In what is becoming an annual tradition, I have written an article on Imaging IT trends for 2023, which is published in HealthCareBusiness.
Chronicling changes in both technology and industry with those in healthcare provider organizations, the article covers everything from Cloud, AI, Multimedia Reporting, to expanding expectations from healthcare provider system leadership from their staff.
On Friday, November 18, 2022, 12:00pm – 1:00pm ET, I will be participating in a webinar with the esteemed Dr. Chris Roth, MD, MMCI, FSIIM.
Covering a wide range of topics related to enterprise imaging, PACS, and trends in imaging informatics, Jason Nagels and David Kwan will moderate.
There is no cost to attend, but you must register. More information here.
Enterprise Imaging Webinar
Friday November 18, 12-1 pm ET
HealthCareBusiness asked me to provide an article on some of the trends that I have been seeing in Imaging IT, including RIS, Reporting, and PACS (including Enterprise Imaging, Cloud, AI, and Pricing Models), along with some other general market trends.
If you prefer to read it in the magazine’s reader app (runs in your browser), you can use this link.
When IT professionals from Radiology and other image-generating departments merge with the enterprise IT team that provides IT infrastructure and support for enterprise-wide solutions, employee angst and culture friction can occur.
The same thing can happen when imaging IT teams historically working at different sites are merged to a single group, or when imaging informatics professionals (IIPs) from different healthcare service lines, like Radiology and Cardiology, are put into the same team.
In this paper published in Journal of Digital Imaging (JDI), all these topics are covered, along with things to consider when managing (or undergoing) these team consolidations, and tips for success.
As someone that has mostly worked from home for over seven years, I understand the value of digital communication and collaboration. In healthcare, we have had many digital tools for more virtual experiences, but have been slow to adopt them. The COVID-19 pandemic has caught many organizations with paper-based and analog processes flat footed.
Education is no different than healthcare and other organizations that have heavily depended on in-person settings. While there is no doubt an in-person conference is more personal and provides social networking opportunities, content can easily be delivered online (the slides and audio are all digital, right?).
This year’s Medical Imaging Informatics and Teleradiology (MIIT) meeting was scheduled to take place in-person in Hamilton, Ontario, just like it has for well over a dozen years. Given the current situation we are all facing, my Co-Chair Dr. David Koff (@koff14) and I were faced with a choice: cancel or try to continue with an online version. As we believe strongly in the importance of imaging informatics education, and the value in this year’s excellent program, we chose the latter.
The first virtual MIIT will take place on Friday May 15, 2020. We have lowered attendee and sponsor rates in consideration of the lower costs of operating a virtual meeting.
We have a great program this year with Dr. Tessa Cook from UPenn, Dr. Vamsi Narra from BJC, Dr. Cree Gaskin from UVa, Les Folio from the NIH, Dr. Adam Prater from Emory, Michael Toland from UMMS, Ted Scott from HHSC, along with Kevin O’Donnell providing an update on the DICOM standard at MIIT 2020 and MIIT’s own Britt Tomlin providing an update on Alberta’s province-wide Connect Care CIS program.
Review the full program here.
At only CAD$80 per person (which, at the current exchange rate, is only US$57 for our American friends), and with accreditation for CE credits, it is very high value. There are no travel costs and imaging informatics professionals can join from anywhere in the world.
Register using the “Register Now” button at miit.ca.
Sponsorship of MIIT is still available, starting as CAD$1,000 (~US$715 with today’s exchange rate). Higher tier sponsors are given high visibility with attendees and the opportunity to give a brief talk during the lunch hour.
Be sure to stay top-of-mind among imaging IT decision makers and influencers (from anywhere now) to make up for lost contact at cancelled meetings, conferences, and trade shows!
More information is available here.
If you have any questions, email us at info@miit.ca.
AXIS Imaging recently interviewed me to get three tips on preparing for a Request for Proposal (RFP). The article is here. Enjoy!
There are obviously a lot more recommended practices when doing an RFP, but these three are always good to consider. I tried to provide guidance that applies to both IT and equipment purchases.
On Friday, May 10, I once again have the pleasure of co-chairing the Medical Imaging Informatics and Teleradiology (MIIT) conference at Liuna Station in Hamilton, ON.
The program for the 14th annual MIIT meeting is stellar, we have a record number of sponsors, and—thanks to lower registration fees and new group discounts—many people are already signed up to attend.
Program Highlights:
If you can attend, I am sure you will find the event educational. There are lots of opportunities to interact with our speakers and sponsors. If you are not from the region, you may find a weekend getaway to the nearby Niagara on the Lake wine region enjoyable.
And don’t forget to follow MIIT (@MIIT_Canada) on Twitter!
The SIIM 2018 Annual Meeting in Washington D.C. is just around the corner (May 31 to June 2). I look forward to seeing many friends, sharing ideas, and learning. I will be involved in number of sessions this year. Here is a preview.
Thursday, May 31 | 9:45 am – 10:45 am | Annapolis 1
In this roundtable session, participants will discuss how to best prepare for, develop, and issue an RFP, as well as how to analyze and grade the responses. We will also discuss how to best prepare for, and support, contract negotiations with a vendor.
Friday, June 1 | 9:45 am – 10:45 am | Cherry Blossom Ballroom
Depending on your organization’s goals and scale of enterprise, the options available to you for an image archive can vary. In this debate-style session, we will explore the merits of using a Vendor Neutral Archive (VNA) vs. an archive provided as part of an Enterprise PACS. I am moderating the session.
Saturday, June 2 | 12:45 pm – 2:45 pm | Baltimore 3/4/5
Participants that sign up for this learning lab (limited seats available) will work hands-on with experts to learn how to perform clear and compelling financial analysis. Two lab exercises—one focused on assessing cloud-based vs. on-premises image archive storage, and another on the IT investment required for rolling out the enterprise imaging solution to a newly acquired facility—will be worked on in teams. Each team will share their work with the other near the end of the session. Lab assistants will be on-hand to assist. Participants must bring a laptop or tablet with Microsoft Excel installed.
Deconstructing a PACS into discrete, enterprise-scale components seems to be all the rage for many organizations. But, like many things in life, taking something apart is often far easier than putting the pieces back together (and getting something that works).
At this year’s RSNA meeting, I will chair a session on PACS Reconstruction (RCC24) on Mon 27-Nov-2017 from 2:30 to 4:00 pm CT that will focus on the challenges and opportunities of building an integrated enterprise-wide imaging solution for diagnostic review and clinical access.
Following my introduction of core concepts, we will hear from Charlene Tomaselli, Director of Medical Imaging IT at Johns Hopkins and Bob Coleman, Senior Director of Enterprise Imaging Informatics at MaineHealth on their progress and vision to providing an integrated imaging solution for their enterprises.
We will have a panel Q&A with the audience to share lessons learned and discuss how to best prepare for changes.
This article interviews several people in the trenches, and on the front lines, of imaging IT planning, integration and management in today’s Consolidated Enterprise.
Critical to success are:
Organizations that prepare for consolidation and invest effort in these areas will survive—and even thrive—in the never ending healthcare provider merger and acquisition race.
Don K Dennison 