Work flow redesign: the key to success when using PACS.

Publication/Presentation Date

3-1-2002

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Our objective is to emphasize the importance of work flow redesign, rather than filmless operation itself, to achieve cost reduction and improvement in productivity with picture archiving and communication systems (PACS).

CONCLUSION: Our 8-year experience with PACS shows that the greatest benefit of the transition to a digital system has been the ability to use it as a tool to reengineer overall work flow, both in the imaging department and throughout the health care enterprise.

Volume

178

Issue

3

First Page

563

Last Page

566

ISSN

0361-803X

Disciplines

Diagnosis | Medicine and Health Sciences | Other Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment | Radiology

PubMedID

11856674

Department(s)

Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Medical Imaging

Document Type

Article

Share

COinS