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 A summary of the requirements for the certification of a CPSA, or Certified PACS System Analyst are listed here. The requirements for the Systems Analyst focus on general understanding of the PACS components. There is a strong emphasis on understanding the clinical and workflow aspects of the System Administration functions. Achieving CPAS certification is a requirement for this certification. Click here to take an exam.
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 Click here for a detailed list of requirements.
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| Summary of Requirements |
- PACS Overview:
1.1 PACS architecture and components
1.2 Architecture
1.3 Acquisition rate and typical data generation
1.4 Communication
- PACS Components, acquisition and viewing:
2.1 Image Acquisition
2.2 CR/DR
2.3 Image viewing general
2.4 Workstation requirements
2.5 Viewing functionality
- PACS components, Image Archiving:
3.1 Archiving components
3.2 Storage technology
3.3 Exchange media
3.4 ASP services
3.5 DB integrity and maintenance
- Integration:
4.1 Different levels of integration
4.2 Modality Integration
4.3 HIS/RIS/PACS integration
4.4 Report Integration and Speech Recognition
4.5 Electronic Health Record
4.6 IHE
- Workflow:
5.1 Workflow analysis
5.2 Workflow tools
5.3 Workflow issues
5.4 CR/DR workflow
5.5 Workflow exercise
- PACS System Administration:
6.1 Project management
6.2 System Maintenance
6.3 Image and Information Management (IIM)
6.4 Continuity of care
- Outside radiology:
7.1 Cardiology
7.2 Radiation therapy
7.3 Nuclear Medicine
7.4 Other clinical specialties
- Security and patient privacy (HIPAA) requirements for PACS:
8.1 HIPAA requirements for PACS
8.2 Implementation zones
8.3 Administrative safeguards
8.4 Physical Safeguards
8.5 Technical safeguards
- PACS implementation:
9.1 The implementation process
9.2 RFP components
9.3 Economic justification
- Miscellaneous:
10.1 FDA approvals
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