SIIM

Very few HIEs transfer medical images, but that data together with an exchange approach that aggregates patient data will reveal HIE’s potential, say experts at SIIM 2013.

Certified imaging informatics professionals have gained ground in radiology and are a major topic at SIIM. Paul Nagy, PhD, explains how they can transform radiology practice.

IT experts, who will be presenting at the SIIM annual meeting, offer advice on how radiology practices can survive EMR implementation.

Younger radiologists expect to be able to access information immediately and share it seamlessly - a growing trend facing the field, Woojin Kim, MD says.

Radiology departments should create policies for meaningful use criteria exclusions, and document the rationale, experts at SIIM said.

Is your radiology department or practice considering adding business intelligence and analytics tools? Here are some tips for a successful implementation.

From image order entry to reporting results, several spots on the medical imaging chain provide opportunities for using clinical decision support.

Radiology mobile apps vendors take diverse approaches to developing solutions, depending on the intensions for the app, device and platform, and end user.

The PACS of the future will be far smarter and incorporate clinical and business analytics to allow radiologists to be more efficient, says Eliot Siegel, MD.

Business intelligence tools are helping radiology practices and departments better monitor their processes and increase efficiency. Here’s how to get started.

David Mendelson, MD, of Mount Sinai Hospital shares his experiences with the RSNA Image Share project, which gives patients primary control over their images.

Paul Chang, MD, explains how radiologists are using data analytics and business intelligence to improve efficiency and demonstrate their value in health care.

The RADIANCE Toolkit, an open-source program developed by Tessa Cook, MD, PhD, and colleagues allows facilities to create customized dosing tables and reports.

The panel was assigned to address the limitations of CD/DVD based image exchange, to discuss the emergence of personal electronic health records and how they impact the process of image exchange, and to analyze how to meet requirements pertaining to the new RSNA Cross-enterprise Document Sharing for Imaging.

(Press Release) ETIAM Corporation has announced an upgrade to their Clinical Capture Suite that allows import of images from Amicas and iSite CDs.

(Press Release) The company will demonstrate robust integrations of its technology with two key partners: Intelerad® Medical Systems and Poiesis Informatics.

(Press Release) MIM Software is currently demonstrating MIMcloud 2.0 at their booth (#725/727) at the 2011 SIIM conference in Washington, D.C.

(Press Release) Support for Mobile Devices Pending FDA Clearance

(Press Release) Fully Featured RIS Offers Voice Recognition, Critical Results Reporting

(Press Release) Offered at an affordable price point, Compass automates analysis of breast MRI studies and enables clinicians to provide greater access to this valuable study for patients.

(Press Release) Intelerad’s mobile-friendly and brandable web solution features fast delivery of radiology results with zero download and no training required

(Press Release) Siemens Healthcare will showcase its portfolio of imaging information technology (IT) and workflow management solutions at the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) 2011 Annual Meeting from June 2-5, 2011, (booth 825) in the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, Washington, D.C.

(Press Release) TeraRecon, Inc. (www.terarecon.com), a leader in advanced visualization and decision support, today highlighted Integration and Interconnectivity of the iNtuitionTM enterprise advanced visualization solution to imaging and informatics professionals assembled for the Annual Meeting of the Society of Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM),

(Press Release) The major enhancements of this release include the introduction of the 64-bit Ubuntu operating system, performance and speed enrichments, seamless interoperability with Roentgen Works advanced workflow tools such as ER Discordance, Urgent Findings and On Holds, and an improvement in the comparison tools for hanging protocols.

(Press Release) Sonovision 2.0 which is cost effective and innovative ultrasound imaging and workstation software for studies acquisition, study management and reporting of Ultrasound and similar medical imaging devices.

In truth, the choices may not be all that stark, but there remains a debate over who controls the PACS -- radiology or IT -- and it was played out Saturday between two able advocates.

NEC Display Solutions of America introduced a 30-inch full-color, wide-screen display in the Quest International booth. The 4-megapixel MultiSync MD304M, certified for radiology and emergency room environments, is slated to begin shipping in July.

Computer-aided detection will probably help radiologists detect small cancers earlier but will not increase the cancer detection rate, according to a CAD expert.

The process to link two data sets acquired from different modalities or with the same modality at different times must now be done manually on the Carestream PACS. By early next year, these PACS users will be able to skip this time-consuming step using an automatic registration feature previewed at the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine meeting.

Michael Toland was seven months into his first job as a PACS administrator, working for a 250-bed community hospital with a 70,000 per year exam volume, when the PACS crashed.