Implementa)on of an Open Source Content Management System at a University Based Diagnos)c Radiology Program Jason M. Johnson Sarah (Kerr) Larson Kristen K. DeS4gter Robert D'Agos4no
Disclosures • All authors – Nothing to disclose
Background • Rapid growth in digital educa)onal content.
• Growing demand for access to these materials within and outside of the hospital.
Background • New systems are necessary to help manage these resources and to render them available on mul)ple plaGorms.
• We chose an open-‐source web-‐based content management system based on PHP and MySQL standards.
Implementa)on Secure web hos)ng service Configure FTP program Create MySQL database Download CMS files Upload CMS files using FTP to hosted space • Configure CMS site • • • • •
Evalua)on • Implementa)on allowed for the crea)on of a large quan)ty of web-‐ based content and online applica)ons. • User roles were assignable corresponding to the users tasks and workflow roles. • CMS was able to track a variety of contents within mul)ple user-‐defined sec)ons and categories.
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Evalua)on • >40 authors created 434 ar)cles • Required ACGME resident & fellow program documents are now 100% published via the CMS. • >80% of the residents, fellows and a\endings have u)lized the website with greater than 70% of the residents using the system on a daily basis.
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Discussion • Variety of educa)onal content was successfully transi)oned to the CMS. • Benefits included 1st year direct costs <$100. • Publica)on of ACGME resident & fellow program documents on the CMS saved > $500 in direct cost.
Discussion • Ease of crea)ng content has led to content authorizing by >50% of our department. • Built-‐in search tools and metadata filing of content allows for rapid accessibility of content & labeling for major search engines (e.g., Google, Yahoo). • Content available 24/7/365 via all major web browsers connected to the Internet.
Conclusion • The Joomla CMS implementa)on is a cost effec)ve scalable solu)on to the growing problem of digital content management in our medium-‐sized diagnos)c radiology program.