Reddy Arra Suresh, Loh Shaun, Kane Robert A
Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School, One Deaconess Rd, Room 327C, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
J Digit Imaging. 2006;19 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):66-71. doi: 10.1007/s10278-006-0852-9.
In this study, the costs and cost savings associated with departmentwide implementation of a picture archiving and communication system (PACS) as compared to the projected budget at the time of inception were evaluated. An average of $214,460 was saved each year with a total savings of $1,072,300 from 1999 to 2003, which is significantly less than the $2,943,750 projected savings. This discrepancy can be attributed to four different factors: (1) overexpenditures, (2) insufficient cost savings, (3) unanticipated costs, and (4) project management issues. Although the implementation of PACS leads to cost savings, actual savings will be much lower than expected unless extraordinary care is taken when devising the budget.
在本研究中，评估了与部门范围内实施图像存档与通信系统（PACS）相关的成本和成本节约情况，并将其与初始时的预计预算进行了比较。每年平均节省214,460美元，1999年至2003年的总节省额为1,072,300美元，这明显低于预计节省的2,943,750美元。这种差异可归因于四个不同因素：（1）超支，（2）成本节约不足，（3）意外成本，以及（4）项目管理问题。尽管实施PACS会带来成本节约，但除非在制定预算时格外谨慎，否则实际节约额将远低于预期。
