Imaging Informatics: Page 748

Using a modular approach makes structured reporting successful
By Cynthia E. Keen
Wednesday, November 28 | 12:15 p.m.-12:45 p.m. | LL-INS-WE5A | Lakeside Learning CenterUsing modules as building blocks to build templates and reports may help overcome some of the barriers to the adoption of structured reporting, and this poster presentation will explain how it's done.
November 15, 2012
Turnaround times improve when stroke codes are prioritized
By Cynthia E. Keen
Wednesday, November 28 | 11:50 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | SSK07-09 | Room S405ABStaten Island University Hospital is a designated stroke center, with high expectations to produce the fastest turnaround time possible. The radiology department has turned to informatics to reduce its reporting process time -- from when the exam is complete to delivery of the report -- from an average time of 10 to 12 minutes to about five minutes.
November 15, 2012
Software tool expedites consensus peer review
By Cynthia E. Keen
Wednesday, November 28 | 11:30 a.m.-11:40 a.m. | SSK07-07 | Room S405ABThis scientific session will describe a software tool that has enabled broad adoption of a consensus-oriented group peer review process within the large radiology department of Massachusetts General Hospital. The department holds about 30 conferences each week to discuss the peer review of about 140 cases.
November 15, 2012
Study shows RIS reduces effect of 'hangovers' at imaging centers
By Cynthia E. Keen
Tuesday, November 27 | 3:40 p.m.-3:50 p.m. | SSJ13-05 | Room S402ABIncomplete data is one of the key culprits of delays in report turnaround time, but today's generation of RIS software can minimize its negative impact, a Rochester, NY, imaging center discovered.
November 15, 2012
Lesion-tracking tool reduces errors and increases efficiency
By Cynthia E. Keen
Tuesday, November 27 | 3:20 p.m.-3:30 p.m. | SSJ13-03 | Room S402ABAn annotation and image markup lesion-tracking tool measuring changes in size, or lack thereof, in tumors shown on diagnostic imaging exams of cancer patients is producing significant improvements in oncologic lesion measurement efficiency, as well as reductions in documentation errors, at the University of Chicago.
November 15, 2012
Radiology reports are most effective if tailored to recipient
By Cynthia E. Keen
Tuesday, November 27 | 12:45 p.m.-1:15 p.m. | LL-INS-TU4B | Lakeside Learning CenterTailoring a radiology report with its recipient in mind increases its value and ultimately benefits the radiologist as well. A one-size-fits-all approach is not recommended, according to a survey of physicians in Flanders, Belgium.
November 15, 2012
How to get on the meaningful use bandwagon
By Cynthia E. Keen
Tuesday, November 27 | 12:15 p.m.-12:45 p.m. | LL-INS-TU6A | Lakeside Learning CenterRadiologists who are starting to explore how to participate in the meaningful use initiative under way by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services should find this poster presentation helpful.
November 15, 2012
AV services come with informatics, financial hurdles
By Erik L. Ridley
Tuesday, November 27 | 10:30 a.m.-10:40 a.m. | SSG09-01 | Room S402ABIn his keynote talk, Gordon Harris, PhD, will discuss the informatics and financial challenges involved with creating advanced visualization (AV) services as streamlined and integrated components of routine practice.
November 15, 2012
Lung parenchyma segmentation method may boost CAD
By Erik L. Ridley
A new algorithm can automatically and accurately segment lung parenchyma on thoracic CT images, potentially improving the performance of lung computer-aided detection (CAD) software, according to researchers from Northeastern University in Shenyang, China.
November 15, 2012
Hot key software links PACS with EMR
By Erik L. Ridley
Monday, November 26 | 5:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m. | LL-INS-MO4D | Lakeside Learning CenterThis poster presentation will discuss how hot key software can be used to quickly look up patient charts in the electronic medical record (EMR) from PACS.
November 15, 2012
Enterprise RIS/PACS downtimes are common, often unscheduled
By Erik L. Ridley
Monday, November 26 | 3:50 p.m.-4:00 p.m. | SSE12-06 | Room S402ABResearchers from University Radiology in New Jersey will discuss in this presentation the sources and severity of failures in complex RIS/PACS environments.
November 15, 2012
Can the editing process of residents' preliminary reports be improved?
By Cynthia E. Keen
Monday, November 26 | 3:30 p.m.-3:40 p.m. | SSE12-04 | Room S402ABIt's no surprise that when attending radiologists take time to review and edit preliminary reports prepared by residents, their own productivity declines. Analyzing patterns of editing in an academic radiology department may help better manage this process.
November 15, 2012
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