Software support to department of radiology within medical information system MEDIS.NET

This paper shows a software support for radiology service in the primary health care facilities which was implemented within the medical information system MEDIS.NET and which is also licensed by the Ministry of Health in the Republic of Serbia. Mentioned system is used in 20 health centers and one student polyclinic. The presented software modules, which are an integral part of the medical information system MEDIS.NET provide full software support for staff in radiology services. Modules include scheduling terms, allow to perform diagnostic imaging examinations, archiving medical images created in DICOM format, viewing archived medical images, adding reviews of radiologists on specialist referrals, etc. In addition the integration with electronic health record (EHR) was enabled so the doctor who wrote the radiological referral can see the radiologist report with created snapshots, diagnosys and written comments at any time. Module for notification gives possibility to send short text messages to patients in order to inform them of the correct scheduling term of their examination.