A radiological information system (RIS)
[
] is the core system for the electronic management of
medical imaging
Medical imaging is the technique and process of imaging the interior of a body for clinical analysis and medical intervention, as well as visual representation of the function of some organs or tissues (physiology). Medical imaging seeks to revea ...
departments. The major functions of the RIS can include patient scheduling,
resource management
In organizational studies, resource management is the efficient and effective development of an organization's resources when they are needed. Such resources may include the financial resources, inventory, human skills, production resources, or ...
, examination performance tracking, reporting, results distribution, and procedure billing.
RIS complements
HIS (hospital information systems) and
PACS (picture archiving and communication system), and is critical to efficient workflow to
radiology
Radiology ( ) is the medical specialty that uses medical imaging to diagnose diseases and guide treatment within the bodies of humans and other animals. It began with radiography (which is why its name has a root referring to radiation), but tod ...
practices.
Basic features
Radiological information systems commonly support the following features:
*Patient registration and scheduling
*Patient list management
*Modality interface using worklists
*Workflow management within a radiology department
*Request and document scanning
*Result entry
*Digital reporting (usually using
Voice Recognition (VR))
*Printables such as patient letters and printed reports
*Result transmission via
HL7 integration or e-mailing of clinical reports
*
Patient tracking
*Interactive documents
*Creation of technical files
*Modality and material management
*Consent management
Additional features
In addition, a RIS often supports the following:
*
Appointment scheduling
*Voice Recognition (VR)
*PACS workflow
*Custom report creation
*
HL7 interfaces with a
PACS. HL7 also enables communication between HIS and RIS in addition to RIS and PACS.
*Critical findings notification
*
Billing
*
Rule engine
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s
*Cross-site workflow
See also
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DICOM
Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) is a technical standard for the digital storage and Medical image sharing, transmission of medical images and related information. It includes a file format definition, which specifies the str ...
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Electronic health record (EHR)
*
Health Level 7
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Medical imaging
Medical imaging is the technique and process of imaging the interior of a body for clinical analysis and medical intervention, as well as visual representation of the function of some organs or tissues (physiology). Medical imaging seeks to revea ...
*
Medical software
Medical software is any software item or system used within a medical context. This can include:
* Standalone software used for Medical diagnosis, diagnostic or Therapy, therapeutic purposes.
* Software used by health care providers to reduce pape ...
References
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Computing in medical imaging
Electronic health records
Medical databases
Radiology
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