Time comparison of a medical intensive care unit before and after installation of a digital viewing station

Louis M. Humphrey; Minh Do Van; Susan Paine; Kevin Fitzpatrick; Heather Yates; Kimberly McCullough; Carl E. Ravin

doi:10.1117/12.174332

15 May 1994 Time comparison of a medical intensive care unit before and after installation of a digital viewing station

Louis M. Humphrey, Minh Do Van, Susan Paine, Kevin Fitzpatrick, Heather Yates, Kimberly McCullough, Carl E. Ravin

Proceedings Volume 2165, Medical Imaging 1994: PACS: Design and Evaluation; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.174332
Event: Medical Imaging 1994, 1994, Newport Beach, CA, United States

Abstract

Almost three years ago we conducted a study to assess the impact of digital viewing stations in intensive care units. Two intensive care units, the MICU (Medical Intensive Care Unit) and the SICU (Surgical Intensive Care Unit) were studied. The results demonstrated that clinicians in the SICU (with digital viewing capability) were 91/2 times more likely to view exam results within an hour than those in the MICU (without digital display) were to receive any kind of notification of the exam results within an hour. Some of the differences observed between the two units were attributed to the differences in operation. In an effort to determine the portion of the differences attributable to differences in operation of the two units, another study was performed in the MICU after a digital viewing station was installed. These results were compared with the results obtained before the digital viewing stations were installed. Results have shown that there is not statistical difference in the times within which the exams are viewed for the two cases.

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Louis M. Humphrey, Minh Do Van, Susan Paine, Kevin Fitzpatrick, Heather Yates, Kimberly McCullough, and Carl E. Ravin "Time comparison of a medical intensive care unit before and after installation of a digital viewing station", Proc. SPIE 2165, Medical Imaging 1994: PACS: Design and Evaluation, (15 May 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.174332

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