Imaging Informatics is an integral part of a career as a Diagnostic Imaging professional. It is used to describe the management of many forms of information that are associated with diagnostic medical imaging and is not limited to PACS, but all the systems it is integrated with such as Vendor Neutral Archive (VNA), and their management. This course theoretical will present an overview of healthcare Imaging Informatics and preparation for professional certification like CIIP, which is often a requirement for the PACS related jobs. This will include CIIP reviews, mock tests, etc…
- PACS/RIS Administrators
- Radiologic Technologists (RTs)
- IT Engineer (RIS/PACS)
- IT Support Engineer
- Clinical staff with knowledge of medical standards
- NM Technologist
- Biomedical Imaging Professionals
- Biomedical Engineers
- Radiology Informatics Specialist
- Medical informatics Specialist
- Radiology Administrators
- Chief Radiology Tech
- Radiologist, Radiographers, MRI coordinators
- Clinical Automation Manager
To enhance the participants’ knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for a career in healthcare Imaging Informatics and modern diagnostic image management.
By the end of this course, the participant will be able to:
- Understand PACS/RIS/HIS systems, their role, architecture, installation, the integration and the workflow
- Understand radiology practices, clinical workflow, modalities, type of images and clinical needs, organization, etc.
- Understand the major standards in the e-health sector and how to use them: DICOM, both semantic and communication; HL7 standard, it’s semantic and use. How to simulate a DICOM and HL7 network; connect DICOM and HL7 node and exchange information; basic troubleshooting.
- Understand the interoperability, IHE profiles of IT domain related to radiology, as XDS and XDS-I
- Be familiar with new trends in imaging technology: PACS/RIS as web application, html5 viewer, streaming and more; cloud PACS and its pros & cons; extending PACS to other medical specialties.
- Introduction, Medical Imaging Informatics, System Management and Communications
- Opening Session
- Registration and Intro.
- Hospital Information Systems, Clinical Informatics & Hospital Integration
- HIS, RIS, PACS, EMR/EHR
- Ongoing relationship of PACS with HIS &EHR
- Hospital Integration – CPOE
- PACS and RIS Integration
- Clinical Informatics Workflow simulation
- PACS/RIS- Technical Needs, System Requirements, Scalability, Database, Sizing
- Network Technology – Protocols (TCP/IP), LAN/WAN, Wireless
- Storage Technologies- NAS, SAN, DaaS
- Hardware and Software Components – CPU, Memory, OS, VM, Web
- Planning and Management – Load balancing, DR, Obsolescence
- Monitors
- Systems Management for Imaging Modalities and Data
- Management of IT Systems – Balancing a cost-effective system while maintaining optimal performance
- Scalability – Database, Storage, servers, network
- Change management – new modalities, services, software, security upgrades
- Disaster Recovery and Business continuity
- Problem management and troubleshooting
- Data migration process, strategy, and retention
- Communication for PACS/RIS
- Roles and Relationships in Healthcare
- Medical Terminology, anatomic planes and positions, modalities
- Organization and Medical Specialization
- Availability Issues, Upgrades and Notification
- PACS Policy and Procedures
- Systems Management
- Standards and Interoperability
- DICOM – Configuration, Validation, services, Modality
- HL7 – purpose, standards
- IHE RADIOLOGY
- IHE IT: XDS and XDS-I
- Transactions details
- Other IT profiles related to radiology
- DICOM/HL7 and IHE Exercises
- Radiology Workflow simulation
- Assessment & Group Discussion
- Assessment and group discussions are primarily aimed to see how much the participants have assimilated on the covered topics thus far
- Information Technology, Image Management, Clinical Engineering, Operations
- Emerging trends in Healthcare Imaging Technology in context with Integration and Interoperability. Workflow: Dataflow and Workflow
- EHR/RIS/PACS/DICTATION/VNA interface – The human component to workflow; optimizing the end user experience
- Optimizing workflow and Automation – The image acquisition and management step to ensure availability of tools, context sharing between applications such as advanced visualization, PET/CT fusion, CAD, Mammography tracking, etc
- Analytics Methods and Reports
- Transforming image management and exchange strategy with cloud based integrated solutions.
- Streaming technology as opposed to client-server
- Image-Enabled EHRs – standardization and normalization onto the single platform in an heterogeneous system environment (different PACS systems) with Universal Viewer
- Taking information and turning it into meaningful outcome and workflow with technology-driven tools, i.e., mobile, Big Data, Analytics, etc
- Advancement in VNA and Enterprise Imaging
- VNA: Vendor Neutral Archiving
- Future Image and Information Exchange – Enterprise-wide VNA
- Building VNAs encompassing all “ologies”, i.e. radiology, cardiology, pathology, etc.,not just radiology. Impact of VNA on traditional PACS vendors. Will the game and strategy be changing?
- Developing a strategy: VNA, MAPS, RIS, PACS, and clinical viewers
- How VNAs can help to achieve interoperability goals
- Why should consider a VNA?
- Requirements of VNA
- Challenges to set up a VNA, including migration challenges
- How a VNA can integrate the EMR, DICOM, HL7, MWL, Non DICOM, etc.
- The Future of the VNA: From Centralized Storage to an Information Exchange
- The Business Case for Cloud Infrastructure and VNA Software as-a-Service (SaaS)
- Open Source VNA and zero footprint viewer integration framework based on IHE , FHIR and HTML5.
- Modality Support
- Display Standards and Compliance Testing – DICOM GSDF
- Environmental Safety – Electrical, Radiation, Magnetic, Biological
- An Overview of Diagnostic Imaging and Management Operations
- Quality Improvement
- Compliance with Regulatory Agencies (HIPAA, MQSA, HITECH)
- Policy and Procedures – understand the purpose and format
- User Management – creating and assigning roles and access
- Management of staffing and ethics
- Procurement, Project Management, Training and Education
- Best Sourcing Techniques to Increase the Procurement Efficiencies (Imaging Informatics (II) which includes PACS and VNA)
- PACS/RIS Procurement: Analysis, Cost-Benefit/ROI, RFI/RFP preparation, Implementation of VNA Procurement
- Considerations: When Specifying a Vendor Neutral Archive (VNA)
- VNA Procurement: Analysis: Cost-Benefit/ROI, RFP preparation, Implementation of VNA Procurement
- Request for Information: Understanding andAnalysis of RFI
- Request for Proposal: Understanding andAnalysis of RF
- Procurement in the Imaging Department: The need for understanding technical specifications for Software & Hardware
- Procurement in the Healthcare Facility: The need for understanding long term strategic importance for using to meet healthcare and financial goals
- Project Management and Imaging Informatics Systems
- Considerations: PM is part of the Informatics Professionals function to properly represent the facilities interests in the many implementation projects. To do so, one must understand the PM process and the Project Manager
- Identifying Goals: Scope formation and Identifying risks to project success
- Feasibility Identification: Analysis of facility needs and forming a needs assessment document. Determination of financial viability with ROI, budget formation, and other tools
- Project Management Assessment Tools: How to measure if the project is proceeding as planned and evaluate challenges and obstructions. Understanding of Monitoring tools and Charts (PERT, GANTT, milestones, critical path, tasks, and schedules.)
- Training and Education
- Considerations: End Users and Key Operators must learn how to use the system to realize the full benefit and operational gains
- Types of Learners and Evaluation: Users learn in different ways such visual vs. hands-on, and how to assess that they have understood the training.
- Education Programs: Training program design and use of tools, methods, and useful resources
- Assessment & Group Discussion
- Assessment and group discussions are primarily aimed to see how much the participants have assimilated on the covered topics thus far
- Certification Exam Review
- CIIP Review Session
- Purpose and Value of Certification: The need for understanding why there is value in certification (CIIP) and a survey of professional opportunities awaiting certified individuals
- Certification: The need for understanding all sub-categories the Certified Imaging Informatics Professional (CIIP)
- Testing Strategy: How to understand the test items and how to formulate your response
- Review of Testing Elements: Exam preparation of estimated test content
- This will include an interactive session where elements covering throughout the week are re-visited to evaluate retention of content prior to taking a practice, or Mock certification exam
- Mock Examination: Simulation of CIIP examination under expected test conditions
- Examination Review: Will present proper exam responses and answer questions about them
- Assessment & Group Discussion
- Assessment and group discussions are primarily aimed to see how much the participants have assimilated on the covered topics thus far
