HIMSS15 sessions valuable to imaging professionals

HIMSS15 offers a range of educational opportunities across a diverse roster of topics. Of particular interest to those in the medical imaging field are the following sessions:

VNA for Enterprise Image Management – UnPAC Your Archives

April 13, 2:30pm – VNAs are “unPACing” imaging archives at record rates. For a better understanding of how a VNA will support enterprise image management and what to look for in a solution, attend this session led by representatives from Sentara Healthcare and Mach 7.

Evolution of Imaging Sharing: a Long and Winding Road

April 13, 3:30pm – A McKesson representative will discuss how the evolution of image sharing can help providers deliver better patient care.

Dawn of the Era of Enterprise Imaging

April 14, 2:30pm – This session was developed under the auspices of the HIMSS/SIIM Workgroup on Enterprise Imaging and representatives from The Cleveland Clinic and Kaiser Permanente will present use case scenarios on executing enterprise imaging strategies and determining new workflows and technologies to support the best use of medical images throughout the enterprise.

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Editor Beth earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism and master’s in health communication. She has worked in hospital, academic and publishing settings over the past 20 years. Beth joined TriMed in 2005, as editor of CMIO and Clinical Innovation + Technology. When not covering all things related to health IT, she spends time with her husband and three children.

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