Inamura K, Satoh K, Kondoh H, Mori Y, Kozuka T
Osaka University, School of Allied Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Japan.
Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 1994 May;43(1-2):85-91. doi: 10.1016/0169-2607(94)90192-9.
This paper describes a methodology of PACS technology assessment and gives examples of the results of measurement of 24 items of PACS-related situations of image diagnosis systems in Osaka University Hospital before a PACS is installed. These data are to be compared with the data which will be measured after PACS is installed in the new Osaka University Hospital, in order to complete our technology assessment. We propose common variables, units, and conditions of measurement, in order to establish a standard method of data comparison between before and after PACS installation in hospitals at large. We designed our PACS taking technology assessment into account. We do not stop the technology assessment at the efficacy evaluation, because PACS must be more than a tool for radiological practice. We extend the technology assessment into the effectiveness evaluation, so that PACS is a part of radiological practice itself, and diagnostic accuracy, economy and efficiency are the results of PACS operation.
本文介绍了一种PACS技术评估方法，并给出了大阪大学医院在安装PACS之前对影像诊断系统24项PACS相关情况的测量结果示例。这些数据将与新大阪大学医院安装PACS后测量的数据进行比较，以完成我们的技术评估。我们提出了通用变量、单位和测量条件，以便建立一种在大型医院安装PACS前后进行数据比较的标准方法。我们在设计PACS时考虑了技术评估。我们不会将技术评估仅停留在效能评估上，因为PACS必须不仅仅是放射实践的工具。我们将技术评估扩展到有效性评估，使PACS成为放射实践本身的一部分，而诊断准确性、经济性和效率是PACS运行的结果。
