RIS Worklist Can Be Launched by or Drive Third-Party PACS

A new radiology information system (RIS) is both desktop- and server-virtualization-capable, and can be accessed from preexisting picture archiving and communication system (PACS) or RIS workstations in addition to a wide range of mobile/nonmobile computing devices.

DR Systems (San Diego, CA, USA) exhibited its flexible Unity v Series RIS--combined with the full complement of modular Unity cardiovascular imaging and information system (CVIS), PACS, and reporting options at year’s Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) scientific assembly and annual meeting, held November 27- December 2, 2011, in Chicago, IL, USA.

The Unity v|Series RIS is now available for use with any third-party PACS, and employs industry-standard methods for single sign-on and exam synchronization. A multisite practice can employ a single unified DR Systems Unity v|Series RIS worklist to launch and drive one or more PACS, or can launch the DR Systems Unity v|Series RIS/Reporting system from a third-party PACS.

“This RIS fills a pressing need in radiology,” said Murray Reicher, MD, DR Systems’ board chairman and cofounder. “Many institutions are looking to replace a legacy RIS in the most cost-effective way possible, without incurring new costs for workstation hardware. The Unity v|Series RIS enables them to do this with the high level of functionality, value, and customer satisfaction for which DR Systems is known. Thus, a facility may replace a collection of vendors with one unified system and save money from the opening day.”

Unity v|Series RIS features include: (1) integrated reporting suite is a comprehensive digital dictation and speech recognition reporting solution, which includes the ability to map data from Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) structured reports into exam reports, eliminating duplicate data entry and streamlining workflow. (2) Patient forms are linked to exam types: RIS automatically presents the appropriate forms for the scheduled procedure. (3) Peer review, which exceeds American College of Radiology (ACR; Reston, VA, USA) and Joint Commission accreditation requirements, ensures continuous quality improvement of patient care, and provides integrated peer review functionality, including physician-specific metrics. (4) Critical results tracking with tools for continuously monitoring and improving the timeliness of critical results reporting. (5) Mammography reporting/tracking, which supports Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) workflow and data-gathering requirements.

DR Systems presented other new and enhanced products at RSNA, including: Unity v|Series Z-3D, a zero-download, web-accessible sophisticated imaging processing feature; Unity v|Series ZDA, a zero-download, remote physician viewing software allowing viewing from mobile devices such as smart tablets and smart phones; and Unity v|Series PACS in a virtualized configuration.

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