PACS Costs: Modelling And Simulation

A. R. Bakker; W. J. J. Stut Jr.; J. P. J. Valk; G. L. Reijns

doi:10.1117/12.968758

27 June 1988 PACS Costs: Modelling And Simulation

A. R. Bakker, W. J. J. Stut Jr., J. P. J. Valk, G. L. Reijns

Proceedings Volume 0914, Medical Imaging II; (1988) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.968758
Event: Medical Imaging II, 1988, Newport Beach, CA, United States

Abstract

The advantages to be expected of full-scale PACS implementation are widely described in literature. In the decision to introduce such systems costs however will also play an important part. The benefits to be achieved should outbalance the costs. In this paper the development of a software package for cost assessment is described. The configuration requirements are determined starting from the workload of the radiology department and a PACS model using results of simulation studies. Of course additional user requirements are important input parameters (e.g. number of workstations, screen resolution etc.). Data on costs of the various configuration components and the expected future trends in these costs are used to estimate the costs of the specific PACS as a function of time. Savings to be achieved in the various categories of resources are input (again with their trends) to lead to an overview of the total savings to be expected. The package results in a graph of net annual costs as a function of the moment of PACS introduction. In the package a critique module is foreseen that checks whether the data fed into the system are to a reasonable level in agreement with expert opinions.

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A. R. Bakker, W. J. J. Stut Jr., J. P. J. Valk, and G. L. Reijns "PACS Costs: Modelling And Simulation", Proc. SPIE 0914, Medical Imaging II, (27 June 1988); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.968758

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