This blog provides information on conferences and novelties in the area of Medical Imaging Informatics (MII). MII has a broad scope ranging from the Radiology Information System and Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) to Advanced Visualization and Computer Aided Diagnosis (CAD). To find new opportunities in healthcare we need to look at informatics solutions in other areas to apply them into the medical field to achieve higher level healthcare at lower costs.
Showing posts with label HIE. Show all posts
Showing posts with label HIE. Show all posts
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Is the end of the CD era approaching?
The distribution of patient imaging data on CDs and DVDs is commonplace in almost every hospital in developed countries. However, with the increasing demand on imaging and the increase in the amount of data generated at each acquisition, the number of CDs and DVDs is increasing dramatically and the flood of portable media is almost impossible to handle. Network based sharing over the internet using secure protocols and profiles such as XDS(i) could solve the problem. Read the story from the HIMSS by Healthcare Technology Management for more information. HIMSS: Is the end of the CD era approaching?
Friday, February 10, 2012
Health Imaging News Portals | Healthcare IT | HIMSS: Vendor-neutral archive can solve PACS problems
Implementation of a vendor-neutral archive (VNA) solves most of the problems associated with PACS, can save money over the long term and can prepare an enterprise to participate in a health information exchange (HIE), according to Michael J. Gray of Gray Consulting who presented during a webinar on Jan. 26 hosted by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) and GNAX Health.
Monday, February 6, 2012
Denmark taps InterSystems for nationwide HIE
Some countries do manage to go for a nationwide HIE system.
Monday, January 30, 2012
Health IT coming of age
Farzad Mostashari, MD, National Coordinator for Health IT, clued the nation into five health IT trends expected to take off as healthcare reform progresses and predicted that 2012 is the year that health IT “truly comes of age.”
The Five trends Mostashari mentions in this article are:
1) Meaningful Use
2) Health Information Exchange (HIE)
3) Health IT and Payment Reform
4) e-Health
5) Innovation
Friday, January 27, 2012
HIMSS: Solve your PACS problems with a vendor-neutral archive
Implementation of a vendor-neutral archive (VNA) solves most of the problems associated with PACS, can save money over the long term and can prepare an enterprise to participate in a health information exchange (HIE), according to Michael J. Gray of Gray Consulting who presented during a webinar on Jan. 26 hosted by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) and GNAX Health.
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