PACS Downtime Impact Calculator accuracy and testing

Formula source

• Total impact = manual labor cost + reading backlog cost + delayed exam value impact.

Test cases

Known limitations

• This page documents the checked-in calculator logic and does not certify results for every real-world edge case.
• Use the result as a planning estimate unless the calculator page states a stricter purpose.

Assumptions

• Inputs are user-entered because healthcare policy, prices, retention requirements, and incident facts vary.
• Calculations run locally in your browser and do not store PHI, incident details, access logs, system names, or operating assumptions.
• This calculator does not assess clinical urgency, patient safety risk, or modality-specific downtime procedures.

Unit handling

• PACS Downtime Duration accepts values in hr.
• Exams per Hour accepts numeric values.
• Delayed Exams accepts values in %.
• Manual Handling per Exam accepts values in min.
• Loaded Staff Cost accepts values in $/hr.
• Radiologist Cost accepts values in $/hr.
• Reading Delay per Delayed Exam accepts values in min.
• Operational Value per Exam accepts values in $.
• Value Impact Factor accepts values in %.
• Estimated PACS Downtime Impact is displayed as currency.

Rounding rules

• Number displays use up to 2 decimal places in the calculator UI.
• Currency outputs are displayed with standard US dollar formatting.
• Input precision follows configured step values where provided.

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