This Course aims at providing all of the essential skills and knowledge necessary for the successful, planning, implementation and maintenance of a PACS, or other radiology system. This program also helps prepare students for the Certified Imaging Informatics Professional (CIIP) certification exam. Major topics include: a comprehensive guide to PACS Administration and Operations, DICOM and HL7, Networking, PACS architecture, and Electronic Health Records.

Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) in radiology is constantly evolving and new integration challenges are changing the way imaging services are provided. PACS management is a growing challenge for Radiology department personnel and vendors. PACS and Imaging Informatics must accommodate many different workflows including non-radiology needs.

The emergence of the Imaging Informatics profession and the PACS Administrator role is an answer to the complexity of the digital imaging environment. PACS management and healthcare informatics require specific knowledge and skills unique to this technology. This practical knowledge is delivered from experienced healthcare IT professionals who currently practice these concepts.

• Students will be able to implement and maintain a PACS system
• Students will be able to troubleshoot DICOM and HL7 issues
• Students will be able to integrate modalities to a PACS
• Students will be able to integrate PACS to an EMR / EHR

This course is designed for all imaging professionals who want to enter the challenging world of Imaging Informatics. RT's, hospital IT staff and personnel who are actively involved in PACS selection, planning and implementation will benefit from this course. Also current PACS Administrators and field engineers who wish to update their knowledge will benefit.

• Intense Training by an Expert who Currently Practices
• Online Quizzes
• Course material
• Certificate of Achievement