RIS
SIMMS RIS is a fully integrated web based Radiology Information System designed specifically to increase productivity and streamline workflow. SIMMS RIS incorporates outstanding functionality together with an easy to use graphical interface.
SIMMS Integrated RIS/PACS improves clinician performance, maximizes radiologist productivity, and enhances communication with referring physicians. The SIMMS workflow-driven RIS/PACS, is an essential tool in a competitive healthcare market.
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Key features
- A single complete RIS/PACS database unifies patient information. Through a single platform any necessary changes can be performed in real-time and made available to benefit users right away. Real-time changes ensure data accuracy and consistency.
- Real-time Centralized scheduling
- Convenient Patient registration
- Real-time Workflow Management
- Document Management
- Categorize and automatically assign studies to specialized radiologists
- Access prior studies
- CD burning of present and prior cases
- Integrate files from multi-clinic groups
- Automatic final report distribution
- Secure, remote and instant access to reports
Scheduling and Patient Registration
SIMMS Scheduling and patient registration modules are fully integrated with the SIMMS RIS and provide health-care facilities superior savings in time, resources and money by reducing operating expenses and increasing productivity by eliminating redundant workflow processes.
Scheduling and patient registration through the SIMMS RIS are automated, multi-site and resource-oriented. Multiple resource availability is customizable including facility, suite, duration and modality.
SIMMS Scheduling and patient registration ensures accuracy based on real time information.
SIMMS Enterprise is a real Web-based system and the configuration tools embedded, can permit a referring physicians office to schedule patients for exams (if the imaging facility desires that interaction). The referring physician does not require any special equipment or service, only a computer with internet connection.
Key Features
- Online real-time information
- Ability for referring physicians to schedule appointments for their patients
- Customizable scheduling categories
- Real-time editing, modifying or rescheduling exams and patient information
- Next appointment availability search is pre-configured to save time
- Patient information is entered once and saved in the system
- For follow up visits and patient re-registration, patient information easily retrievable.
- Friendly user interface
- Reminders to ensure accuracy
SIMMS Workflow Management enables administrators to track the patient through the departments by monitoring the patient from arrival to exit. Long after the procedure is completed SIMMS Workflow Management continues to track the status of the exam until the final report is sent by SIMMS Dispatch. SIMMS Workflow Management provides real-time information which ensures high accuracy in decision making. Patient tracking decreases wait times and increases patient satisfaction by displaying patient and exam status.
The SIMMS workflow driven system automatically streamlines workflow and organizes all operations of the facility, making it easy to identify any inconveniences or difficulties during the process.
Document Management allows linking scanned items, pictures or images to a specific exam. This paperless solution allows for the elimination of storing printed copies of technologist worksheets, exam requisitions, and copies of insurance cards.
The SIMMS Document Management module communicates with the scanner to perform automatic scanning of documents with one click of a button. Scanned documents can be linked to an exam at any time including upon patient arrival, during the exam process, and after the exam has been read and archived.
The system provides scanning and storing of all document types including: Technologist worksheets, exam requisitions, prior radiology reports, patient identification cards, patient consent forms, images, sketches and photographs.
SIMMS Document Management can acquire images from any file directory on the local or network drive, and CDs and DVDs. SIMMS Document Management system supports multiple image formats: DICOM, JPEG, BMP, TIFF and GIF.
