Two year experience with Web connectivity to PACS at a community-based hospital

Brian D. Wadley; Ulrike Hayward; Michael Trambert M.D.; Alberto Kywi; Steven Hartzman

doi:10.1117/12.467001

16 May 2002 Two year experience with Web connectivity to PACS at a community-based hospital

Brian D. Wadley, Ulrike Hayward, Michael Trambert M.D., Alberto Kywi, Steven Hartzman

Proceedings Volume 4685, Medical Imaging 2002: PACS and Integrated Medical Information Systems: Design and Evaluation; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.467001
Event: Medical Imaging 2002, 2002, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Referring physician web based access to a PACS is evaluated at a community-based hospital. Survey results show 100% perceived improvement in referring physician productivity, and 97% perceived improvement in patient care. Overall satisfaction and perception of ease of use is greater than 90%.Web connectivity to PACS is perceived by 97% to result in decreased visits and calls to the radiology department due to the availability of virtual results, with high value placed on the voice clip summary results by 94% of respondents (the voice clip is a recording made by the radiologist at the time of reading the exam, which summarizes the results of the study).The availability of exams and virtual results via web-based connectivity is perceived to result in increase referrals by 58% of respondents. Web log audit trails are analyzed to evaluate the use of the system by referring physicians. The gross number of cases retrieved over the web for a two-week period is assessed. The number of times a voice clip was played is also evaluated. The results overall show a very positive experience with web connectivity to PACS.

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Brian D. Wadley, Ulrike Hayward, Michael Trambert M.D., Alberto Kywi, and Steven Hartzman "Two year experience with Web connectivity to PACS at a community-based hospital", Proc. SPIE 4685, Medical Imaging 2002: PACS and Integrated Medical Information Systems: Design and Evaluation, (16 May 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.467001

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Picture Archiving and Communication System

Radiology

Imaging systems

Internet

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