Radiology Information System (RIS)
A Radiology Information System (RIS) is used by radiology departments to store, manipulate and distribute patient radiological data and imagery. The system generally comprises of patient tracking and scheduling, result reporting and image tracking capabilities.
Basic Features
Radiology Information Systems commonly support the following features:
- Patient Registration
- Patient Tracking
- Result(s) Entry
- Reporting
In addition a RIS often supports the following:
- Appointment booking
- Faxing and emailing of reports
- Custom report creation
- HL7 interfaces with a PACS
- Billing
- Rule engines
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