Picture archiving and communication systems administrators manage picture archiving and communication systems (pacs). They store images taken by various types of medical equipment, such as x-rays, in order to enable easy access to these images for medical. Pacs administrators ensure the day-to-day management and maintenance of the system.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Planning, developing, maintaining and operating a variety of health record indexes and storage and retrieval systems to collect, classify, store and analyse information;
(b) Transcribing, compiling and processing patient medical records, admission and discharge documents and other medical reports into records-keeping systems to provide data for patient monitoring and referral, epidemiological monitoring, research, billing, cost control and care improvement;
(c) Reviewing records for completeness, accuracy and compliance with regulations;
(d) Translating narrative descriptions and numeric information from medical records and other documents on health services delivery into codes associated with standard classification systems;
(e) Protecting the security of medical records to ensure that confidentiality is maintained and releasing information to authorized persons and agencies in accordance with regulations;
(f) Supervising clerical and administrative workers involved in the maintenance of medical records.