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LECTURE – JULIUS CAESAR B. SUPNET, RMT, MLS (ASCPi) FINALS

OUTLINE
11.1 Cardiology Information System • 1980s – modular systems emphasized
(CIS) the use of real-time applications and
11.1.1. Definition mini-computers.
11.1.2. Evolution
11.1.3. Benefits and Features BENEFITS AND FEATURES OF CIS
11.1.4. Functionalities Mnemonics: EFE
11.2. Radiology Information System
(RIS) 1. EASE OF ACCESS WHILE
11.2.1. What is RIS? MAINTAINING DATA SECURITY
11.2.2. Advantages of using a • Eliminating doctors to request different
RIS imaging results from different
11.2.3. Functions of a RIS departments.

GUIDE 2. FLEXIBILITY IN THE WORKFLOW

TOPIC • Allows cardiologists to assess a wide
SUBTOPIC array of information without having to
SUBSUBTOPIC leave the patient.

3. ENHANCED COMPARABILITY
CARDIOLOGY INFORMATION • CIS is essentially a repository of
cardiology imagery results.
SYSTEM (CIS)
• Retrieval of past data is effortless.

KATIPULA AND IRELAND (2013) FUNCTIONS OF CIS

• Mainly focused on the storage and
retrieval of cardiology-centric images.
• Order with patient demographics is
profiled against the order and stored for
further distribution, viewing, and long-
term archive.
➢ Information used by cardiologists for
diagnosis and treatment from personal
notes (history, physical examination) to
signals (ECG), images
(echocardiogram, angiograms, CT,
MRI), and reports.
➢ All information can be provided in digital
format.
➢ CIS serves as a repository.
➢ Most CIS are limited to their storage
capabilities and do not include post-
processing functions.
EVOLUTION OF CIS
• 1970s – CIS originated from a
mainframe environment, the technical
specifics.
Mnemonics: Edit, View, and Store the
Remote to Visualize
1. EDITING, VIEWING, AND STORING
MULTI-MODAL CARDIOLOGY DATA
• Computed tomography (CT), cardiac
ultrasound (echocardiography),
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI),
nuclear imaging (PET & SPECT), and
angiography may be managed on a
single platform.
2. REMOTE ACCESS
• Use of networks and integrated
information systems, coupled with the
availability of the internet and
smartphones, offer flexibility to CIS.
3. VISUALIZATION AND REPORTING
CAPABILITIES
• Ease and consistency of reporting
• Virtually real-time information retrieval

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4. EHR INTEGRATION
• Enhance the quality of services offered
by health professionals by offering
more comprehensive view of patient
care spectrum.
RADIOLOGY INFORMATION SYSTEM
(RIS)
ROUSE (2017)
• Network of software system for
managing medical imagery and
associated data.
• Useful for tracking radiology imaging
orders and billing information.
• Often used in conjunction with Picture
Archiving and Communication Systems
(PACS) and Vendor
Neutral Archivals sa book→ archive no
search (VNA) to manage image archives,
record-keeping, and billing within a HIS.
ADVANTAGES OF USING RIS
Mnemonics: Better to be Fast to Improve
1. BETTER COMMUNICATION WITH
REFERRING DOCTORS
• An RIS can integrate with the referring
doctor’s EHR system for easy and
quick access to patient data.
2. FASTER PAYMENTS
• RIS can be used to verify insurance
before a patient visit; Electronic
payments
3. IMPROVED EFFICIENCY
• It is much faster to find, input, and
create reports from patient data when
the records are computerized.
BASIC FUNCTIONS OF RIS BY ROUSE
(2017)
Mnemonics: PSPRIB
1. PATIENT MANAGEMENT
• Tracks entire workflow; radiology
providers can add images and reports
to EHRs for easy retrieval.
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2. SCHEDULING
• Allows staff to make appointments for
both inpatients and outpatients.
3. PATIENT TRACKING
• Track a patient’s entire radiology
history from admission to discharge.
4. RESULTS REPORTING
• Generate statistical reports
5. IMAGE TRACKING
• Traditionally, RIS tracks individual films
and their associated data; as EHRs
have become standard, radiology
departments have been more drawn
into clinical workflow of the entire
medical enterprise.
6. BILLING
• RIS provide detailed financial record-
keeping and process electronic
payments and automated claims.
HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM
(HIS)
• aka Hospital Management System
• an element of health informatics that
focuses mainly on the administrational
needs of hospitals.
PICTURE ARCHIVING AND
COMMUNICATION SYSTEM (PACS)
• healthcare technology for short-term
and long-term storage, retrieval,
management, and distribution and
presentation of images.
VENDOR NEUTRAL ARCHIVAL (VNA)
• medical imaging that stores images in a
standard format and interface.