PACS TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025
What is the acronym for PACS? ANSWER: Communication and Picture
Archiving System
Which four elements make up PACS? - ANSWERS 1) Digital procurement
2) Workstations with displays
3) Network-based storage devices connected
4) Archival/storage infrastructure
What is the acronym for DICOM? ANSWER: Medical Digital Imaging and
Communications
What role does DICOM play? ANSWER: Commonly recognized guidelines for
sharing medical photos between viewing stations, the modality, and the archive
What role does HIS play? The hospital information system, or ANSWER,
contains all of the patient's medical records, including clinical, administrative,
hospital billing, and inpatient ordering data.
What role does RIS serve? The Radiology Information System (ANSWER)
contains patient data unique to radiology.
Which RIS functions are examples? ANSWER Appointment scheduling;
radiological worklist; and gathering and displaying instructions for radiologic
examinations
Patient data storage and presentation, patient tracking, report storage and
distribution, and billing
HL7: What is it? ANSWER: Text-based patient information is transmitted using
the Health Level 7 digital communication standard.
ANSWERS 2025
What is the acronym for PACS? ANSWER: Communication and Picture
Archiving System
Which four elements make up PACS? - ANSWERS 1) Digital procurement
2) Workstations with displays
3) Network-based storage devices connected
4) Archival/storage infrastructure
What is the acronym for DICOM? ANSWER: Medical Digital Imaging and
Communications
What role does DICOM play? ANSWER: Commonly recognized guidelines for
sharing medical photos between viewing stations, the modality, and the archive
What role does HIS play? The hospital information system, or ANSWER,
contains all of the patient's medical records, including clinical, administrative,
hospital billing, and inpatient ordering data.
What role does RIS serve? The Radiology Information System (ANSWER)
contains patient data unique to radiology.
Which RIS functions are examples? ANSWER Appointment scheduling;
radiological worklist; and gathering and displaying instructions for radiologic
examinations
Patient data storage and presentation, patient tracking, report storage and
distribution, and billing
HL7: What is it? ANSWER: Text-based patient information is transmitted using
the Health Level 7 digital communication standard.
