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SCHOOL OF PACS

ADMINISTRATION

SG&A Consulting brings its expertise in DICOM and PACS development and deployment to a new level - the development of the PACS Administrator.  The SG&A "School of PACS Administration" is a comprehensive regimen created by bringing together the industry's leading professionals in PACS design and deployment.  The SG&A School of PACS Administration addresses issues requiring a thorough understanding in today's rapidly revolving discipline of PACS and its impact in Information Systems, Radiology, and Cardiology.

EXAMPLE OF COURSE CONTENT

Historical overview / evolution of PACS and Standards (DICOM/HL7 PACS Components – Benefits of PACS – Organizing Stakeholders Purchasing PACS – Needs Assessment – Integration w/Vendors Performance Requirements – Storage and Archiving – ILM - Web Strategies – Cardiology PACS / Other “-ologies” - The EMR – Market Trends & Futures

What is infrastructure? – Business & Technical Challenges - Terminology - Determining Requirements and Planning – Service Types & Network Models – Devices – Media Types – VPNs – TCP/IP – Troubleshooting - Security – Risk Analysis – Standards & Policies – Storage H/W, S/W, Resource Management, Backup, Archiving – Disaster Recovery & Business Continuance – Network Admin and Operation specific to PACS – Maintenance & Servicing – Gap Analysis – Resources for Best Practices

HL7 and DICOM evolution – HL7 applications related to PACS – HL7 structure and encoding examples – HL7 for PACS Integration (Patient Registration, Admission-Discharge-Transfer, Order Entry, IS/PACS interfaces – DICOM applications – commands – SOP Class/SOP Instance – SCU and SCP – DICOM data formats – real world DICOM exercises – SOP Classes (implemented and emerging) – Reading DICOM Conformance Statements – RSNA & the HIMSS initiative / – IHE integration profiles – (module = total of 12 contact hrs.)

Issues in transforming general radiography – staff training / buy-in - characteristics of digital images – analog (film) vs. digital radiography processes – image processing, LUTS, commercially implemented protocols – GSDFoperating principles and physics of CR/DR – department-wide QA & system-specific IQC – display calibration and QA – CR performance optimization

Workflow analysis processes – flowcharting – current state/future state analysis – gap analysis – benefits of workflow analysis – re-engineering workflow in the digital, post-PACS setting

Evaluation & pre-deployment phase – RFPs – modality assessment – site surveys – network readiness – vendor selection – project management tools – acceptance testing and development of acceptance criteria – Business Continuance

Security Standards – Privacy Practices - PACS sys admin role & responsibilities – recruiting & position descriptions – SIIM Certification (CIIP) – Image & Documentation Management – applicable standards – records-keeping – staff training

Tuition includes all course materials (~700+ pages), textbook, reference publications, breakfast – breaks – all lunches, one dinner w/ faculty

For typical program outlines and a schedule of courses, please refer to www.sgaconsulting.com  or write info@sgaconsulting.net

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

This course is ASRT approved for 31 category A CEUs

Classes are held at the SG&A Learning Center                        Mapquest Map

1950 NE Green Oaks Blvd, Suite 190  Arlington TX 76006 

Classes will be held from 8:00AM to 5:30PM Monday through Thursday, 

and 8:00AM to 1:00PM Friday.

Registration can be either mailed or faxed

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