PACS Integration

Summary

This enhancement to PACS Integration adds configuration allowing RIS to continue to launch eRAD PACS V7, even if V8 is found to be running, allowing sites to support a mixed-mode rollout.

Currently, as sites transition to eRAD PACS V8, radiologists may have both PACS viewer versions installed on their workstations but must continue to use V7 until the conversion to V8 is complete.

Existing eRAD viewer functionality in the RIS will first look for and use any running V8 viewer, then look for and use any running V7 viewer, before finally attempting to launch V8. This means that if the new viewer software is rolled out in advance of the conversion, the workstation will try to use V8 even though the site is not yet ready to convert all users.

With this change, users can continue running the V7 viewer when the V8 viewer is installed by updating the RIS PACSServer Lookup Table and modifying the Config Options to set ForceV7 to True. Note this setting takes precedence over the LaunchV8 setting if present (i.e. if ForceV7 is True then LaunchV8 has no effect).

A typical configuration would have two entries in the PACS server lookup. The existing entry for PACS V7 would have the new configuration setting ForceV7 = TRUE added, ensuring that when this particular PACS server is selected, V7 will be launched no matter what is installed.

A new entry for PACS V8 could also be created, with ForceV7 = FALSE (or simply omitted entirely). When the user/system selects this PACS server, the existing viewer launching process would be used.

The Reporting Options, User Preferences, and the Override menu can all be used to determine which users should get which PACS entry.

Configuration Instructions

System Administrators must complete the following actions to enable this feature:

RIS Client

Changes to Other RIS Lookup Table Settings

·         Configure the ForceV7 setting in the RIS PACSServer Lookup Table Editor.