Effect of Filmless Imaging on Utilization of Radiologic Services with a Two‐stage, Hospital‐Wide Implementation of a Picture Archiving and Communication System: Initial Experience of a Fee‐for‐Service Model

The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences - Tập 19 - Trang 62-66 - 2003
Yu-Ting Kuo1, Hui-Chen Chu1, Tsyh-Jyi Hsieh1, I-Chan Chiang1, Gin-Chung Liu1
1Department of Radiology, Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Tóm tắt

A medium‐sized general hospital using a fee‐for‐service model implemented a hospital‐wide picture archiving and communication system (PACS) in two stages. This study evaluated the reporting time with filmless operation and the effect of filmless imaging on referring physicians' use of the radiologic service before and after completion of the second stage of PACS implementation. The relationship between the total number of hospital patients and the number of radiologic department patients was also evaluated. All sample images were retrieved from the PACS. All corresponding reports except for one for a computerized tomography study were available. The median reporting time for different studies performed during working hours was less than 2 hours. There was a significantly positive and linear relationship (p < 0.01) between the total number of hospital patients and the number of radiologic department patients after hospital‐wide implementation of PACS. We conclude that the fee‐for‐service model had no negative impact on referring physicians' use of radiologic services in a filmless hospital.

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The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences

Tập 19

62-66

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