Clark's Essential PACS, RIS and Imaging Informatics (Clark's Companion Essential Guides)

Description

Imaging informatics is a complex and historically rapidly changing field, knowledge of which is central to the practice of all imaging specialists. This convenient pocket guide provides the foundations of knowledge in informatics, allowing radiographers in training and in practice, assistant practitioners and other allied health professionals to understand, use and develop more efficient ways of imaging that will in turn deliver improved patient care. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Table of Contents Foreword Preface Contributors Acknowledgements About the Author Abbreviations Chapter 1: Informatics in Radiology What is Imaging Informatics? History and Development Human Factors Chapter 2: Basic IT for Radiographers Hardware Software Chapter 3: Image Acquisition Single Image Modalities Multi-Slice Modalities Hybrid Modalities Specialist Applications Engineering Chapter 4: PACS, Vendor Neutral Archives and Picture Storage Picture Archiving and Communication Systems Components Image Lifecycle Management Deconstructed PACS and Open Source PACS VNA Supplier Neutral Archives Enterprise Archives Image Viewing Importing and Exporting Images to a PACS Differences Between Departmental PACS Housekeeping Chapter 5: RIS, MPI and other Text Systems Radiology Information System Master Patient Index Electronic Patient Record eRequesting Dose Management/Dose Monitoring Software National Healthcare Numbers (National Patient Identifiers) Wider NHS Services Chapter 6: Integrating with other Systems Towards the Interoperability of Clinical Information Systems: A History Achieving Interoperability Infrastructure Decisions/Options Key Building Blocks of Interoperability Current Flows (with Limited Interoperability) Current Common Information Flows for Patients Needing Diagnostics Conceptual Future Interoperability Flows Chapter 7: Image Reporting and Interpretation Core Functions of Reporting Clinical Decision Support Input Informal Commenting and Alerting at Acquisition Reporting and Productivity Tools Modern Imaging Informatics Processes Chapter 8: DICOM History and Development The Function of DICOM Common DICOM Terms Basic DICOM File Movement Operations Conformance Statements Modality Performed Procedure Step Composite Instances The DICOM File The DICOM Header UIDs Public Tags versus Private Tags Photometric Interpretations Viewing DICOM Images Outside of PACS Cross-Enterprise Document Sharing for Imaging Principles of XDS-I Chapter 9: HL7 History and Development The Function of HL7 Inside a HL7 Message Message Types IHE FHIR Chapter 10: Data Sharing and Teleradiology History of Radiological Image Sharing Methods of Sharing Radiological Images Reasons for Sharing Radiological Data Electronic Sharing Methods The National Image Exchange Portal Regional Sharing North-West PACS Portal Teleradiology Chapter 11: QA and Medical Physics Considerations Display Monitors Reporting Environment Staff Business Continuity Disaster Recovery Image Acquisition Faults Testing Chapter 12: Clinicians’ Information Needs: A Clinician’s Perspective The Patient Journey: Radiographers as Producers, Clinicians as Consumers Traditional Medical Practice Modern Medical Practice Patient’s Evolving Consumer Profile Evolving Patient Profile Evolving Producers Current Frustrations Image Sharing The Ideal Relationship Chapter 13: Informatics and the Wider Commissioning Environment Public Sector Procurement Procurement Overview Restricted Procedure and Competitive Dialogue Procedure Output-Based Specification PQQ Stage ITT Alternatives to OJEU Procurement Chapter 14: Informatics and the Law Data + Context = Information Information Types Caldicott Principles Regulations Social Media Informatics Policies and Procedures Human Factors Chapter 15: The IT Department’s Perspective: Providing a Safe and Efficient IT Service 24/7 Enterprise Integration and Service Management Architecture (where does it run from?) Licensing Security Project Management Programme Management Risk Management Chapter 16: Education using a PACS Historic Educational Methods Virtual Learning Practice Simulation Anatomy Teaching Image Interpretation and Reporting Chapter 17: Professionalism: Development and Career Progression in Informatics What Do PACS Radiographers Do? The Five Facets of PACS Management Career Progression What Opportunities are There? Forming a Functional Imaging Informatics (PACS) Team Resourcing and Skill Sets of the (PACS) Team Outside Radiology Organisations of Interest Organisations of Interest Resources Index