Dear Healthcare IT Insider,
Senior editor Erik L. Ridley and I wished we'd seen you at this month's Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine conference. The annual meeting had lots of interesting sessions, the vendor booths were manageable, and Minneapolis was a great venue!
What struck us as being important and different about the meeting was its broader vision of imaging informatics. You can read about this in Erik's comprehensive coverage of the opening session by clicking here. And for details about how business intelligence analytics may revolutionize radiology and imaging center operations, click here.
There's another potential revolution afoot, one that is currently under the radar of many radiology administrators. Patient kiosks are making important contributions in imaging centers. You'll want to read about them in this newsletter's Insider Exclusive, which, as an Insider subscriber, you have access to several days before the rest of the AuntMinnie.com membership.
In other news, find out how tweaking the rules for using decision-support software integrated with a computerized order-entry system can reduce the number of inappropriate imaging exams being ordered by referring physicians. We first learned of this development at Massachusetts General Hospital during RSNA 2009, but this article includes the details that you'll want to know about.
Finally -- speaking of knowing about -- AuntMinnie.com has published two articles recently on security: One describes how copy machines can represent a massive HIPAA security breach, and the other reports an incident in which the theft of patient records cost an insurance company millions. There are lessons to be learned from both, so click here and here to stay security-savvy, and remember to keep checking in with the Healthcare IT Digital Community.
