Picture, archiving and communication system in the Italian NHS: A primer on diffusion and evaluation analysis

Journal of Digital Imaging

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 34-47

  Buccoliero, Luca ^a   Calciolari, Stefano ^a   Marsilio, Marta ^a   Mattavelli, Elisa ^a  

^a BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cost benefit analysis; PACS; PACS implementation; PACS integration

Indexed keywords

ARCHIVING AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; EVALUATION STUDIES; LITERATURE REVIEWS; PACS; PACS IMPLEMENTATION; PACS INTEGRATION; PICTURE ARCHIVING;

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; SURVEYS;

PICTURE ARCHIVING AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFUSION; DIGITAL IMAGING; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTEGRATION; ITALY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PICTURE ARCHIVING AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT; REVIEW;

COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; ITALY; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; RADIOLOGY INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 59149094652     PISSN: 08971889     EISSN: 1618727X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10278-007-9101-0     Document Type: Review

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