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SIIM News
The 2008-2009 Annual Report (PDF) features highlights and key events from the previous year. Check out this special insert to the Fall issue of SIIM News. The new issue of SIIM News is chock full of valuable content and society news! Did you miss the SIIM 2009 Closing Session? Read a summary of comments heard at this forward-looking discussion on the commoditization of radiology. We’ve also got the winning essays in the 2009 SIIM Resident Scholarship contest, which examine the topic, “besides PACS, what one piece of software most improves workflow efficiency for radiologists?” Other features include the use of consumer displays and DICOM conformance for image display and evaluating a probabilistic algorithm for matching patients’ records in health information exchange. Planning for SIIM 2010 is well underway! Get your first look at the program and what’s new here, and visit www.siim2010.org for all the latest information. New SIIM officers and directors took office in July. This issue of SIIM News includes profiles of the four new Board members. SIIM Chair Brad Erickson takes a look at the state of the economy and its impact on SIIM in his column, as well as the society’s new programs and plans. Janice Honeyman Buck discusses preparing radiology images for publication in the JDI Editor's Report. SIIM has also been active in its mission of research and education. This issue includes updates on SIIM participation at RSNA 2009 and new online learning opportunities. In more society news, read about how SIIM and GE have partnered to create a successful user group model, and view a complete list of new SIIM members here. You will also find updates on SIIM’s activities on the international level, through its support of the World Health Imaging, Telemedicine, and Informatics Alliance (WHITIA) and a donation of meeting bags to a school in Kyrgyzstan. The Fall 2009 Expert Hotline (PDF) includes questions and answers on searching HIS/RIS data, optimal staffing levels, monitor proximity, PACS data storage, best practice for dictation templates, and importing studies from CDs.
SIIM News Summer 2009   The new issue of SIIM News includes a report and photos from SIIM 2009 in Charlotte, NC. Get up-to-date on sessions, awards, and be sure to view a slideshow online. SIIM Executive Director Anna Marie Mason recaps some highlights in her report, and recognizes the exceptional contributions of everyone involved, from the organizing program committee to faculty, vendors, and “Ride to SIIM” contributors.
Also in this issue, read Chuck Socia’s commentary on developing the imaging informatics profession, and a feature article on communication of semi-urgent radiology findings. SIIM Chair Brad Erickson opens a discussion on “meaningful use” that focuses on imaging informatics, with the hope of shaping a definition of “meaningful use.” And a report on a Capitol Hill briefing highlights Eliot Siegel’s suggestion that imaging be included in the overall debate on national health care infrastructure and EHRs. See complete coverage of the stimulus debate here. There’s lots going on in Society news: new SIIM Fellows were inducted at the Annual Meeting, and new officers elected; SIIM has a new History portal and project, and has launched a series of e-tutorials on producing print-quality images; and the new Practical Imaging Informatics text is due out soon – pre-order your copy today! View a complete list of new SIIM members here. Do you Twitter? Get an overview of SIIM’s social networking tools and join the discussion today! JDI Editor-in-Chief Janice Honeyman-Buck is soliciting manuscripts on a variety of topics, and she also contributes this month’s “My Favorite Gadget,” the cool and trendy iPhone. The Summer 2009 Expert Hotline features questions and answers on digital displays; digital mammo workflow; migrating images in PACS; and an informatics job classification.
 The new issue of SIIM News includes a preview of SIIM 2009, which takes place in Charlotte, NC, June 4-7. Click here for a sneak peek!
This issue is also packed with feature articles: read about implications of the economic stimulus package for health IT, and join the discussion on the JDI/SIIM blog and SIIM LinkedIn site. Other features include the impact of digital radiography on the radiographer; what have we learned about CADe?; and gray-level display requirements. For further discussion on coping with the economic downturn, don’t miss the Top 10 ways to stay employed in imaging IT. SIIM Chair Brad Erickson coins a new term – SIIMbiosis™ – in his chair report to indicate the importance of having the correct relationship between medical imaging departments and informatics. In other society news, take an advance look at the forthcoming SIIM book, Practical Imaging Informatics; preview the slate of 2009-2010 SIIM officers; read a profile of SIIM member Victoria Myers; and see the list of new SIIM members. Find out how you can support the SIIM Research & Education Fund through the 4th Annual Ride to SIIM. The fund supports the SIIM Grant Program and the Sam Dwyer Memorial Lecture. The Spring 2009 Expert Hotline features questions and answers on IHE; glitches, downtime, and decreased efficiency experienced during PACS, RIS, or HIS upgrades; viewing CDs from outside facilities on a common browser; and the usefulness of RadLex.
 The Winter 2009 issue of SIIM News includes a stimulating mix of interesting feature articles and society news.
Read feature articles on improving radiologist productivity, forming a local PACS user group, computer-aided interpretation of ICU portable chest radiographs, and the implementation of electronic health records in Canada. In the society realm, SIIM Chair Brad Erickson looks ahead at trends in imaging for 2009. Review a preliminary report on the results of the recent SIIM membership survey; and a report on the first-ever IHE Connectathon training session, held at SIIM headquarters recently. And don’t miss the call for nominations for SIIM 2009-2010 officers and the 2009 class of SIIM Fellows; the deadline is February 16. Meet SIIM and FUSUN member Audrey Hartman, MD in the SIIM Member Profile this month, and review a complete list of new SIIM members online. SIIM 2009 is fast approaching – get a sneak peak at SIIM’s two new “bootcamps,” which offer informatics essentials for all imaging informatics professionals and imaging physicians. Register online today! On the lighter side, explore this issue’s “favorite gadget” – the popular Amazon Kindle. The Winter 2009 Expert Hotline features questions and answers on PACS policies and procedures; web-based PACS; obtaining remote records; and notification of critical findings.
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