Integrating nonradiology DICOM images into the electronic medical record at the Department of Veterans Affairs

Peter M. Kuzmak; Ruth E. Dayhoff M.D.

doi:10.1117/12.435479

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7 August 2001 Integrating nonradiology DICOM images into the electronic medical record at the Department of Veterans Affairs

Peter M. Kuzmak, Ruth E. Dayhoff M.D.

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Proceedings Volume 4323, Medical Imaging 2001: PACS and Integrated Medical Information Systems: Design and Evaluation; (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.435479
Event: Medical Imaging 2001, 2001, San Diego, CA, United States

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The US Department of Veterans Affairs VistA hospital information system (HIS) provides a complete infrastructure to support multimedia objects as part of its electronic medical record. Acquisition, exportation, storage, long-term archiving, retrieval, display, and clinical database integration capabilities are provided for DICOM objects. We have extended HIS support of DICOM to include endoscopy and ophthalmology. Both radiology and non-radiology studies have the same need for patient and study information to properly identify images, and can use the same DICOM services, but there are some major differences.

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Peter M. Kuzmak and Ruth E. Dayhoff M.D. "Integrating nonradiology DICOM images into the electronic medical record at the Department of Veterans Affairs", Proc. SPIE 4323, Medical Imaging 2001: PACS and Integrated Medical Information Systems: Design and Evaluation, (7 August 2001); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.435479

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