Incremental cost of a department-wide PACS/CR implementation

Hugh M. Pratt; Curtis P. Langlotz M.D.; Eric R. Feingold; J. Sanford Schwartz; Harold L. Kundel

doi:10.1117/12.274598

22 May 1997 Incremental cost of a department-wide PACS/CR implementation

Hugh M. Pratt, Curtis P. Langlotz M.D., Eric R. Feingold, J. Sanford Schwartz, Harold L. Kundel

Proceedings Volume 3035, Medical Imaging 1997: PACS Design and Evaluation: Engineering and Clinical Issues; (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.274598
Event: Medical Imaging 1997, 1997, Newport Beach, CA, United States

Abstract

Incremental costs are determined for a department-wide implementation of picture archiving and communication systems and computed radiography (PACS/CR). This analysis involves determination of all capital and operational costs associated with PACS implementation over an eight-year time horizon. Economic effects are identified, adjusted for time value, and used to calculate Net Present Values (NPV) for each section of the Department of Radiology and for the department as a whole. NPV indicates the full economic impact of a project. Results indicate that a full PACS/CR implementation would not be cost-saving for a large, subspecialized department.However, the cost-savings produced when CR is removed from the analysis indicates that PACS implementation will produce a positive economic impact for departments which have CR already implemented or are committed to CR implementation. Departments that predominantly produce digital images should experience a greater economic savings from using PACS. Furthermore, lossy long-term archive compression rates of 10:1 or greater also produce cost-savings versus conventional imaging equipment.

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Hugh M. Pratt, Curtis P. Langlotz M.D., Eric R. Feingold, J. Sanford Schwartz, and Harold L. Kundel "Incremental cost of a department-wide PACS/CR implementation", Proc. SPIE 3035, Medical Imaging 1997: PACS Design and Evaluation: Engineering and Clinical Issues, (22 May 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.274598

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