Enhancing CT productivity: strategies for increasing capacity.
OBJECTIVE
This article will identify strategies and tactics that can be used to enhance CT capacity. The potential financial benefits to the organization and the impact on market share will be discussed.


CONCLUSIONS
Many organizations are challenged to meet stakeholder demands of providing additional CT capacity and reduction of patient waiting lists. However, much can be achieved through workflow redesign, the addition of key personnel, and implementation of information system platforms and databases.
Boland
Giles W L
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Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit St., White 270, Boston, MA 02114, USA. gboland@partners.org
D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D011871:Radiology / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States