Radiology information systems

The Royal College of Radiologists Board of the Faculty of Clinical Radiology This guidance is only available electronically from www.rcr.ac.uk Radiology information systems © The Royal College of Radiologists, April 2008 2 Version 1.0 This guidance forms part of a series on the developments in information technology in radiology. This is a fast-moving field and developments are occurring rapidly. Consequently, this guidance will be updated regularly and readers should check regularly that they are using the most up-to-date guidance available.

© The Royal College of Radiologists, April 2008 3 Version 1.0 These guidelines aim to help the radiologist pick out the important features in a radiology information system (RIS) which should be examined prior to any RIS procurement (even if the RIS is combined with picture archiving and communication systems [PACS] as a single product). A RIS is a computer system designed to support operational workflow and business analysis within a radiology department. A RIS is also a repository of patient data and reports, and contributes to the electronic patient record. As RIS have evolved, their application has widened to include other departments and imaging specialties such as nuclear medicine, radiotherapy, endoscopy and so on. Where a RIS supports these additional specialties, it may be more accurately described as an imaging information system (IIS). 1. Functional requirements 1.1 A RIS supports a wide range of functional requirements which overlap with functionality provided by other hospital information systems and PACS (for example, appointment scheduling, work lists and digital dictation). In an integrated solution, it is acceptable for other systems to provide this functionality providing the overall operational workflow and business analysis requirements are satisfied by the integrated solution. 2. User access...

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