S. Langer et Jh. Wang, A GOAL BASED COST-BENEFIT-ANALYSIS FOR FILM VERSUS FILMLESS RADIOLOGYDEPARTMENTS, Journal of digital imaging, 9(3), 1996, pp. 104-112
We describe the use of spreadsheet models to compare differential cost
s incurred in a film based versus a filmless radiology department. The
spreadsheet allows a high degree of user customization to facilitate
on-site cost analysis and informed purchasing decisions. Modeling inst
itutions that perform 25, 50, and 105,000 diagnostic procedures per ye
ar, we find that break-even occurs near 50,000 exams. Plots further sh
ow the trends in annual hardware and staff costs as workloads increase
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