Section Head: Richard H.
Wiggins, III, MD
University of Utah Health Science Center
Section Description:
The increasing dependence of Radiology departments on technology with Picture
Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) and Radiology Information Systems (RIS)
has caused departments to come to terms with the unfortunate potential shelf
life of software, such as with operating systems. The software life of a PACS
and/or RIS is probably about 7 years, depending on the system, institution, and
the integration of the system in question with other medical systems. This
session will focus on criteria for deciding on upgrade versus replacement.
Strategic alternatives for safe replacement will be presented. Tactical
technical issues related to migration of DICOM image data, and PACS and RIS
databases will be discussed. The option of replacement with by an integrated RIS/PACS
will also be examined. This session will specifically present the important
issues to both radiologists and PACS administrators for PACS/RIS migration.
106: PACS/RIS Replacement: A
Radiologist’s Perspective
Richard H. Wiggins, III, MD
University of Utah Health Science Center
Learning Objectives:
1. Understand the radiologist’s perspective of PACS migration.
2. Recognize important issues to a radiologist about PACS migration.
3. Recognize important issues to a radiologist about RIS migration.
206: PACS/RIS Replacement: A PACS Administrator’s Perspective
Anthony L. Jones
University of Utah Health Science Center
Learning Objectives:
1. Understand the Administrator’s perspective of PACS migration.
2. Recognize important issues to a PACS administrator about PACS migration.
3. Recognize important issues to a RIS administrator about RIS migration.
306: Data Migration: Plan Early and Sleep Better
Frederick M. Behlen, PhD
LAITEK Inc.
Learning Objectives:
1. Understand the roles of RIS, PACS and Data Migration teams
2. Recognize issues important to vendor teams.
3. Understand how to plan and manage projects to get what you need from the
vendors you select.
