Experience measuring performance improvement in multiphase picture archiving and communications systems implementations...Proccedings of the 16th Symposium for Computer Applications in Radiology. 'PACS: Performance Improvement in Radiology.' Houston TX, May 6-9, 1999
When planning a picture archiving and communications system (PACS) implementation and determining which equipment will be implemented in earlier and later phases, collection and analysis of selected data will aid in setting implementation priorities. If baseline data are acquired relative to perform...
| Published in: | Journal of Digital Imaging Vol. 12; pp. 141 - 144 |
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May1999 Supplement
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=107211474&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 107211474 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 08971889 DOQ jtl: Journal of Digital Imaging issn: 08971889 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: May1999 Supplement vid: 12 pid: 237 pub: Springer Nature place: New York, New York artinfo: ui: 107211474 107211474 1999061217 NLM10342194 107211474 ppf: 141 ppct: 3 formats: tig: atl: Experience measuring performance improvement in multiphase picture archiving and communications systems implementations...Proccedings of the 16th Symposium for Computer Applications in Radiology. 'PACS: Performance Improvement in Radiology.' Houston TX, May 6-9, 1999 aug: au: Reed G Reed DH affil: Integration Resources, Inc, 148 Main St, Lebanon, NJ 08833 sug: subj: Picture Archiving and Communication Systems Administration Quality Improvement Productivity Cost Savings Human ab: When planning a picture archiving and communications system (PACS) implementation and determining which equipment will be implemented in earlier and later phases, collection and analysis of selected data will aid in setting implementation priorities. If baseline data are acquired relative to performance objectives, the same information used for implementation planning can be used to measure performance improvement and outcomes. The main categories of data to choose from are: (1) financial data; (2) productivity data; (3) operational parameters; (4) clinical data; and (5) information about customer satisfaction. In the authors' experience, detailed workflow data have not proved valuable in measuring PACS performance and outcomes. Reviewing only one category of data in planning will not provide adequate basis for targeting operational improvements that will lead to the most significant gains. Quality improvement takes into account all factors in production: human capacity, materials, operating capital and assets. Once we have identified key areas of focus for quality improvement in each phase, we can translate objectives into implementation requirements and finally into detailed functional and performance requirements. Here, Integration Resources reports its experience measuring PACS performance relative to phased implementation strategies for three large medical centers. Each medical center had its own objectives for overcoming image management, physical/geographical, and functional/technical barriers. The report outlines (1) principal financial and nonfinancial measures used as performance indicators; (2) implementation strategies chosen by each of the three medical centers; and (3) the results of those strategies as compared with baseline data. Copyright (c) 1999 by W.B. Saunders Company pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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