Picture archiving and communication systems lead to sustained improvements in reporting times and productivity: results of a 5-year audit

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 63, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 796-804

  Mackinnon, A D ^a   Billington, R A ^a   Adam, E J ^a   Dundas, D D ^a   Patel, U ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICAL AUDIT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; RADIOLOGY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; WORKLOAD;

EID: 44749093601     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2007.12.015     Document Type: Article

References (12)

1. Board of the Faculty of Clinical Radiology, Royal College of Radiologists. Two national audits of radiographic reporting services. Available from: (2000).
2. Siegel E.L., and Reiner B. Work flow redesign: the key to success when using PACS. 2002. J Digit Imaging 16 (2003) 164-168
3. Strickland N.H. Some cost-benefit considerations for PACS: a radiological perspective. Br J Radiol 69 (1996) 1089-1098
4. Bryan S., Weatherburn G., Watkins J., et al. Radiology report times: impact of picture archiving and communication systems. AJR Am J Roentgenol 170 (1998) 1153-1159
5. Twair A.A., Torreggiani W.C., Mahmud S.M., et al. Significant savings in radiologic report turnaround time after implementation of a complete picture archiving and communication system (PACS). J Digit Imaging 13 (2000) 175-177
6. Lepanto L., Pare G., Aubry D., et al. Impact of PACS on dictation turnaround time and productivity. J Digit Imaging 19 (2006) 92-97
7. Mattern C.W., King Jr. B.F., Hangiandreou N.J., et al. Electronic imaging impact on image and report turnaround times. J Digit Imaging 12 (1999) 155-159
8. Mehta A., Dreyer K., Boland G., et al. Do picture archiving and communication systems improve report turnaround times?. J Digit Imaging 13 (2000) 105-107
9. Fleishon H.B., Bhargavan M., and Meghea C. Radiologists' reading times using PACS and using films: one practice's experience. Acad Radiol 13 (2006) 453-460
10. Dundas D.D. Installation of a PACS system. Br J Radiol 78 (2005) 480-482
11. Matin A., Bates D.W., Sussman A., et al. Inpatient radiology utilization: trends over the past decade. AJR Am J Roentgenol 186 (2006) 7-11
12. Hayt D.B., and Alexander S. The pros and cons of implementing PACS and speech recognition systems. J Digit Imaging 14 (2001) 149-157