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An Automated PACS Workstation Interface

A Timesaving Enhancement

Daniel R. Gale1,2, M. Elon Gale1, Rebecca K. Schwartz1, Victorine V. Muse1 and Richard E. Walker1

1 Radiology Service (114), Veterans Affairs Boston Health Care System, 150 S. Huntington Ave. Boston, MA 02130.
2 Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02130.



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  		Fig. 1. —Autoread dialogue box measures 4 x 5 cm on screen. Two right arrow buttons move through the queue viewing oldest uninterpreted study on workstation; two left arrow buttons allow viewing of newest uninterpreted study.

 


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  		Fig. 2. —Bar chart depicts mean time between completion of one study and availability of next study for interpretation. Note that time associated with Autoread is significantly less than with other two methods.

 


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  		Fig. 3. —Bar chart depicts mean interpretation time for each of three methods. We did not anticipate that interpretation time would be less for Autoread than for work list display and film-based interpretations.

 


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  		Fig. 4. —Bar chart depicts mean total time required per study (both interpretation and inter-interpretation time). Autoread was significantly faster for mean aggregated time.

 

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