Get access to your patients' imaging!

We are pleased you are interested in gaining access to your patients imaging reports through ARA's Picture Archive and Communication System (PACS). Follow the steps below to request additional data sources if you have an existing PACS account or to request a user account if you are a new user to Fuji Synapse.

PACS Access Request Process

• Step 1: Review and accept the security and privacy statements.
• Step 2: Complete all required fields in the PACS Access Request form below.
• Step 3: ARA will verify your identity and, if approved, will create your PACS account within 3 business days.
• Step 4: You will receive notification when your account has been approved and activated.
• Step 5: Follow our instructions for installing PACS on your computers.

Privacy and Security Statement for Healthcare Personnel Requesting Access to ARA Information Systems

Austin Radiological Association (ARA) is committed to upholding the privacy and security of each individual patient and record. Any information pertaining to patients, whether it seems trivial or monumental, must remain confidential and be treated as sensitive information and must be held in strictest of confidence.

You are requesting access to ARA Information systems containing information, reports and images which are Protected Health Information (PHI) as defined by Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA 45 CFR § 160.103).

Access to ARA’s information systems is intended for physician or other healthcare provider use only. Accounts are granted for the sole purpose of accessing information about your patients, i.e., those with whom you have a direct treatment relationship.

It is Austin Radiological Association’s intention to adhere to all privacy and security standards set forth by HIPAA. This includes issuing each user a unique identifier (username) associated with an individual account to be used only by that individual for the purposes of patient care or physician support.

ARA employs hardware and software tools to monitor network traffic, to identify unauthorized attempts to access, copy, upload or change information, and to prevent denial of services attacks or other attacks intended to cause damage. Monitoring includes but is not limited to audits of login history, and audits into the information, reports, and images accessed.

You are responsible for all actions and activities occurring under your account. It is your responsibility to:

1. Ensure that no one except you uses your ARA information system account.
2. Use only your own account to access any ARA information system.
3. Access information only for the purpose of providing healthcare services as a part of your job.
4. Only access the minimum amount of information necessary.
5. Promptly inform ARA if you believe your username and/or password may have been compromised, or if you or a member of your staff leaves your organization or otherwise no longer requires access to ARA’s information system(s).
6. Promptly notify ARA’s Privacy Officer at [email protected] if you become aware of any unauthorized use of the system.
7. Not use or disclose information except as permitted or required by law.
8. Ensure the visual privacy of the information you access (ex: do not allow “shoulder surfers”)
9. Not attempt to copy, download, or otherwise remove information from any ARA information system unless explicitly authorized to do so.

ARA will never ask you for your password. If anyone contacts you and asks you to provide your username and password, do not provide it. Instead notify ARA’s Privacy Officer immediately at [email protected]. ARA will not be held responsible for lost or compromised usernames and passwords.

You are solely responsible for any unauthorized disclosure of information or images you obtain or access in an ARA information system.

Privacy or Security violations such as accessing PHI the user is not entitled to access, allowing others to use your account to log into any ARA information system, or impermissibly disclosing PHI you have accessed in an ARA information system will result in access termination. If the inappropriate activity is determined to be a violation of applicable State or Federal laws, the user will be reported to the appropriate authority.

Criminal violations committed knowingly can result in penalties of $50,000 plus a year in prison. Violations for obtaining or disclosing PHI under false pretenses can result in penalties of $100,000 and up to five years in prison. Finally, obtaining PHI with the intent to sell, transfer or use it for commercial gain, personal gain or malicious harm can incur fines of up to $250,000 and 10 years in prison.

Privacy Statement

ARA does not collect any personal information from visitors, except that which is collected during the username request process to verify your identity as a physician or other healthcare provider. Except as noted above, we do not use cookies to track individual visitors usage of the site. We do not use third party advertising that uses cookies.

From time to time, ARA may revise or update this statement to remain in compliance with security and privacy laws. Your continued use of this site constitutes acceptance of these revisions. If you do not agree to the conditions set forth in these statements, please exit this site immediately.

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