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A summary of the requirements for the certification of a CPSA, or Certified PACS System Analyst are listed here. The requirements for the Systems Analyst focus on general understanding of the PACS components. There is a strong emphasis on understanding the clinical and workflow aspects of the System Administration functions. Achieving CPAS certification is a requirement for this certification. Click here to take an exam.

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Summary of Requirements
  1. PACS Overview:
    1.1    PACS architecture and components
    1.2    Architecture
    1.3    Acquisition rate and typical data generation
    1.4    Communication
  2. PACS Components, acquisition and viewing:
    2.1    Image Acquisition
    2.2    CR/DR
    2.3    Image viewing general
    2.4    Workstation requirements
    2.5    Viewing functionality
  3. PACS components, Image Archiving:
    3.1    Archiving components
    3.2    Storage technology
    3.3    Exchange media
    3.4    ASP services
    3.5    DB integrity and maintenance
  4. Integration:
    4.1    Different levels of integration
    4.2    Modality Integration
    4.3    HIS/RIS/PACS integration
    4.4    Report Integration and Speech Recognition
    4.5    Electronic Health Record
    4.6    IHE
  5. Workflow:
    5.1    Workflow analysis
    5.2    Workflow tools
    5.3    Workflow issues
    5.4    CR/DR workflow
    5.5    Workflow exercise
  6. PACS System Administration:
    6.1    Project management
    6.2    System Maintenance
    6.3    Image and Information Management (IIM)
    6.4    Continuity of care
  7. Outside radiology:
    7.1    Cardiology
    7.2    Radiation therapy
    7.3    Nuclear Medicine
    7.4    Other clinical specialties
  8. Security and patient privacy (HIPAA) requirements for PACS:
    8.1    HIPAA requirements for PACS
    8.2    Implementation zones
    8.3    Administrative safeguards
    8.4    Physical Safeguards
    8.5    Technical safeguards
  9. PACS implementation:
    9.1    The implementation process
    9.2    RFP components
    9.3    Economic justification
  10. Miscellaneous:
    10.1    FDA approvals
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Exams
Certification Overview
CPAS Requirements
CPIA Requirements
CPSM Requirements
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