title: HIPIN--a generic HIS/RIS-PACS interface based on clinical radiodiagnostic procedures.
abstract: Within the EurIPACS HIPIN topic a generic HIS/RIS-PACS interface will be designed, implemented and evaluated. It is generally agreed that integration with the HIS/RIS is essential for the acceptance of PACS in a clinical environment. An interface between HIS/RIS and PACS allows more efficient usage of both systems, better integration of data, better consistency checking on shared data and better security and error handling. Also the PACS performance is improved by using HIS/RIS information to steer the image migration within the PACS. In this paper the functional specifications of the interface are described. These specifications are based on descriptions of clinical radiodiagnostic procedures. The generic interface consists of a common part, and of site specific adapters. The common part is identical for all incarnations and performs message scheduling, processing and logging. The adapters are specific for each communication standard, e.g. ACR-NEMA or HL7, and for each hospital. The interface will be implemented at the radiology department of the Philipps University Hospital in Marburg (Germany) and at the orthopaedic and neuroradiology departments of the hospital of the Free University in Brussels (Belgium).
authors.affiliation: BAZIS, Central Development and Support Group HIS, Leiden, Netherlands.
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Martens
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: van den Broeck
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dicke
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: List-Hellwig
authors.forename: F P
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Ottes
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rechid
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Schulz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stockmann
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: van der Velde
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Verlinden
mesh_terms: D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D003199:Computer Systems; D006751:Hospital Information Systems; D006801:Humans; D011872:Radiology Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration; D011873:Radiology Information Systems