Abstract
Medical images are currently created digitally and stored in the radiology department’s
picture archiving and communication system. Reports are usually stored in the electronic
patient record of other information systems, such as the radiology information system
(RIS) and the hospital information system (HIS). But high-quality services can only
be provided if electronic patient record data is integrated with digital images in
picture archiving and communication systems. Clinicians should be able to access both
systems’ data in an integrated and consistent way as part of their regular working
environment, whether HIS or RIS. Also, this system should allow for teleconferencing
with other users, eg, for consultation with a specialist in the radiology department.
This article describes a web-based solution that integrates the digital images of
picture archiving and communication systems with electronic patient record/HIS/RIS
data and has built-in teleconferencing functionality. This integration has been successfully
tested using three different commercial RIS and HIS products.
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Article info
Publication history
Accepted:
March 29,
2004
Received in revised form:
March 17,
2004
Received in revised form:
March 29,
2004
Received:
February 2,
2004
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