INTEGRATING DIGITAL ICU VIEWING INTO THE GLOBAL WORKING ENVIRONMENT

Citation
E. Bellon et al., INTEGRATING DIGITAL ICU VIEWING INTO THE GLOBAL WORKING ENVIRONMENT, European journal of radiology, 22(3), 1996, pp. 221-227
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
ISSN journal
0720048X
Volume
22
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
221 - 227
Database
ISI
SICI code
0720-048X(1996)22:3<221:IDIVIT>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
We illustrate that to benefit from the advantages of Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) for the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), t he PACS must be strongly integrated within the overall working environ ment. This includes adaptation of the PACS toward specific working pat terns and integrating it with the Hospital Information System (HIS). T his is reflected in our prototype system in different ways. The user i nterface of the viewing station is centered around often used patterns in ICU viewing. Information about bed occupancy is retrieved from the HIS and exploited in the viewing station. A digital connection betwee n the phosphorplate scanner and the HIS ensures that images are correc tly related to other patient information and to previous images. Using minor adaptations to the existing HIS, PACS and HIS have been made to cooperate in integrated presentation of images and radiological repor ts, as a step towards a multimedia medical information system. We disc uss the relation between PACS and the global information environment, emphasizing organizational issues rather than technological aspects.