Dr Otto Schulze Project Leader. Increasing demand for specialized imaging (>500 images/patient on MDCT/MRI) Repeat examinations (No post-processing) Lost.

Dr Otto Schulze

Project Leader

Increasing demand for specialized imaging (>500 images/patient on MDCT/MRI)

Repeat examinations (No post-processing)Lost films & packets (Repeat examinations & no comparison)Not all images are printed (Lost information 20 images/sheet)Plain film X-rays (Dark room personnel, Chemicals, Film)Storage is labour intensive, occupies space & problems (Lost

reports, packets, films)Poor communication with referring doctor (Wait for

examination, reports, films & dependent on physical transport)Radiology opinion limited (Staffing in peripheral hospitals)Long waiting periods

Enterprise wideA hospital solution, not a radiology solution

IntegratedCommunication between the different information

systemsHIS (Hospital Information System)

The reception clerk & the patient stickerRIS (Radiological Information System)

The paper: Requests, Tick sheets, ReportsPACS (Picture Archiving & Communication

System)The X-ray packet & film

EquipmentDigital Imaging Modalities

IT

HIS

RIS

PACS

Digital Imaging Modalities

Mindmap

Timeline

What will you get?Faster access to imagingFaster access to reportsLegible reportsAccess to images & reports from home

What will the patient get?Shorter waiting timesBetter medical opinion due to improved comparisonQuicker decision-making due to improved

communicationReduced exposure to radiation due to no unnecessary

examinationsScheduling, preparation and examination information

available to patient

What will you have to do?Electronic requests for examinations

EMERGENCY cases handled telephonicallyElectronic SchedulingElectronic tracking of patient statusElectronic viewing of images and reports

Educate yourselveswww.sun.ac.za/pacs

Organise departmental information sessions

Indentify departmental championsIdentify personnel requiring basic IT skills

Participate in the implementationPlacement of viewing stationsMedico-legal issues

Q & A