LESSON 11

OTHER HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM

 LEARNING GUIDE LEARNING
TIME ALLOTMENT
Lesson 11: Other Hospital Information Systems RESOURCES

Intended Learning Outcomes 2.0 hours Lesson Content:

Lesson 11
11.1. discuss the features, benefits, and functionalities of a
cardiology information system; and
11.2. define radiology information system and describe its
functions.

Self-Directed Activity 2.0 hours

Visit a nearby hospital and ask about the CIS or RIS the hospital
uses in its facility. Submit a narrative report.

Baseline Concept Understanding 30 minutes

Learning Outcomes Assessment 30 minutes

CARDIOLOGY INFORMATION SYSTEM
Cardiology Information System (CIS) is mainly focused on the storage
and retrieval of cardiology-centric images.
In the 1970s CIS uses mainframe environments. The trend moved to
modular systems in the 1980s. With the introduction of the internet, CIS
nowadays have unique features that enable remote access and easy retrieval.
BENEFITS AND FUNCTIONALITIES
Benefits Ease of access while maintaining data security

Flexibility in the workflow

Enhanced comparability

Functionalities Editing, viewing, and storing multi-modal cardiology data

Remote access
Visualization and reporting capabilities
EHR integration
RADIOLOGY INFORMATION SYSTEM
A Radiology Information System (RIS) refers to a network system used for
managing imagery and associated data in the radiology department. It tracks the orders
and billing information of the requesting department.
It uses picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) for the storage and
management of medical images and vendor neutral archival (VNA) to manage image
archives and for record-keeping and billing within a hospital information system (Rouse,
2017).
 Patient
Management Scheduling

FUNCTIONS OF Patient Results

Tracking Reporting
RADIOLOGY INFORMATION SYSTEM

Image
Tracking Billing
 KEY POINTS TO REMEMBER
 Cardiology Information System (CIS) is mainly focused on the storage and
retrieval of cardiology-centric images.
 The benefits and features of CIS include ease of access while maintaining
data security, flexibility in the workflow, and enhanced comparability
 The functionalities of CIS are (a) editing, viewing, and storing multi-modal
cardiology data; remote access; visualization and reporting capabilities; and
EHR Integration.
 A radiology information system (RIS) is a network software system
designed to manage medical imagery and associated data. 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 archivals (VNA) to
manage image archives and for record-keeping and billing within a hospital
information system (HIS).
 The functions of a RIS are patient management, scheduling, patient
tracking, results reporting, image tracking and billing.