The “best of breed” solution is a pure RIS product that will interface and work with numerous HIS products. RIS products fall into three distinct camps: “best of breed” vs. PACS: Merely a glorified light-box without clinical and patient data, emphasis as of late has been to integrate at the desktop allowing a more clinical connectivity approach towards Diagnostic Workstations The Radiologists Primary tool Voice Recognition and Digital Dictation Systems: The source Patient Demographics can come from the RIS and the rules of engaging distributed reports, preliminary, resident reviewed and addendums classifications is the job of the RIS system to the CDR, EHR or the HIS/CIS Outcomes Measurement: Disease management, and variance against a critical path. Point of Care: Bedside charting of clinical observations, care plans, etc. Financial Systems: Billing and Accounts Receivable, and general accounting. Clinical Information Systems: Order communications, nursing assessments, etc.
Electronic Health Record (EHR): Both text and image, sometimes a scanned chart.
They Must Integrate With Clinical Data Repository Electronic Health Record Clinical Information Systems PACS Voice Recognition and Digital Dictation Systems Financial Systems Clinical Data Repository (CDR): Most often textual result reports (lab, dictated history and physical exam findings (H&P), anatomic pathology, etc.). JANUARY 2004 Rex Osborn Sr Manager Digital Imaging PracticeĢ Topics of Discussion RIS Systems Are No Longer Islands of Informationģ Categories of RIS Vendors Why One vendor is Chosen Over Another New F&F Seen Demonstrated at RSNA RIS Vendors Quick Assessment Key Functionality Overview Integration Overview 1 Post RSNA 2003 Wrap up RIS Systems Overview RIS/PACS Integrations