Informatics in radiology: automated Web-based graphical dashboard for radiology operational business intelligence. 2009

Paul G Nagy, and Max J Warnock, and Mark Daly, and Christopher Toland, and Christopher D Meenan, and Reuben S Mezrich
Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201-1595, USA. pnagy@umm.edu

Radiology departments today are faced with many challenges to improve operational efficiency, performance, and quality. Many organizations rely on antiquated, paper-based methods to review their historical performance and understand their operations. With increased workloads, geographically dispersed image acquisition and reading sites, and rapidly changing technologies, this approach is increasingly untenable. A Web-based dashboard was constructed to automate the extraction, processing, and display of indicators and thereby provide useful and current data for twice-monthly departmental operational meetings. The feasibility of extracting specific metrics from clinical information systems was evaluated as part of a longer-term effort to build a radiology business intelligence architecture. Operational data were extracted from clinical information systems and stored in a centralized data warehouse. Higher-level analytics were performed on the centralized data, a process that generated indicators in a dynamic Web-based graphical environment that proved valuable in discussion and root cause analysis. Results aggregated over a 24-month period since implementation suggest that this operational business intelligence reporting system has provided significant data for driving more effective management decisions to improve productivity, performance, and quality of service in the department.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D011785 Quality Assurance, Health Care Activities and programs intended to assure or improve the quality of care in either a defined medical setting or a program. The concept includes the assessment or evaluation of the quality of care; identification of problems or shortcomings in the delivery of care; designing activities to overcome these deficiencies; and follow-up monitoring to ensure effectiveness of corrective steps. Quality Assessment, Health Care,Health Care Quality Assessment,Health Care Quality Assurance,Healthcare Quality Assessment,Healthcare Quality Assurance,Quality Assessment, Healthcare,Quality Assurance, Healthcare,Assessment, Healthcare Quality,Assessments, Healthcare Quality,Assurance, Healthcare Quality,Assurances, Healthcare Quality,Healthcare Quality Assessments,Healthcare Quality Assurances,Quality Assessments, Healthcare,Quality Assurances, Healthcare
D011871 Radiology A specialty concerned with the use of x-ray and other forms of radiant energy in the diagnosis and treatment of disease.
D011873 Radiology Information Systems Information systems, usually computer-assisted, designed to store, manipulate, and retrieve information for planning, organizing, directing, and controlling administrative activities associated with the provision and utilization of radiology services and facilities. PACS (Radiology),Picture Archiving And Communication System,Picture Archiving and Communication Systems,Picture Archiving, Radiologic,X-Ray Information Systems,Archiving, Radiologic Picture,Information System, Radiologic,Information System, Radiology,Information Systems, Radiologic,Information Systems, Radiology,Radiologic Information System,Radiologic Information Systems,Radiologic Picture Archiving,Radiology Information System,System, Radiologic Information,System, Radiology Information,Systems, Radiologic Information,Systems, Radiology Information,Xray Information Systems,Information System, X-Ray,Information System, Xray,Information Systems, X-Ray,Information Systems, Xray,PACSs (Radiology),System, X-Ray Information,System, Xray Information,Systems, X-Ray Information,Systems, Xray Information,X Ray Information Systems,X-Ray Information System,Xray Information System
D014481 United States A country in NORTH AMERICA between CANADA and MEXICO.
D014584 User-Computer Interface The portion of an interactive computer program that issues messages to and receives commands from a user. Interface, User Computer,Virtual Systems,User Computer Interface,Interface, User-Computer,Interfaces, User Computer,Interfaces, User-Computer,System, Virtual,Systems, Virtual,User Computer Interfaces,User-Computer Interfaces,Virtual System
D017598 Efficiency, Organizational The capacity of an organization, institution, or business to produce desired results with a minimum expenditure of energy, time, money, personnel, material, etc. Efficiency, Administrative,Productivity, Organizational,Program Efficiency,Administrative Efficiency,Organizational Productivity,Efficiency, Program,Organizational Efficiency,Program Efficiencies
D020407 Internet A loose confederation of computer communication networks around the world. The networks that make up the Internet are connected through several backbone networks. The Internet grew out of the US Government ARPAnet project and was designed to facilitate information exchange. World Wide Web,Cyber Space,Cyberspace,Web, World Wide,Wide Web, World

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