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<title>Evaluation of a hospital-wide PACS: costs and benefits of the Hammersmith PACS installation</title>
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1992
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Health AdministrationHealthcare ValueHammersmith Pacs InstallationHealth PolicyHospital EnvironmentPatient SafetyOutcomes ResearchHospital-wide PacsHammersmith Hospital PacsProgram EvaluationImplementation ProcessPublic HealthEconomic EvaluationMedicineHealth Care ManagementHealth Services ResearchEmergency MedicineHospital Medicine
The unusual nature of sites chosen for hospital-wide PACS implementations and the very small number of proposed implementations make evaluation a complex task. The UK Department of Health is funding both the evaluation and implementation of a hospital-wide PACS. The Brunel University evaluation of the Hammersmith Hospital PACS has two main components: an economic evaluation of the costs and benefits of hospital-wide PACS installations and an exercise in monitoring the implementation process. This paper concentrates on the economic component.