Vocal Discord
By Richard B. Elsberry
Voice recognition technology promises a quick return on investment, but dictates an expanded, uncompensated role for radiologists

The Next Step
By Benjamin Y. Dai, MS; Usha Sinha, PhD; Ricky Taira, PhD; Lynn Thompson, MS; John David N. Dionisio, PhD; and Hooshang Kangarloo, MD
The authors describe a prototype system for radiological reporting that incorporates the benefits of both free-text radiology reports and standardized structured representations

Hitching a Ride
By Raziel Gershater, MD
By utilizing existing intranet and Internet technology, radiology departments can save considerable money in designing an image distribution system that can service all constituents

Ode to Warehouse
By Robert A. Cecil, PhD
The author builds a case for installing an electronic image clinical data warehouse for more rapid image access and distribution

Toward the EMR
By Amit Mehta, MD; Keith J. Dreyer, DO, PhD; and James H. Thrall, MD
The unique challenges of incorporating radiological images into the EMR at Massachusetts General Hospital were met with a solution that traded on existing Internet technology

Round Table: Radiology, Data, and the Big Picture
In its quest for real-time reporting, radiology is generating data that if captured properly could provide valuable operational and clinical feedback to clinicians and administrators

DEPARTMENTS

Viewpoint
Why It Cannot Wait Until Morning
By Cheryl Proval

Guest Editorial
Into a Filmless Future
By Eliot L. Siegel, MD
If improperly used, PACS could shift control of radiology out of the hands of radiologists; if properly used, it is the answer to many of the specialty's current challenges

Cover Story / In Practice
Every Picture Tells a Story
By Leslie Kelly Hall and Jan House
When Saint Alphonsus tackled the issue of improving delivery of medical images, it took on the added challenge of integrating images into the electronic medical record, utilizing the Clinical Context Object Workgroup standard

Technology Economics Review
Informatics: Radiology's New Imperative
By Rich Smith
Only through the understanding and successful deployment of informatics can radiology meet the challenge of transmitting radiological images where they are needed

Imaging Business
A Buyer's Guide to Capitation
By Maria K. Todd
Part II: The series continues with an examination of the obligations of the parties and the language of compensation

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