Experience with comparative picture archiving and communication system baseline data collection at four Veterans Affairs Medical Centers: methodology, lessons learned, and suggestions for improvement.
Publication/Presentation Date
8-1-1997
Abstract
Careful planning of the study and full support of the radiology staff are essential for collection of such data. It important to obtain pilot data to identify potential problems and adequately train personnel. Such pilot data should be compared with data collected automatically from the HIS, RIS, or PACS to establish the reliability of various data sources. When data was collected without using a study form compliance was low. It is important to automate the data collection as much as possible in order to keep the forms simple and as short as possible. This will increase substantially the consistency at which accurate data are captured.
Volume
10
Issue
3 Suppl 1
First Page
161
Last Page
164
ISSN
0897-1889
Published In/Presented At
Protopapas, Z., Siegel, E. L., Scanlon, M., Mazan, W., Reiner, B. I., Ghabrekidan, H., Warner, J., Pomerantz, S. M., & Gitlin, J. N. (1997). Experience with comparative picture archiving and communication system baseline data collection at four Veterans Affairs Medical Centers: methodology, lessons learned, and suggestions for improvement. Journal of digital imaging, 10(3 Suppl 1), 161–164. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03168686
Disciplines
Diagnosis | Medicine and Health Sciences | Other Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment | Radiology
PubMedID
9268868
Department(s)
Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Medical Imaging
Document Type
Article