Certified Healthcare Enterprise Architect (CHEA)

The PACS Administrators Registry and Certification Association (PARCA) introduced a new certification level in 2012 as part of a revitalization process for certification levels for professional Healthcare Imaging and IT administrators. The highest level of certification, which serves as capstone certification over the CPIA or CPSA and CPEMS certification is the Certified Healthcare Enterprise Architect (CHEA). With the expansion of enterprise solutions and the integration of diagnostic imaging informatics into the core Enterprise Medical Record, the PARCA Board of Directors recognized a need to acknowledge the unique skill-set required to implement, manage, and troubleshoot healthcare enterprise solutions which includes knowledge of the imaging modalities, a good understanding of the big picture and systems interaction.

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Summary of Requirements

Image enabling the EHR; imaging modalities (30%) Implementation; project management, staging, testing, and implementation phases (30%) Practical use, hands-on; observe and interpret interactions and transactions (40%)

Requirement Details

1. Image enabling the EHR      1.1 Implementation of image enabling           1.1.1 Image Characteristics           1.1.2 Integration Methods           1.1.3 Implementation           1.1.4 Image Conversion           1.1.5 Protocol           1.1.6 Web Access to DICOM Images           1.1.7 Radiology           1.1.8 Other IHE domains      1.2 Radiology, Cardiology and Veterinary Imaging           1.2.1 X-ray modalities           1.2.2 CT, MRI and Ultrasound           1.2.3 Nuclear Modality           1.2.4 Cardiology           1.2.5 Veterinary Imaging      1.3 Pathology           1.3.1 Pathology Workflow           1.3.2 Pathology Imaging           1.3.3 Worklist and Queries           1.3.4 Whole Slide Imaging           1.3.5 Image Compression and Color Consistency      1.4 Dentistry, Ophthalmology, Visible Light           1.4.1 Dental Workflow           1.4.2 Dental Imaging           1.4.3 Dental Image Exchange           1.4.4 Dental protocols and scheduling           1.4.5 Ophthalmology Imaging           1.4.6 Other Visible Light Imaging Modalities      1.5 Radiation Therapy           1.5.1 RT Workflow           1.5.2 RT Images and other objects           1.5.3 RT Simulation           1.5.4 Treatment Planning           1.5.5 Use Cases 2. Implementation      2.1 Implementation Startegy           2.1.1 Planning           2.1.2 Strategy Definition           2.1.3 Migration           2.1.4 Roll-Out           2.1.5 Build/Buy           2.1.6 Open Source           2.1.7 Open vs. Proprietary           2.1.8 API      2.2 Managing the procurement process           2.2.1 Procurement Introduction           2.2.2 Project Management           2.2.3 Project Tools           2.2.4 Project Risks           2.2.5 Quality Improvement (QI)           2.2.6 QI Process           2.2.7 QI Techniques      2.3 Pre-RFP purchase process           2.3.1 Readiness           2.3.2 Needs Analysis           2.3.3 Financial Assessment           2.3.4 Project Team           2.3.5 Project planning           2.3.6 Workflow           2.3.7 Requirements           2.3.8 RFP      2.4 Post RFP purchasing process           2.4.1 Vendor interaction           2.4.2 Site visits           2.4.3 Contract Award           2.4.4 Site Prep           2.4.5 Configure Equipment           2.4.6 Procedures           2.4.7 Acceptance Testing           2.4.8 Training