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Electronic case 'logbook' makes debut
By Cynthia E. Keen
Monday, November 29 | 12:15 p.m-12:45 p.m. | LL-INE-MO5A | Lakeside Learning CenterAn electronic case logbook -- software to document procedure logs -- will make its debut in a poster presentation by one of its developers, Monish Jatin Laxpati, MD.
November 17, 2010
OCR technology used in CT dose reporting and archiving system
By Cynthia E. Keen
Monday, November 29 | 12:15 p.m.-12:45 p.m. | LL-INE1167-MOA | Lakeside Learning CenterWhile new CT scanners incorporate DICOM-SR standards that record radiation dose, legacy scanners do not. Radiologists at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia have developed an enterprisewide solution to automatically extract and store data from image-based dose sheets found on CT scanners.
November 17, 2010
Image-enabled structured report template tool introduced
By Cynthia E. Keen
Sunday, November 28 | 1:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m. | LL-INE1169-SUB | Lakeside Learning CenterIn this poster presentation, a multi-institutional team of researchers will describe construction of a new direct radiology report input method. This novel system generates structured report text based on the location where a radiologist clicks on the display of the patient's anatomic area being evaluated.
November 17, 2010
Dashboard monitors unread radiology exams in teaching hospital
By Cynthia E. Keen
Sunday, November 28 | 12:30 p.m.-1:00 p.m. | LL-QSE3051-SUA | Lakeside Learning CenterHow does a large urban teaching hospital with a radiology department that performs 360,000 exams a year ensure that every exam is reported in a timely manner? This poster presentation will explain how Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston tackled the problem by designing and implementing a radiology operations dashboard.
November 17, 2010
PACS-driven radiation dose monitoring system makes debut
By Cynthia E. Keen
Sunday, November 28 | 12:30 p.m.-1:00 p.m. | LL-INS-SU3A | Lakeside Learning CenterMonitoring radiation dose is a hot topic at this year's RSNA meeting -- everybody wants to do it, but how? Radiologists at Samsung Medical Center in South Korea have developed a radiation information interface system driven from the hospital's PACS database that can monitor exact exam doses.
November 17, 2010
Vendor speaks out on utilization management
By Cynthia E. Keen
Sunday, November 28 | 11:35 a.m.-11:45 a.m. | SSA11-06 | Room S403AIn a scientific session on the use of informatics to provide clinical-decision support, Mark Hiatt, MD, of Houston-based radiology benefits management company HealthHelp, makes a case for utilization management by a third party.
November 17, 2010
Decision-support software utilization thrives in Minn.
By Cynthia E. Keen
Sunday, November 28 | 11:15 a.m.-11:25 a.m. | SSA11-04 | Room S403AWhat chance does clinical decision-support software for ordering radiology procedures have of being universally accepted in the U.S.? An excellent chance, if more states would do what Minnesota has been doing for the past four years, according to a scientific session scheduled for Sunday.
November 17, 2010
Suspected PE patients benefit from CTPA ordering system
By Cynthia E. Keen
Sunday, November 28 | 11:05 a.m.-11:15 a.m. | SSA11-03 | Room S403AThe value of using a computerized clinical decision-support system when ordering a CT pulmonary angiogram (CTPA) for suspected pulmonary embolism (PE) will be one of several scientific session presentations on the use of clinical decision support by physicians.
November 17, 2010
Road to RSNA 2010: Healthcare Informatics Preview
By Cynthia E. Keen
Meaningful use will be the focus of healthcare informatics at this years RSNA conference with key topics ranging from radiation dose monitoring and critical results reporting systems to structured reporting templates and decision-support software.
November 17, 2010
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Sectra to debut new RIS features at RSNA
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish PACS and digital mammography vendor Sectra plans to highlight new features of its radiology information system at the upcoming RSNA meeting.
November 16, 2010
CMS sets up center for healthcare innovation
By Cynthia E. Keen
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on November 17 that it has formally established an innovation center to examine new ways of delivering healthcare that are designed to save money for CMS while improving the quality of care for its patients.
November 16, 2010
NovaRad adds Wash. installations
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
RIS and PACS vendor NovaRad has completed three installations in the state of Washington.
November 16, 2010
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