Table I.
Workflow and IT tools.
| Task | IT Tool | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Order& Schedule | ||
| EMR- Radiology Order entry Clinical Decision Support (CDS) | The right exam for the right reason | |
| RADLEX playbook | Standard Exam dictionary | |
| Interpretation | ||
| Post-Processing | Thin Client; Integrated into PACS | |
| Cloud Based Post-Processing | High end shared services | |
| Computer Assisted Diagnosis | ||
| Radiologist Decision support | Online tools- Point of Service | |
| Reporting | ||
| Structured Reporting | Common reproducible ways of ensuring certain pieces of information are always present | |
| Natural Language Processing (NLP) | Data mine Free text | |
| Annotation and Image Markup (AIM) | Discrete information within the Image rather than the report | |
| Archive | Storage | |
| Local | ||
| Enterprise | ||
| Cloud | Economies of Scale; Disaster Recovery | |
| Vendor Neutral Archive | Multiple Sources | |
| Image/Report exchange | Images/Reports securely anywhere, anytime | |
| Health Information Exchange (HIE) | ||
| Personal Health Record (PHR) | ||
| Smart Phone/ Tablets | ||
| Quality | ||
| Peer Review | ||
| Radiation dosimetry | ||
| Regulatory reporting / Certification | ||
| Research | ||
| Comparative Effectiveness | ||
| Data Mining- Metadata, NLP | ||
| Education | ||
| Interactive- Audience participation | ||
| SCORM | Repurposed, Tailored to indiv | |
| Realtime -during the interpretation | ||