Using Mobile Devices Meeting 2012 with RIS Workflow Richard Bulmer - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Using Mobile Devices with RIS Workflow

UK Imaging Informatics Spring Meeting 2012 Richard Bulmer

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Is there a need for mobile devices with RIS?

Pros

• Ease of use
• Portability
• Being able to reduce paper/paperless department workflow
• Justification of request / checking patient ID
• Reduces need for paper request forms/consent/safety questionnaires
• Have access to multiple systems such as PACS to look up previous

studies

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Is there a need for mobile devices with RIS?

Cons

• Possible high cost
• Easy to lose/stolen/break
• Data security
• Incompatibility across different systems
• Performance and reliability
• Infection control issues?
• Requirement for wireless network with high availability

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Mobile devices and security

• Need to be mindful of security issues but should be able

to work with mobile device management to facilitate encryption

• Zero cached data when accessing systems should be

utilised to minimise issues

• Possible use of wireless tracking of device may alert to

unauthorised movement of device

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Requirements

• Patient check-in
• Patient consent
• Pregnancy status/safety questionnaire completion
• Possible appointment booking directly for patients

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Requirements

• Portable access to RIS on wards for portable exams such

as X-Ray or Ultrasound

• Portering facilities
• Possible reporting directly into RIS using DD/VR during

list.

• Accessing other IT systems through the one device

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Patient Check In

• Attending Patients
• checking Patient ID
• checking clinical details
• Facilitates paperless workflow

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Pregnancy form/safety questionnaire/electronic consent completion

• Electronic consent could be completed
• Using a digital pen/stylus the patient could sign the LMP /

MRI safety questionnaire

• Ability for Radiographers to sign to show they have

checked ID and justified the examination

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Access to RIS from other areas of the Hospital

• For portable imaging studies such as portable X-Rays or

Ultrasound scans

• Possible use in theatre to book in the case or amend the

details of the case during the procedure

• Access to other systems allows Radiographers to check

previous imaging prior to exam.

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Portering and patient transport issues

• Portable access to RIS to improve efficiency of Imaging

porters.

• Access to RIS while out and about round the hospital

means that porters can be more proactive if a patient is not available rather than having to come back to department to check RIS.

• Communication through RIS to the porters/back to

departmental staff around change in patient's status/ availability.

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Possible Reporting facilities in an Ultrasound Session - during the list

• More and more applications around to provide voice

recognition and thus reports could be directly reported into RIS during the list.

• Access to PACS and RIS in a handheld device as space

in Imaging Rooms is at a premium.

• Access to the various systems 'at the bedside' rather than

a remote computer in the corner of the room

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Possible access to other features

• Appointment booking with the patient
• Possible patient satisfaction surveys
• Possible VOIP uses - allows staff access to telephony

systems to contact referrers?

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Any questions?

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