Other Information System

• Cardiology Information System (CIS) are mainly focused on the storage and retrieval of Cardiology-centric images.
• RIS systems provide detailed financial record-keeping and process electronic payments and automated claims, through these functions are becoming incorporated into medical organizations’ overall EHR systems.
• CIS usually receive an order with patient demographics from the other information modalities, they are profiled against the order and stored for further distribution, viewing, and long-term archive (Katipula and Ireland, 2013).
• The information used by cardiologists for diagnosis and treatment of their patients varies from personal notes (history, physical examination), to signals (electrocardiograms), images (echocardiograms, angiograms, CT, MRI) and reports from investigations and from procedures.
• All this information can currently be provided in digital format, and Cardiology Information Systems serve as a repository which houses these forms of imagery.
• Unfortunately, most CIS are limited to their storage capabilities and do not include post-processing functions.
• Different vendors have varying degrees of available features.
• The most common benefits of Cardiology Information Systems include ease of access while maintaining data security, flexibility in the workflow, enhanced comparability, and functionalities such as editing, viewing and storing multi-modal cardiology data.
• Cardiology Information Systems offer remote access through networks and integrated information systems, coupled with the availability of the internet and tablets and smartphones.
• One of the main benefits of Cardiology Information Systems is the ease and consistency of reporting, with virtually real-time information retrieval possible with just a couple of clicks and queries, and is possible from multiple locations.
• Cardiology Information Systems may be integrated with existing Electronic Record Systems, enhancing the quality of services offered by health professionals by offering a more comprehensive view of the patient care spectrum.
• A Radiology Information System (RIS) is a networked software system for managing medical imagery and associated data.
• Vendor Neutral Archival (VNA) is a medical imaging used by the healthcare professionals that stores images in a standard format and interface, making medical imaging data accessible through different picture archiving and communication systems (PACS).
• An RIS can integrate with the referring doctor’s electronic health record or EHR system, so you can access patient data easily and quickly.
• The result of using an RIS is a better experience for referring doctors, which dramatically increases the likelihood they’ll refer more patients to you.
• An RIS is especially useful for tracking radiology imaging orders and billing information, and is often used in conjunction with Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) and Vendor Neutral Archival (VNA) to manage image archives, record-keeping and billing within a Hospital Information System (HIS).
• A RIS can be used to verify insurance before a patient visit, resulting in faster payments.
• An RIS can be used to manage billing and insurance information, and can integrate with the hospital’s financial system.
• A hospital management information system or hospital system element informatics that focuses mainly on the administrational needs of hospitals.
• Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) is a healthcare technology for short and long term storage retrieval, management, distribution and presentation of images.