Radiology

Cottage Hospital Improves Patient Care, Cuts Costs with Radiology Upgrade

Published in MD Week, November 23rd, 2007

Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital's use of advanced radiology technology has improved patient care while cutting labor costs, according to a study to be presented this month to the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

The hospital achieved these gains by integrating digital dictation with its radiology picture archiving and communications system (PACS). Among the benefits of the integration have been a substantial reduction in labor needs, much faster completion of emergency radiology reports, and a return on investment in only two years.

The study's full results will be reported by Michael Trambert, M.D., in a podium presentation at RSNA's...

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Source: MD Week (2007-11-23)

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