Title :
PACS: Reengineering Workflow in the Imaging Department of a National Health Institute in Mexico
Author :
Ortiz-Posadas, M.R. ; Benitez-Graniel, M.A. ; Pimentel-Aguilar, A.B.
Author_Institution :
Univ. Autonoma Metropolitana Iztapalapa, Mexico City
Abstract :
The national institute of respiratory diseases (INER) recently acquired a PACS-RIS system. Its installation has caused the need to modify some processes related to the imaging department. The objective of this work was to identify all steps involved in the appointment set up process harr image scanning harr radiological diagnostic process as well as to detect operational problems in two imaging modalities: X-ray and tomography, and to propose a solution in order to get the optimal use of the PACS-RIS system.
Keywords :
PACS; computerised tomography; diagnostic radiography; PACS-RIS system; X-ray imaging; appointment set up process; computerised tomography; image scanning; operational problems; radiological diagnostic process; Chromium; Computed tomography; Computer displays; Digital images; Diseases; Hospitals; Image analysis; Optical imaging; Picture archiving and communication systems; X-ray imaging; Academies and Institutes; Efficiency, Organizational; Information Storage and Retrieval; Mexico; Models, Organizational; National Health Programs; Radiology Information Systems; Workload;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2007. EMBS 2007. 29th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Lyon
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0787-3
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2007.4353106
