Radiology workflow! It is where the money is in the PACS world. Even the most technically superior PACS will not offer an expected ROI if a department can’t get its electronic processes correct.

As a PACS Administrator, understanding the processes within the department helps you to know where to look when specific incidents occur. Having a solid understanding of how information travels throughout the department will also allow you to analyze your PACS to make improvements if you are not getting the performance that you expected. Installing a new PACS? Learning this information will be instrumental in helping you prepare for that new PACS.

As you progress through the pages within this section, you will find information about how a typical imaging department operates from the time an order is entered until the final report is signed.

If you are the IT born PACS Administrator, this section will be critical for you. For the rad-tech born PACS Administrators, some of this will be review but some of it will also help you understand what is happening behind the scenes in the HIS/RIS and PACS.

Topics in the Radiology Workflow menu include: Order Entry Specifics, Modality Worklist Selection, Image Acquisition, Study Reading, Report Generation.