The RIS notifies the CARESTREAM PACS system about relevant events via an HL-7 interface with the CARESTREAM PACS IS Link Software, which forwards the notification to the Workflow Manager.
NOTE: The RIS-PACS synchronization triggered by RIS events can be enabled or disabled according to the configuration. For more information, contact Customer Service.
The CARESTREAM PACS Workflow Manager is notified whenever:
Patient details are updated
Whenever a patient is added to the RIS or the patient’s details are updated, the CARESTREAM PACS Workflow Manager is notified. The CARESTREAM PACS Workflow Manager searches its database for details on that patient according to the Patient ID. If the patient is found, the attributes are overridden by the updated attributes in the RIS.
The attributes that can be overridden are:
Patient Name
Birth Date
Sex
Patient details are merged
Whenever two sets of details for one patient are merged in the RIS, the CARESTREAM PACS Workflow Manager is notified. The patient details are then merged in the CARESTREAM PACS Workflow Manager as well.
NOTE: For more information about merging patient data, see Patient Matching.
A new report is created
Whenever a report is created in the RIS, the CARESTREAM PACS Workflow Manager is notified. The Has report column is updated to Yes.
If the CARESTREAM PACS Workflow Manager has a related study, it updates the study status to READ. This removes studies from the UNREAD worklist that were not read using CARESTREAM PACS Client.
Order details are changed
Whenever the details of an order, such as the date of a scan, are changed, the CARESTREAM PACS Workflow Manager is notified.
A patient is admitted to the hospital
Whenever a patient registers at the hospital, the Workflow Manager is notified.