Imaging at HIMSS.16: Session Previews

Every year, the HIMSS annual meeting tackles the biggest issues in healthcare informatics, and managing medical images is always a big topic of discussion.

This year’s focus is on enterprise imaging and the inherent challenges with managing different types of images from the various specialties around a hospital or system. Listed below are some of the sessions on the topic that you can’t miss:

Encounters-Based Photographic Imaging in Healthcare

March 1, 2016 | 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Sands Expo Convention Center - Lando 4205
Medical imaging is more than x-ray, CT and MRI. Visible light or photographic imaging is a major part of care, and those images also need to be stored and categorized. Learn about the University of Miami’s efforts to handle encounters-based photographic imaging, with an emphasis on dermatology.
Speaker:
– Dawn Cram, CIIP, RT(R,M)

Understanding the Challenges of Enterprise Imaging

March 1, 2016 | 1:00 - 2:00 pm
Sands Expo Convention Center - Delfino 4001
Enterprise imaging has been a major focus in healthcare in recent years, but challenges still remain in efforts to manage imaging from mobile devices, point-of-care ultrasound and more. This panel discussion will set the stage and lay out the challenges with this new kind of workflow.
Speakers: 
– Alexander Towbin, MD
– Kim Garriott

Aligning the Enterprise and Medical Imaging: A Collaborative Approach

March 2, 2016 | 8:30 - 9:30 am
Sands Expo Convention Center - Galileo 1001
Expanding on earlier discussions of enterprise imaging, this session delves into the need for quality workflows to improve processes and reporting. At the heart of this effort is an intelligent enterprise worklist to help standardize and improve communication and efficiency.
Speakers: 
– Tomer Levy, MBA
– Evan Kaminer, MD

HIMSS-SIIM Enterprise Imaging Meet Up

March 2, 2016 | 1:00 - 1:45 pm
Sands Expo Convention Center - HIMSS Spot
Two leading associations coming together to tackle enterprise informatics. Come learn about the efforts of the Enterprise Imaging Workgroup, a collaboration between HIMSS and the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine.

Evan Godt
Evan Godt, Writer

Evan joined TriMed in 2011, writing primarily for Health Imaging. Prior to diving into medical journalism, Evan worked for the Nine Network of Public Media in St. Louis. He also has worked in public relations and education. Evan studied journalism at the University of Missouri, with an emphasis on broadcast media.