Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM)

The Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) is the leading healthcare professional organization for those interested in the current and future use of informatics in medical imaging. The group's focus is on the health IT side of radiology, including PACS, enterprise imaging, artificial intelligence, advanced visualization software, archive storage, teleradiology and interfaces with electronic medical record (EMR) and other hospital-wide IT systems.

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RSNA-sponsored imaging informatics course returns for 2024

The National Imaging Informatics Course is designed for fourth-year radiology residents, but is also relevant to any mid- or senior-level professional working with image data.

Signify Research analyst Amy Thompson discusses connecting pathology and others with enterprise imaging systems.

Interest rising to connect pathology, other departments to enterprise imaging systems

Signify Research senior analyst Amy Thompson explains the trend of connecting various departments to enterprise imaging systems. She said digital pathology may soon become the third largest user of these systems.

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SIIM 2022: OTech's training assets acquired by SIIM

In addition to the eBooks, study guides and a Virtual Hospital Platform simulator for hands-on training that were acquired, SIIM will now also own various “go to market” courses in subjects such as PACS, DICOM, HL7 and FHIR.

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SIIM 2022: 5 ways voice-triggered macros can improve radiologist workflow

Voice-triggered macros are spoken voice commands that trigger a subsequent command in order to perform a specified task. Software that achieves this is easily implemented into workflows and can complete virtually innumerable tasks. 

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SIIM 2022: Implementing AI in low-resource countries

With the help of AI, technologists at a hospital in Guyana were able to reduce mammographic positioning error rates from 20% to 5%.

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RSNA and SIIM announce return of imaging informatics course

In a statement released Wednesday, RSNA announced the return of NIIC-RAD, which provides education and training modules on the fundamentals of informatics.

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Interactive radiology reporting may become a competitive advantage in value-based care

HIMSS and SIIM detailed the current and future goals of interactive multimedia reporting in a new whitepaper published in the Journal of Digital Imaging.

Health giant says the time for CDs is gone—$1M in savings underscores why

Burning studies and reports onto physical discs cost Yale New Haven Health nearly $550,000 in 2019 alone, one expert explained during the SIIM Annual Meeting.

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Elucid's PlaqueIQ was trained to turn CCTA images into interactive 3D reports that help physicians visualize the presence of atherosclerosis.

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