title: Do's and don'ts of installing a RIS.
abstract: This report reviews several important issues relating to the acquisition of a radiology information system (RIS). It emphasizes the importance of defining specific goals for computerizing a department and for understanding that department's manual operations. It then outlines methods to request proposals from prospective vendors and to evaluate their responses. Suggestions for negotiating a favorable arrangement with a vendor follow. Finally, the summary lists five do's and three don'ts for selecting and installing a RIS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Chicago School of Medicine, IL 60637.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Lehr
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D011682:Purchasing, Hospital; D011872:Radiology Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration; D011873:Radiology Information Systems