RCG PACS Administrator Training School
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Course Dates

Fall 2008 - Specific Dates TBD (Download Sample Course Agenda in .pdf)

RCG PACS Administrator Training School Overview

Boston, MA RCG HealthCare Consulting is pleased to offer an innovative PACS (Picture Archival and Communication Systems) Administrator Training School. This unique three-and-a-half day course is customized to provide attendees with the knowledge and tools they will need to lead, manage and support the PACS initiative at their respective organizations. Held at Massachusetts General Hospital, one of the first hospitals in the nation to deploy PACS, the course includes both didactic learning sessions and panel discussions with PACS administrators and industry experts. Highlights of the course include hands-on sessions and creative breakout sessions designed to tackle some of the tougher PACS management issues.

Solid operational planning and implementation will lead to a successful PACS effort, resulting in an increase in service quality and a reduction of costs. This school will help participants:
    Understand PACS technology fundamentals and standards of HL7, DICOM and IHE
  • Re-engineer Radiology workflow for successful enterprise image/information distribution management and stakeholder satisfaction
  • Integrate modalities and additional information systems to PACS
  • Understand radiology workflow, quality assurance procedures, PACS systems functionality and management for implementing successful PACS Policies and Procedures
  • Develop PACS QA standards for insuring data-integrity and enterprise image/information distribution


Topics Include:

Keynote Address: PACS, The Digital Revolution

Getting Started
  • Keynote Address: PACS, The Digital Revolution
PACS Fundamentals
  • PACS Architecture
  • Image Displays
  • PACS Workstations
  • Storage Options
System Integration: Making It All Work Together
  • DICOM 3.0, HL7, IHE
  • RIS/PACS Integration
  • Speech Recognition
  • Networking and Security
  • Remote Primary Interpretation
Workflow
  • Re-engineering Your Workflow
  • Space Planning and Resource management for the Digital Department
  • Change Management Techniques
Quality Assurance
  • System Monitoring
  • Tools to Enhance the QA Process
  • Managing Unread Cases
PACS Tour - Newton- Wellesley department of Radiology - Newton, MA
Special Topics
  • Information overload and Room design
  • Digital Mammography and CAD
  • Advances with CT technologies
  • MPR and 3D imaging
  • Cardiology PACS
  • Panel perspective on PACS and Enterprise Image/Information accessibility
  • Panel Discussion on PACS/RIS/IT support
  • Vendor support and services panel
The Role of the PACS Administrator
  • Managing the Project
  • PACS Management and Running a 24x7 Operation
  • Managing upgrades
The Future of Enterprise Imaging and Information Distribution
  • 1⁄2 day hands on session with PACS, Speech recognition, and 3rd party software vendors

Course session closing
  • Closing remarks
  • ASRT Continuing Education Credits
  • Course book: PACS and the Digital Revolution



    Faculty

    Course Director:
    Alan Schweitzer, MEE
    Chief Technology Officer
    RCG HealthCare Consulting

    Program Coordinator:
    MaryAnn Tateosian, RT(R), MM
    Senior Consultant
    RCG HealthCare Consulting

    		 Faculty:

    Keith J. Dreyer, DO, PhD
    Assistant Professor of Radiology
    Harvard Medical School
    Vice Chairman of Radiology, Informatics,
    Massachusetts General Hospital

    David S. Hirschorn, MD
    Director of Radiology Informatics
    Staten Island University Hospital

    Richard Guarino
    Director of Radiology Services
    Newton Wellesley Hospital


    Accreditation

    This school is accredited by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) for 23.5 Category-A credits.

    Attendees must stay the length of the entire course in order to receive the ASRT credits. Partial credit will not be awarded.


    Contact Information

    For information regarding our next PACS Administrator Training School please call RCG at (617) 726-7964 or email us at info@thercg.com with the subject line “PACS Administrator Training School 2008”. Please note, this program is held in Boston only.