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IMPAX RIS
Harness the power of your workflow

IMPAX RIS
Harness the power of your workflow
By optimizing the entire clinical and is a comprehensive, fully-integrated solution that meets your enterprise needs. In addition to IMPAX RIS, IMPAX Enterprise features IMPAX Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS), Medical Reporting, Solution Monitoring and Management Services(SMMS), and Audit Services. administrative workflow, from order evaluation and patient registration to results distribution and management reporting, Agfa’s IMPAX™ Radiology Information System (RIS) makes Diagnostic Imaging departments more efficient, enables increased productivity, and allows departments to more effectively serve hospital staff, patients, and referring physicians. Integratedwith other hospital systems, such as Hospital Information Systems (HIS) and Electronic A central component of our award-winning IMPAX Enterprise Suite, Agfa’s IMPAX RIS Patient Records (EPR), the benefits of IMPAX RIS extend well beyond Radiology.

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»Receiving orders and scheduling » Procedure protocoling » Patient registration and arrival » Patient examination/image acquisition » Procedure reporting » Transcription » Results distribution » Coding/billing/charge capturing » Management reporting

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Receiving orders and scheduling

Electronic orders received from EPR or HIS are sent to IMPAX RIS for evaluation, scheduling, orimmediate processing. Important: STAT/emergency orders can be defined to immediately and automatically appear on top of the radiologist worklist for direct reporting. When scheduling, all relevant information provided by the electronic order is taken into account, including all specified criteria to determine the best time slot for an appointment. Appointments can easily be cancelled or rescheduled,allowing authorized users to handle overbooking and emergency situations. It’s becoming more common for radiology departments to allow nursing units and referring physicians to schedule their own patients. For this specific service, IMPAX RIS provides a web-enabled solution that allows procedures to be scheduled easily from remote locations, while still allowing the radiology department to controlthe scheduling rules. Procedure protocoling is managed electronically, significantly streamlining the protocol process. Supported by the patient profile and history that are available in the RIS, the radiologist reviews and approves, or changes the procedures ordered and/or planned for the next day or coming days. All information entered by the radiologist is available to the radiologicaltechnologist for exam preparation and acquisition. Eliminating the use of paper at this stage minimizes the chance of errors or misinterpretations, and ensures that key information is available to all staff, at all times. Additionally, by providing a complete view of department workload in advance, technologists do not have to disengage from patient care to discuss procedure protocols with radiologists. Asa result, technologists spend more time performing exams, radiologists spend more time interpreting them.

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Patient registration and arrival

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Typically patient demographic information is synchronized with the HIS via an (HL7) ADT interface. In the rare cases when this interface is missing, the information can be entered manually. At theRadiology reception desk electronic orders for exams are immediately available along with scheduling details. This information automatically populates the service request when the receptionist indicates the arrival of the patient. At this stage all paper forms, such as referrals and prescriptions, can be scanned, which supports a paperless workflow. IMPAX RIS provides not only back-end (HL7)...