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Integrating Dictation with PACS to Eliminate Paper

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Five years ago our department migrated from a film-based imaging environment to a PACS-based environment. We discovered that our reliance on paper tracking forms for clinical history and dictation information was hindering our practice. Integrating dictation with PACS was one of three key components we needed to free ourselves from the tyranny of paper, the other two being an online worklist and an online patient history. We discuss our evolution to a (mostly) paperless reading room environment, our implementation, general performance, and future development plans, focusing on integrated dictation.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We would like to thank Kenneth Crane (UPMC Radiology Informatics) and Audrey Grube (UPMC Radiology Informatics) for developmental design and coding; David Lionetti (UPMC Radiology Informatics) for assistance with PACS/worklist interface Linda Gmitter (UPMC ISD) for assistance with HL7 interfacing between IDXRAD, Dictaphone Enterprise Server, and Stentor; and Timothy Fagert (Dictaphone / PowerScribe) for assistance with early microphone development and debugging efforts.

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  1. Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 3705 Fifth Ave., CHP Suite 3950, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA

    Thomas E. Warfel M.D., Ph.D. & Paul J. Chang M.D.

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Warfel, T.E., Chang, P.J. Integrating Dictation with PACS to Eliminate Paper. J Digit Imaging 17, 37–44 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10278-003-1715-2

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