Diagnostics
Schedule scans, share one queue between walk-ins and emergencies, and produce typed reports from templates, with modality and PACS integration where you have it.
In short
DevOrbital's radiology information system (RIS) manages imaging orders, scheduling, typed reports and templates for X-ray, CT, MRI, ultrasound and similar services on the same order-to-report workflow used for pathology, cardiology and endoscopy. It is capable of modality worklist and report auto-import integration, but never depends on it.
The problem
Appointment books and verbal arrangements cause clashes, idle modality time and patients sent away or kept waiting without an explanation.
When an urgent CT or X-ray is needed, the list is reshuffled by phone and the routine patients are never told, so the day descends into confusion.
Radiologists retype similar normal findings and structure for every study, and variations in format make reports harder for clinicians to read.
Films, CDs and printouts get handed over and lost. The ward cannot see the report, and the file room cannot find it later.
How it works
Imaging is ordered from OPD, IPD or emergency, or registered at the counter for walk-ins.
The study is slotted on the right modality, with urgent cases placed ahead.
The patient is scanned, optionally via a modality worklist where integration exists.
The radiologist types the report, using a template where suitable.
The report is checked, signed off and released to the patient record.
The ordering doctor sees the report and charges flow to billing.
What's included
Use it on its own — or connected
An imaging centre or a hospital radiology department can adopt the RIS on its own for scheduling, reports and billing, with no dependency on other departments or machines. Bundled with the HMS, orders arrive from the ward and OPD, reports return to the patient record, and charges reach the bill automatically.
Pairs naturally with:
Machine integration
Who it's for
Illustrative scenario · not a customer story
Adding a CT slot without losing the list
Radiology department head
The department has a full list of booked X-rays and ultrasound scans when emergency requests an urgent CT. In the RIS, the urgent study is placed at the top of the CT queue and the schedule updates for everyone. Routine patients keep their places on the other modalities. After the scan, the radiologist opens a template, edits findings and releases the report, which the emergency doctor sees in the patient record without waiting for a printout. The department head reviews the day's volume by modality that evening.
A radiology information system (RIS) manages the business and clinical workflow of an imaging department: orders, scheduling, patient tracking, reporting and billing. It is distinct from PACS, which stores and displays the images themselves. The two are usually used together.
DevOrbital's RIS is part of the Diagnostics category and shares its workflow with the laboratory information system. It can run alone, or inside the wider hospital management system. For terminology, see the RIS and PACS entries in the glossary. In practice, the RIS is the department's day-to-day workspace, while PACS is the image archive and viewer behind it.
When an imaging order is placed, the RIS holds patient and study details. Where a modality supports it, a worklist can send those details to the scanner so the technician does not retype them, and the images go to PACS. The RIS then links the radiologist's report to the study.
DICOM is the standard commonly used for imaging devices, and HL7 for messaging between systems. Each modality and PACS is assessed individually, and integration is enabled device by device. The radiology imaging integration page explains what can be connected and how it is scoped.
Yes. Many departments begin with orders, scheduling and typed reports, and add integration later. DevOrbital's diagnostic workflow supports manual entry, typed reports and templates, so no machine dependency is forced. An older modality, or one with no usable output, does not stop the department from using the system.
This is a deliberate part of how the platform is built: one workflow reused across pathology, radiology, cardiology and endoscopy, and machine connections added where they help. See faster lab turnaround for how this approach applies across diagnostics. The practical effect is that a hospital with an older scanner and a newer one can run both through the same screens.
Radiology is often a bottleneck for emergency and inpatient care. In the RIS, walk-ins and high-priority emergency cases enter the same queue as booked studies, and urgent studies can be placed ahead. Everyone sees the same list, so there is less shuffling by phone.
Orders from the emergency department and IPD arrive directly, and results come back into the same patient record the doctor already has open. For multi-modality centres, see diagnostic centres and pathology labs. Because modality lists are configurable, a centre that adds an ultrasound room or a CT scanner can set it up without a custom build.
FAQ
A RIS manages orders, scheduling, reports and billing for a radiology department. PACS stores and displays the medical images themselves. They are separate systems that are normally linked: the RIS sends study details and attaches the report, while PACS holds the images. DevOrbital's RIS is capable of integrating with PACS where a hospital has one.
No. The RIS works for scheduling, typed reports, templates and billing without PACS. If you have PACS or modalities that support worklists, integration can be scoped and enabled afterwards, so a department can start with a simple workflow and add image connectivity as its equipment and needs grow.
X-ray, ultrasound, CT, MRI and similar services can be configured on the shared diagnostic workflow, which also serves pathology, cardiology and endoscopy. Exact sections and modalities are set up per hospital during onboarding, so the system reflects the services you actually offer rather than a fixed list.
Yes. Walk-ins and high-priority emergency cases enter the same queue as routine studies, and urgent cases can be placed ahead so staff work from one list. Because the order arrives directly from the emergency department, radiology does not rely on phone calls or paper requests to learn that an urgent scan is waiting.
It depends on the device's output interface and whether it supports standards such as DICOM. Each modality is assessed during onboarding before integration is enabled, and we do not promise that a specific model will work until that review is done. Reporting does not depend on integration, so the department can work either way.
Yes. Typed reports and templates are supported, so radiologists can reuse structure for common studies and edit findings rather than retyping every report. Templates help keep reports consistent in layout, which makes them easier for referring doctors to read, and can be adjusted by modality or by department.
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