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KEY INITIATIVE:
CLINICAL IMAGING
Organizational Priority #4
Enhance information technology management through improvement
of existing and development of new business and clinical systems.
Leader
R. Nick Bryan
Colloborators
Diagnostic Radiology, Nuclear Medicine, LDRR, PET, Medical
Records, ISD, and CIT
Description
The Imaging Sciences Program's (which includes Diagnostic
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine, Positron Emission Tomography, and
the Laboratory of Diagnostic Radiology Research) mission is to
provide the highest quality diagnostic imaging and image archive/retrieval
services for clinical care and research performed at the NIH.
As part of this effort, ISP/CC seeks to deploy a PACS/RIS that
will increase the quality and efficiency of the ISP in achieving
these objectives. The RIS will be the first computerized IS serving
all of ISP, replacing an older, limited system in NM/PET and
manual logs in DRD and LDRR. At the present time, ISP has no
effective means of documenting its work activity, the efficiency
at which this work is performed, or its cost. The PACS will replace
the current film file room and result in a filmless CC by the
opening of the new CRC.
The initiative was established with the following goals:
- Increase patient throughput
- Reduce operating costs
- Increase efficiency of image generation and retrieval
- Improve both speed and quality of patient imaging service
Accomplishments-to-Date
- Completed market survey and evaluated demonstrations from
potential PACS/RIS vendors
- Obtained draft PACS/RIS equipment/network equipment configurations
- Developed Statement of Work to procure PACS/RIS through contract
mechanism
FY2000 Goals
- DRD PACS/RIS equipment/network equipment configuration finalized
- Contract for PACS/RIS signed
- Initial equipment delivery, detailed network design, final
implementation plan
- Complete network installation and testing, RIS installation
and training, RIS/HIS interface, and 50% of PACS installed and
tested
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