Medix (FIHR)
Medical Imaging centers' necessary APIs
To run a federated-base portal system you are supposed to make sure your PACS system executes MEDIX standard which contains necessary federated-base APIs to manage connection of PACS system to MedimHub service or any other medical imaging portal systems, generalizing technical features and APIs that together promote reusability and data availability for multiple applications using the rules of federated networks in which a number of separate networks or locations share resources (such as network services and gateways) via a central management framework that enforces consistent configuration and policies. Management, control, and data planes are distributed over multiple networks or locations and managed as a single entity.
Medix, a federated network protocol, provides the consistency, interoperability, and access controls needed to deploy and enforce networking and security policies across multiple networks. As business pressures demand app modernization and faster time to market, a lack of integration across data centers can create visibility gaps and configuration inefficiencies that make management of networking and security policies time-consuming and prone to errors. Federated networks support these business-critical initiatives by providing consistent and efficient policy deployment and enforcement across various administration domains or multiple sites within a single administrative domain.
Notice that a DICOMweb protocol merely can’t comply all the function of system. Medix protocol allows for streamlined operations, as an administrator can set policies for the entire federated network, rather than applying them to each network separately, creating a uniform environment across all sites. The system (HUB) and all Nudes can execute as a user or a provider.
It also helps support simplified disaster recovery, with networking and security policies and compliance that are maintained during a network failover, or when a workload is migrated between different locations.
- Makes a connection with Medical imaging centers through Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS)
- Allows the PACS system to generate a special code (Medis code=medical Study code) and send the patient’s medical images access to their accounts.
- Allows the PACS system to send the patients’ medical images with their Medis code to the referring physician’s account.
- Allows the users including patients and physicians to enjoy helpful features of the accounts.
In case a medical imaging center couldn’t comply with the APIs reported in Medix protocol and couldn’t find its way to connect to the MedimHub platform we can suggest using an AFRA device as an adaptor.
