Dear PACS Insider,
Our coverage of last month's Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) meeting in Orlando, FL, takes center stage in this issue of the Insider.
As the control of imaging informatics shifts from radiology to the enterprise IT department, cultures can clash. But IT service models used by chief information officers outside of healthcare can help, according to Dr. James Whitfill of Scottsdale Health Partners. Learn how by clicking here.
In another presentation at HIMSS 2014, representatives from the Cleveland Clinic discussed how adopting a vendor-neutral archive improved access to both radiology and nonradiology data through the electronic medical record. Click here for all the details.
PACS consultant Michael J. Cannavo took an in-depth look at the role radiology played at HIMSS 2014 in a Straight Talk From the PACSman column. On the lighter side, Cannavo also provided a special HIMSS edition of his always entertaining PACSman awards.
In addition, the need for due diligence before signing on for a cloud-based IT system is the subject of our PACS Insider Exclusive, which you can access before our regular members.
In other featured articles, Dr. John Feole of teleradiology services provider Strategic Imaging Consultants shares his thoughts on the value of teleradiology. A Saudi hospital also recently shared its experience of switching to a new PACS vendor.
Do you have an idea for a topic you'd like to see covered in the PACS Digital Community? As always, please feel free to drop me a line.
