Integrating RIS/PACS: The Web-based Solution at University Hospital of Ribeirão Preto, Brazil

• DOI: 10.1007/s10278-004-1018-2
• Publication Date: 2004-07-29T17:14:39Z
• Authors: Paulo Mazzoncini ...; Edilson Carlos Ca...; Alexander Antonio...; Pablo Rodrigo San...
• Keywords: Compact Disks; Internet; Radiology Department, Hospital; Teleradiology; Information Management; Information Storage and Retrieval; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; 3. Good health; Hospitals, University; Systems Integration; Computer Communication Networks; 03 medical and health sciences; Radiology Information Systems; 0302 clinical medicine; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; Humans; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Brazil

Integration of a Radiology Information System (RIS) and a Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) reduces the risk of inconsistent data by reducing interfaces among databases that contain largely redundant information. Furthermore, RIS/PACS integration is the basis for a filmless radiology facility. Web technology is based on international standards and supplies the main features for the RIS/PACS integration task based on a client/server model. This article presents a web-based system developed to manage and distribute images and diagnostic information within the University Hospital of Ribeirão Preto (HCRP) at the University of Sao Paulo.