PACS Touchpoints
- Inbound study retrieval touchpoint
- Metadata extraction touchpoint
- Result return touchpoint (if applicable)
- Non-disruptive integration principle (no forced PACS replacement)
Security Model
- Principle of least privilege
- Role-based access control
- Encryption in transit
- Auditability of key events
- Separation of operational and administrative actions
Deployment Model
- Provider-hosted (on-prem or private cloud)
- Hybrid model
- Controlled cloud-hosted model (as approved)
- Deployment choice aligns with provider IT and compliance policy
Data Flow Boundaries
- Define data categories exchanged with provider systems
- Define retention policy and lifecycle controls
- Define processing and inference boundary approved by provider IT
- Define outputs returned to provider workflows
- Confirm cross-boundary transfer policy before pilot activation
Support Model
- L1: Operations monitoring and ticket triage
- L2: Integration and workflow support
- L3: Platform engineering and vendor escalation
- Incident communication cadence and response SLAs
