Background
The module has been worked on by different groups historically. Please refer to
Radiology Module with dcm4chee (2014)
if you want to know more about the modules origin.
Vision
The OpenMRS radiology module aims at adding capabilities of a Radiology Information System (RIS) onto OpenMRS.
Features
The module can connect OpenMRS to any Picture archiving and communication system (PACS) which accepts radiology order entries via HL7 v2.3.1 ORM messages.
Current set of features:
- place radiology orders from within OpenMRS which are sent to the PACS via HL7 v2.3.1 ORM messagesin OpenMRS
- configure a set of concept classes to define the orderable imaging procedures at the healthcare facilitylisten to radiology order status updates from imaging modalities (via DICOM MPPS messages) and show their updated status within OpenMRS
- configure a DICOM web viewer like oviyam or weasis to open the ordered radiology studies from within OpenMRS
- create radiology report (currently only free text) once a radiology order is completed
Limitations
The module has not yet been officially released. We are working very hard on a first release. Please watch https://issues.openmrs.org/browse/RAD for any updates.
The module is currently only tested in conjunction with the open source PACS dcm4che which supports order entries via HL7 v2.3.1 ORM messagescurrently does not send order messages to any external system via HL7. So you do not need to install an open source PACS like dcm4che at the moment.
Installation
To install and configure the radiology module and the dcm4chee PACS refer to openmrs-radiology-module-installation.pdf
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The general requirements for installing and using the module are
OpenMRS Version: 1.112.x
Operating Systems: currently tested on Ubuntu 14.04 64bit.
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