Question

Task A4. Consider a radiology practice system (as a subsystem of the clinical information systems):

A4.1 Describe the most typical 5-6 features of a radiology practice system.

A4.2. What are the general IS selection criteria that would be applicable if you have to choose a particular radiology practice system for a hospital.

A4.3.What physical security means and what authentication means would be suitable for a radiology practice system.

Answer 1

A 4.1

The most typical features of radiology practice system or radiology information system are

- Patient scheduling

- store and tracking of documents and image

- examination performance tracking

- reporting

- result distribution

- procedure billing

A 4.2

Answer: The general selection criteria for radiologic practice system in the hospital include

- presence of radiology technician

- Good RIS-PAC system software

- the present of radiology machine in the hospital

A 4. 3

Answer: Physical security for the radiology practice system is the protection of the information present in the practice system by allowing access only by the authorized person by having ID and password. Authentication for the radiology practice system is that only the truth practice information should be a store, disseminate to the needy person. Prevention of wrong information should be performed.