Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.
Neurosurgery. 2013 Sep;73(3):528-33. doi: 10.1227/01.neu.0000431474.49042.5b.
Digital radiology enhances productivity and results in long-term cost savings. However, the viewing, storage, and sharing of outside imaging studies on compact discs at ambulatory offices and hospitals pose a number of unique challenges to a surgeon's efficiency and clinical workflow.
To improve the efficiency and clinical workflow of an academic neurosurgical practice when evaluating patients with outside radiological studies.
Open-source software and commercial hardware were used to design and implement a departmental picture archiving and communications system (PACS).
The implementation of a departmental PACS system significantly improved productivity and enhanced collaboration in a variety of clinical settings. Using published data on the rate of information technology problems associated with outside studies on compact discs, this system produced a cost savings ranging from $6250 to $33600 and from $43200 to $72000 for 2 cohorts, urgent transfer and spine clinic patients, respectively, therefore justifying the costs of the system in less than a year.
The implementation of a departmental PACS system using open-source software is straightforward and cost-effective and results in significant gains in surgeon productivity when evaluating patients with outside imaging studies.
数字放射学提高了工作效率，并带来了长期的成本节约。然而，在流动办公室和医院中，通过光盘查看、存储和共享外部成像研究给外科医生的效率和临床工作流程带来了许多独特的挑战。
提高评估外来放射学研究患者时的学术神经外科学术实践的效率和临床工作流程。
使用开源软件和商业硬件设计并实现了部门图像存档和通信系统（PACS）。
部门 PACS 系统的实施显著提高了生产力，并在各种临床环境中增强了协作。使用与光盘上的外部研究相关的信息技术问题的公布数据，该系统为 2 组患者分别节省了 6250 至 33600 美元和 43200 至 72000 美元的成本，因此不到一年的时间就收回了系统成本。
使用开源软件实施部门 PACS 系统简单且具有成本效益，并且在评估外来成像研究患者时，显著提高了外科医生的工作效率。
