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    Course Objectives
    You will be able to:
    • Distinguish between the different health care IT domains and identify applicable standards (DICOM/HL7) .
    • Identify which interface standard and standard component impacts workflow, presentation of information and image quality.
    • Analyze and compare interface specifications.
    Skills Taught
    After the course you will be able to:
    • Specify which standards and services/profiles to be used for successful integration.
    • Evaluate vendor proposals for health care IT implementations from a technical integration perspective.
    • Interpret the basic DICOM and HL7 message structure and IHE profile definitions.

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    Course Objectives
    You will be able to:
    • Describe and differentiate for all major imaging modalities:
      • Basic operating principles
      • Typical clinical applications
      • Image formats and appearances
      • Data volumes / file sizes
      • Interpretive considerations
      • Typical exam protocols
    Skills Taught
    After the course you will be able to:
    • Estimate the potential impact of all common digital modalities on storage capacity, infrastructure and system performance.
    • Identify bottlenecks in a digital department workflow based on examination characteristics.
    • Specify workstation software and display requirements based on the image type and characteristics.
    • Recognize the most common medical image types and match them with the modality that generated it.

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    Course Objectives

    You will be able to:
    • Identify key hardware components of PACS architecture, including network components, servers, diagnostic workstations and printers.
    • List the key functionality of the various PACS components.
    • Differentiate between common PACS architectures such as Web-based viewing, integrated Web servers, multiple tier archives, the role of specialty workstations and modalities.
    • Distinguish PACS architectures from different vendors (similarities and differences).

    Skills Taught
    After the course you will be able to:
    • Determine what PACS systems are meant to accomplish.
    • Identify the potential impact of PACS implementation on productivity.
    • Approximate the production data rate of a PACS system.
    • Differentiate between the architecture and features offered by different players in this industry.

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    Course Objectives

    You will be able to:
    • Make a diagram showing how PACS components are connected from a workflow perspective, including any relevant interfaces.
    • Select the right tools to perform an analysis.
    • Appreciate the differences in workflow between various specialties and organizational structures, particularly radiology, cardiology and radiation therapy.
    Skills Taught
    After the course you will be able to:
    • Identify potential bottlenecks and issues for a typical imaging workflow.
    • Read and interpret workflow diagrams.
    • Perform a simple departmental workflow analysis.
    • Use different workflow tools to create simple workflow diagrams and charts.

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