Table 1.

Schedule of the Implementation of PACS

Date	Main Activity
April 15, 2003	PACS go live. CT and MR examination archived on PACS. Filmless start in Radiology Department
June 15, 2003	Starts test web images distribution in Neurology
July 21, 2003	No more film printed for CT/MR examinations of inpatient requested by pilot departments
August 4, 2003	No more film printed for CT/MR examinations for outpatient (referral and paper print of key images)
October 1, 2003	Hospital filmless transition completed (images web distribution extended to all departments)
May 5, 2004	100% digital radiological procedures ordering completed on HIS
June 14, 2004	Referral and images CD for all outpatients