Impact of PACS on Dictation Turnaround Time and Productivity.
This study was conducted to measure the impact of PACS on dictation turnaround time and productivity. The radiology information system (RIS) database was interrogated to calculate the time interval between image production and dictation for every exam performed during three 90-day periods (the 3 mon...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Digital Imaging Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 92 - 98 |
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Springer Nature
Mar2006
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=106200214&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 106200214 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 08971889 DOQ jtl: Journal of Digital Imaging issn: 08971889 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Mar2006 vid: 19 iid: 1 pid: 237 pub: Springer Nature place: New York, New York artinfo: ui: 106200214 2009220706 10.1007/s10278-005-9245-8 NLM16341635 106200214 ppf: 92 ppct: 6 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Impact of PACS on Dictation Turnaround Time and Productivity. aug: au: Lepanto L Paré G Aubry D Robillard P Lesage J sug: subj: Organizational Efficiency Patient Record Systems Picture Archiving and Communication Systems Radiology Service Administration Task Performance and Analysis Analysis of Variance Magnetic Resonance Imaging Prospective Studies Radiography, Abdominal Radiography, Thoracic Radiology Information Systems Spine Pathology Tomography, X-Ray Computed Human ab: This study was conducted to measure the impact of PACS on dictation turnaround time and productivity. The radiology information system (RIS) database was interrogated to calculate the time interval between image production and dictation for every exam performed during three 90-day periods (the 3 months preceding PACS implementation, the 3 months immediately following PACS deployment, and a 3-month period 1 year after PACS implementation). Data were obtained for three exam types: chest radiographs, abdominal CT, and spine MRI. The mean dictation turnaround times obtained during the different pre- and post-PACS periods were compared using analysis of variance (ANOVA). Productivity was also determined for each period and for each exam type, and was expressed as the number of studies interpreted per full-time equivalent (FTE) radiologist. In the immediate post-PACS period, dictation turnaround time decreased 20% (p < 0.001) for radiography, but increased 13% (ns) for CT and 28% (p < 0.001) for MRI. One year after PACS was implemented, dictation turnaround time decreased 45% (p < 0.001) for radiography and 36% (p < 0.001) for MRI. For CT, 1 year post-PACS, turnaround times returned to pre-PACS levels. Productivity in the immediate post-PACS period increased 3% and 38% for radiography and CT, respectively, whereas a 6% decrease was observed for MRI. One year after implementation, productivity increased 27%, 98%, and 19% in radiography, CT, and MRI, respectively. PACS benefits, namely, shortened dictation turnaround time and increased productivity, are evident 1 year after PACS implementation. In the immediate post-PACS period, results vary with the different imaging modalities. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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