Competency information
Details
Deploy and configure a DICOM and/or HL7 interface
Considerations
- Local area networks and TCP/IP
- The requirements of a medical IT network as defined in 800001-1
- Requirements for implementation and factors influencing decisions
- Key factors affecting security management
- The range of routine housekeeping tasks associated with standard server-based operating systems
- An appreciation of the difference between server- and client-side applications and when each is appropriate to deploy
- The difference between standard software components
- The appropriate selection of software tools, eg do not use a spreadsheet as a database or a database as a word processor
- Data exchange protocols
- Data exchange standards - Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) and Health Level 7 (HL7)
- Links to hospital administration systems
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
|---|---|
| # 1 | Outcome Configure ICT hardware, software and network components, applying relevant safety standards and configuration control |