A GOAL BASED COST-BENEFIT-ANALYSIS FOR FILM VERSUS FILMLESS RADIOLOGYDEPARTMENTS

Authors
Citation
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
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
ISSN journal
08971889
Volume
9
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
104 - 112
Database
ISI
SICI code
0897-1889(1996)9:3<104:AGBCFF>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
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 . Copyright (C) 1996 by W.B. Saunders Company