Table 7.
Pre- and Post-PACS Inpatient Chest Radiography Exams’ TAT
Chest exams TAT | Number of exams | Mean (hours) | Standard deviation (hours) | Median (hours) | Q3–Q1 (hours) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pre-PACS (1/1/03–30/4/03) | 6,754 | 33.9 | 56.25 | 19.1 | 44.2 |
With PACS (1/1/04–30/4/04) | 7,456 | 9.62 | 26.09 | 2.6 | 5.5 |
Improvement | 24.3 | – | 16.5 | 39.3 |