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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-5-19
pubmed:abstractText
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.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
1607-551X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
19
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
62-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-8-28
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
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.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Radiology, Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. ytk1@ms13.hinet.net
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article