Dear AuntMinnie Member,
Have you ever been reading a particularly challenging case and thought it would be helpful to have findings from similar studies for comparison?
Researchers from the Cleveland Clinic had that sentiment as well, so they developed an open-source software tool that automatically pulls cases from the RIS for comparison during image interpretation. We're featuring an article on the software in our Healthcare IT Digital Community.
In other news, radiology informatics expert Herman Oosterwijk is back with a column on why it's important to understand HL7. While the standard has primarily been known for nonimaging data, it's becoming increasingly important as healthcare facilities look to add images to the electronic medical record.
Learn more by clicking here, or visit the community at healthcareit.auntminnie.com.
Mammo recall rates
A new study indicates that hospitals have higher mammography screening recall rates than sites in the community. But that doesn't necessarily mean they're doing a worse job of screening women, according to an article in our Women's Imaging Digital Community.
Researchers from Rhode Island Hospital examined recall rates in both settings, and they found that hospitals had an overall recall rate that was almost 2 percentage points higher than at community sites.
However, there were a number of factors that might affect hospital rates, such as differences in the patient population. Learn more by clicking here, or go to the community at women.auntminnie.com.
RLI meeting
Finally, today marks the first day of the Radiology Leadership Institute's (RLI) annual event, a meeting sponsored by the American College of Radiology to foster better leadership skills among radiology professionals.
Former U.S. Sen. Tom Daschle is scheduled to deliver today's keynote address, while other topics to be discussed range from managing professional networks to developing an entrepreneurial spirit in an organization. Get a preview of the meeting by clicking here, or visit our Imaging Leaders Digital Community at leaders.auntminnie.com.
