The department of veterans affairs integration of imaging into the healthcare enterprise using the VistA hospital information system and Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine
| Autor: | Ruth E. Dayhoff, Peter M. Kuzmak |
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| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
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Diagnostic Imaging
Hospital information system ComputingMethodologies_IMAGEPROCESSINGANDCOMPUTERVISION Communications system computer.software_genre Article Computer Communication Networks User-Computer Interface DICOM Picture archiving and communication system Software Computer Systems Image Processing Computer-Assisted Medical imaging Medicine Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Radiological and Ultrasound Technology Multimedia business.industry Digital imaging United States Computer Science Applications Systems Integration United States Department of Veterans Affairs Radiology Information Systems Hospital Information Systems System integration business computer |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Digital Imaging. 11:53-64 |
| ISSN: | 1618-727X 0897-1889 |
| Popis: | The United States Department of Veterans Affairs is integrating imaging into the healthcare enterprise by using the Digital Imaging and Communication in Medicine (DICOM) standard protocols. Image management is directly integrated into the VistA Hospital Information System (HIS) software and clinical database. Radiology images are acquired with DICOM and are stored directly in the HIS database. Images can be displayed on low-cost clinician's workstations throughout the medical center. High-resolution diagnostic quality multimonitor VistA workstations with specialized viewing software can be used for reading radiology images. Two approaches are used to acquire and handle images within the radiology department. Some sites have a commercial Picture Archiving and Communications System (PACS) interfaced to the VistA HIS, whereas other sites use the direct image acquisition and integrated diagnostic display capabilities of VistA itself. A small set of DISCOM services has been implemented by VistA to allow patient and study text data to be transmitted to image producing modalities and the commercial PACS, and to enable images and study data to be transferred back. DICOM has been the cornerstone in the ability to integrate imaging functionality into the healthcare enterprise. Because of its openness, it allows the integration of system components from commercial and noncommercial sources to work together to provide functional cost-effective solutions. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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