title: Clinical implementation of the IHE presentation of grouped procedures integration profile in a multivendor environment--workflow modification and barriers to implementation.
abstract: The implementation of presentation of grouped procedures (PGP) integration profile, as described in the Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) Technical Framework, on computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR) scanners as well as the picture archiving communication system (PACS) addresses the problem faced by many institutions in which there are multiple-requested procedures performed in one acquisition. It is a solution that, just like the initial implementation of PACS, requires substantial modification to workflow. Implementation of PGP not only speeds access to relevant images for the requested procedure, it reduces network traffic and is less demanding on workstation hardware because of the smaller data sets transmitted. These workflow issues show that PGP implementation is not complete when the vendors install the necessary hardware and software modifications. This report discusses the workflow modifications and the barriers to implementing the PGP solution.
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin, Madison 53792, USA. gjwendt@facstaff.wisc.edu
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wendt
authors.forename: Wally
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Peppler
authors.forename: Warren
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Parisot
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lindop
mesh_terms: D003626:Data Display; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement; D011873:Radiology Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018511:Systems Integration; D015898:Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed