A filmless radiology department in a full digital regional hospital: Quantitative evaluation of the increased quality and efficiency

Journal of Digital Imaging

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 140-148

  Nitrosi, Andrea ^a   Borasi, Giovanni ^a   Nicoli, Franco ^a   Modigliani, Gino ^b   Botti, Andrea ^a   Bertolini, Marco ^a   Notari, Pietro ^a  

^a S MARIA NUOVA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost savings; Cost effectiveness; Efficiency; PACS; PACS system; Patient stay; Performance

Indexed keywords

COST SAVINGS; DIGITAL REGIONAL HOSPITALS; IMAGING WORKFLOW;

COST EFFECTIVENESS; HOSPITAL DATA PROCESSING; HOSPITALS; NEUROLOGY; RADIOLOGY; STATISTICAL METHODS; WORLD WIDE WEB;

PICTURE ARCHIVING AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; LENGTH OF STAY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PICTURE ARCHIVING AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TURNAROUND TIME; WORKLOAD; X RAY FILM;

COMPUTER TERMINALS; COMPUTER USER TRAINING; COST SAVINGS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, NEUROLOGICAL; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERNET; ITALY; LENGTH OF STAY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RADIOLOGY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TIME FACTORS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; WORK SIMPLIFICATION; WORKLOAD;

EID: 34249105865     PISSN: 08971889     EISSN: 1618727X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10278-007-9006-y     Document Type: Article

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