubry, David ^b   Robillard, Pierre ^a   Lesage, Jacques ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dictation turnaround time; PACS; Productivity

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; INFORMATION SCIENCE; PRODUCTIVITY; RADIOLOGY;

DICTATION TURNAROUND TIME; PACS; POST-PACS PERIOD;

IMAGING SYSTEMS;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIGITAL IMAGING; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGING SYSTEM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PICTURE ARCHIVING AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; RADIOLOGY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TURNAROUND TIME;

EID: 33644885290     PISSN: 08971889     EISSN: 1618727X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10278-005-9245-8     Document Type: Article

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