Simply shutting down workstations after an 8-hour workday, when possible, can yield significant energy cost savings and also produces environmental benefits, according to a study published in the November issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

Agfa HealthCare (Booth 8350) is introducing an expanded portfolio of cloud and managed service options at the 97th Annual Meeting & Scientific Assembly of the RSNA, Nov. 27 to Dec. 2 in Chicago.

Experts discuss the workflow and image management requirements of various ologies, including pathology, cardiology and other non-radiology images. They consider best practices, informatics support and challenges.

In this session, the speaker reviews the basics of dashboards, discussing the technical aspects of developing and deploying a dashboard, key performance indicators and how to use a dashboard to manage a radiology department.

An expert panel delves into key quality control issues, including the radiologists role in the image quality process, strategies for maintaining data integrity and methods for implementing a display quality program.

This radiology informatics course immerses attendees in the mobile devices realm. It addresses key topics such as platforms and security; apps, bandwidth and integration; and displays and quality assurance as they apply to medical imaging.

An expert panel reviews RSNA informatics projects: Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE), Medical Imaging Resource Center (MIRC) and RadLex. Panelists focus on the practical problems addressed by each project and the relationships among the various projects.

An expert panel introduces the basics of imaging informatics, provides strategies for successful utilization of speech recognition and structured reporting and shares insight into business analytics.