Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS): Clinician’s Perspective About Filmless Imaging

Abstract

Picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) are most appropriate means of acquiring, archiving, and communicating all forms of radiology imaging. The present study is to decide applicability of PACS, its exact role in patient care, and benefit as a teaching tool. To compare conventional imaging with picture archiving and communication system from user's point of view, impact of PACS on patient care and teaching. This was a single center, observational study over a period of 4 weeks from 15 January 2010 to 15 February 2010 carried out in Pravara Rural Hospital. For the present study, 100 users from various clinical disciplines were included who routinely use PACS. A pretested questionnaire related to various aspects of PACS was devised considering its advantage to clinicians, role in patient care, and as tool for teaching. Out of 100 users, 85 % users reported PACS easy to very easy for handle. Ninety-four percent users reported PACS as useful tool for the hospital. Fifty-one percent of users found image quality at image review workstation to be good to very good against 49 % found it poor to very poor. There have been several studies to demonstrate the benefits of PACS to users, but many of these have concentrated on radiology trainees, users in a particular department. Present study concentrates on the impact that PACS has made to the working of the clinicians in many different disciplines. The perceived benefits of PACS outnumbered the disadvantages and reflected the widely documented benefits of PACS in the literature.

Investigating the satisfaction level of physicians in regards to implementing medical picture archiving and communication system (PACS)

“…The results of the mentioned studies are consistent with the present study's findings. However, the present study's results about comparing the ease of use in PACS and the traditional system differ somewhat from Jorwekar and colleagues' study [36]in which system users described the PACS as being very user-friendly. Perhaps this level of difference in opinions about the easiness in using PACS compared to traditional film-based systems is related to the computer literacy level of the users and or the lake of interoperability of PACS with other health information systems.…”

“…A study by Buabbas and colleagues [10], findings showed that more than three-quarters of the radiologists and technologists, consider using PACS as positive and being user-friendly. Also, Jorwekar and colleagues [36] in their study addressed the easiness in using PACS in users' viewpoints and reported that 85% of the users believed that PACS was very easy to use for them. The results of the mentioned studies are consistent with the present study.…”

Components and implementation of a picture archiving and communication system in a prototype application

“…This system is an electronic and preferably filmless data system for obtaining, sorting, transporting, putting away and electronically displaying health care images and data. 12 Digital imaging vendors push this system profits, counting the end of unreasonable silverbased film, progressed access to new and old movies for all clinicians, lessening in the physical stockpiling prerequisite of massive movies, and more level work force costs. In this paper, a restricted client study was attempted at the Hospital Sungai Buloh, Malaysia, in cooperation with the UPM preceding the advancement of the web program engineering with numerous fewer clients having admittance to the system.…”

Implementasi Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) dan Radiology Information System (RIS) di RSUP Dr. Sardjito Yogyakarta

“…1,11 DR merupakan kelas detektor digital yang menghasilkan gambar tanpa penanganan lebih lanjut dari detektor, di mana gambar x-ray laten dikonversi ke gambar digital dalam interval segera setelah paparan (Gambar 2). 12,13,14 Secara umum, perbandingan antara sistem CR dan DR ditampilkan pada Tabel 1.…”

“…Kemampuan workstation yang dapat meningkatkan produktivitas dokter tercantum dalam Tabel 6. 1,23,27,28 Opsi atau Fungsi Tujuan…”