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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-4-10
pubmed:abstractText
Within the scope of the Dutch PACS project, the costs of a hospital wide PACS in the Utrecht University Hospital were estimated, with the help of the software package CAPACITY. The cost analysis was based on the most recent specifications of the costs of the equipment, on extrapolations, and on the experience acquired with a PACS prototype in the Utrecht University Hospital. Savings due to a possible reduction in the length of stay, or due to logistic improvements were not taken into account. The results indicate that the extra costs of a hospital wide PACS would amount to 3.2% of the total hospital budget. By taking into account the expected price movements, it is predicted that a hospital wide PACS may allow enough savings to pay itself back, when installed near the turn of the century. The result of this cost analysis depends on a large number of assumptions. Therefore two sensitivity analyses are carried out, i.e., concerning the number of workstations required and concerning the organizational impact of PACS.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0720-048X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
12
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
69-78
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
An analysis of the costs of a hospital-wide Picture Archiving and Communication System with the software package CAPACITY.
pubmed:affiliation
BAZIS, Central Development and Support Group Hospital Information System, Leiden, The Netherlands.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't