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Radiology Information System (RIS) Presented by: Safa Fathi Amini, MD 21 st Iranian Congress of Radiology Tehran, 17-20 Jan, 2006. Rayavaran Co. CIS/HIS/RIS Solutions.
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Radiology Information System (RIS) Presented by: Safa Fathi Amini, MD 21st Iranian Congress of Radiology Tehran, 17-20 Jan, 2006 Rayavaran Co. CIS/HIS/RIS Solutions
“Selecting the right Radiology Information System (RIS) is one of the most important decisions that will ever be made regarding your department.” Randall Swearingen, Swearingen Software, Inc., Houston, Tex. 21st Iranian Congress of Radiology, Tehran, 17-20 Jan, 2006
Recent Advancements in Computer Technology • Computer network technologies • Digital imaging • Electronic Patient Record (EPR) • DICOM and HL7 standards • Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) 21st Iranian Congress of Radiology, Tehran, 17-20 Jan, 2006
PACS HIS Functional Areas Patient Management Department Management Procedure Management RIS 21st Iranian Congress of Radiology, Tehran, 17-20 Jan, 2006
Outcome Efficiency Expenses 21st Iranian Congress of Radiology, Tehran, 17-20 Jan, 2006
Components Scheduling Tracking Patient Man. Department Man. Reporting RIS Research Integration Database Security 21st Iranian Congress of Radiology, Tehran, 17-20 Jan, 2006
Scheduling • Integrated • Admission • Staff/stock management • HIS scheduling • Smart “Rules-based” • Automatic sequencing • Alerts/conflicts/duplicate requests • Appointment letters/prep instructions 21st Iranian Congress of Radiology, Tehran, 17-20 Jan, 2006
Scheduling • Customers: • Referring physiciansANDtheir office staff • Patients • Does your system say in effect: “Use our competitors!” 21st Iranian Congress of Radiology, Tehran, 17-20 Jan, 2006
Patient Management • Admission / Billing • HIS integration • Images / Reports • PACS integration • EPR The entire patient workflow 21st Iranian Congress of Radiology, Tehran, 17-20 Jan, 2006
Tracking • Patient • Progress • Location • Report • Status • Film 21st Iranian Congress of Radiology, Tehran, 17-20 Jan, 2006
Reporting • PACS integration • Voice recognition/Transcription • Word processing • Free format text • Pre-defined result text and codes • MS Office integration 21st Iranian Congress of Radiology, Tehran, 17-20 Jan, 2006
Integration/Interfacing • PACS • HIS/EPR • Others • Primary care • Remote requesting • Pharmacy • Equipment engineering • Stock management Bi-directional 21st Iranian Congress of Radiology, Tehran, 17-20 Jan, 2006
Department Management • Equipment • maintenance schedule • logging • maintenance days • Stock • pharmacy integration • warehouse integration • re-ordering flags • consumables decrease • Staff • worklists • shifts • leaves • rooms • Reports • statistical • billing • payrolls 21st Iranian Congress of Radiology, Tehran, 17-20 Jan, 2006
Research facilities • Keyword search • Custom reports • Statistical software • Data mining 21st Iranian Congress of Radiology, Tehran, 17-20 Jan, 2006
Security • Access levels/Access lists • Access logging • Audit reports Data Integrity 21st Iranian Congress of Radiology, Tehran, 17-20 Jan, 2006
Database • Scheduled backup • Crash recovery measures • Database maintenance Data Integrity 21st Iranian Congress of Radiology, Tehran, 17-20 Jan, 2006
Purchase Considerations • Validity • Reliability • Other considerations • Hardware • Standards • Old Data • Implementation • Training/Acceptance • Maintenance • Finance • Future developments 21st Iranian Congress of Radiology, Tehran, 17-20 Jan, 2006
Validity • Are the necessary components there? • Will this new software improve my workflow? Do I really need this one and only this one? 21st Iranian Congress of Radiology, Tehran, 17-20 Jan, 2006
Reliability • Will this software ensure my data integrity? • Will this software ensure my workflow integrity? Can I trust it? 21st Iranian Congress of Radiology, Tehran, 17-20 Jan, 2006
Hardware • Network • Workstations • Peripherals (printer, scanner, barcode reader,…) • Integration with existing PACS • Other requirements (UPS/Air conditioning) 21st Iranian Congress of Radiology, Tehran, 17-20 Jan, 2006
Standards • HL7 • DICOM • Other standards Do I really need them? Why? 21st Iranian Congress of Radiology, Tehran, 17-20 Jan, 2006
Present/Old Data • Old RIS • Existing HIS What will happen to my existing data? 21st Iranian Congress of Radiology, Tehran, 17-20 Jan, 2006
Implementation • Hardware/equipment • Software • Integration • PACS/HIS/EPR • Startup data • Code tables 21st Iranian Congress of Radiology, Tehran, 17-20 Jan, 2006
Training / Acceptance • Training • Strategy • Package • Acceptance • Ease of use • Switching from old systems 21st Iranian Congress of Radiology, Tehran, 17-20 Jan, 2006
Maintenance • System availability • Support availability • Response time • Resolution of problems • Unacceptable downtime Will they be there for me 24 / 7 ? 21st Iranian Congress of Radiology, Tehran, 17-20 Jan, 2006
Finance • Capital purchase • Operating lease • Managed service 21st Iranian Congress of Radiology, Tehran, 17-20 Jan, 2006
Future Developments • Updates • Upgrades 21st Iranian Congress of Radiology, Tehran, 17-20 Jan, 2006
References and Links • Nogah Haramati, MD, PACS and RIS: Approaches to Integration,Journal of Healthcare Information Management, vol. 14, no. 3, Fall 2000, HIMSS • Rowe WM, Moffitt ME, Bunnell WJ, Scheduling: if your RIS cannot, perhaps your HIS can , Radiol Manage. 1995 Spring;17(2):35-41, [PMID: 10143135] • Rowe WM, Radiology information systems help radiology departments operate more efficiently, Radiol Manage. 1993 Summer;15(3):38-41, [PMID: 10127657] • Rowe WM, Upgrading a radiology information system, Radiol Manage. 1990 Spring;12(2):24-8, , [PMID: 10105540 ] • Swearingen R, Demystifying radiology information systems, Radiol Manage. 2000 Sep-Oct;22(5):52-6, [PMID: 11151323] • Nanni M, Carnassale R, Napoli M, Campioni P, Marano P, Information systems in the management of the radiology department,, Rays. 2003 Jan-Mar;28(1):63-72, [PMID: 14509180] • Andrew Forrest, Electronic Records Development and Implementation Programme – Cornwall PEG Project, 31 December 2002 21st Iranian Congress of Radiology, Tehran, 17-20 Jan, 2006
References and Links • Board of Faculty of Clinical Radiology, The Royal College of Radiologists, Clinical Radiology and Electronic Records, 2002, ISBN 1 872599 78 8, RCR Ref No BFCR(02)3, http://www.rcr.ac.uk/docs/radiology/other/Clinical%20Radiology%20and%20Elecronic%20Records.html • John S. Webster, Solving the Data Sharing Dilemma, April 2005, www.Healthimaging.com • _____________________________________________ • Link to this presentation: Radiology Information System (RIS), http://www.rayavaran.com/articles 21st Iranian Congress of Radiology, Tehran, 17-20 Jan, 2006
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