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Pacific Medical’s repair and maintenance testing service is your front line of defense in protecting your investments. Call Us Today 800.449.5328 pacmed.com • pacmedparts.com • avantehs.com CONTENTS January/February 2018 EXCLUSIVE Q&As 58 24 The challenges of integrating diagnostic imaging and the EHR The road to electronic health record adoption has not been easy as health Dr. Narendra Kini, CEO, Miami Children’s Health System care organizations faced significant cost and workflow challenges. A hospital's mission is to be a partner in life to children, wherever they are, in wellness and sickness. 64 38 Invest today to meet your imaging IT needs of tomorrow Purchasing choices are driven by the need for new and evolving Professor Bernd Hamm, European Society of Radiology president features, such as zero footprint viewers, and tapping into the Insights on the upcoming meeting, the unique challenges facing potential of artificial intelligence technology. European radiology and predictions for the future. 72 50 Seven signs you need help with population health management Denise Hines, chairwoman, HIMSS North America Board of How do you know if you’re on the right path to value-based care Directors transformation? Should you even be on that path in the first place? Discover the hot topics that will dominate conversations at HIMSS18, the premier event in health IT. 74 The enterprise imaging approach to coordinated care 61 How Southwest Diagnostic Imaging aligned records for 4.5 million Ashley Simmons, director of innovation development at patients across multiple locations and the benefits it has brought to Florida Hospital System the organization. RTLS/RFID is more than asset tracking. Applying these analytics to patients and providers can yield insights for better protocols and 78 improved surgical outcomes. Hype: Helping or hurting health care? Buzz-worthy innovations are exciting, but there's a harmful undercurrent 70 when patients and their loved ones gain false hope in the 'next big thing.' Seana-Lee Hamilton, manager of information privacy and privacy officer at Fraser Health Authority 80 An effective and functioning cybersecurity policy starts with a well- Making blockchain work for health care trained staff. Insights from IBM Watson Health on the potential impact blockchain can have on the health care sector. 76 Dr. Christopher Longhurst, chief information officer, 82 UC San Diego Health Medical VR: When worlds collide for better patient care When it came time for UC Irvine Health to update its electronic A look at the value of virtual reality in medicine and real-world evi- health record, it found a partner in UC San Diego Health that was dence of how it is improving colonoscopy outcomes. willing to try something that had never been done before: collabo- 84 rate with another academic provider to share an already existing Radiology workstations and the bottom line instance of an Epic EHR. With reimbursement down, Reno Diagnostic Centers has increased its focus on operational efficiencies. FEATURES 86 28 The value of a radiology information system in a clinical setting RIS and electronic health record systems with embedded RIS func- The top 10 trends and takeaways from RSNA 2017 tionality are making a comeback. AI is just one part of the emerging radiology toolkit — a kit that is being reinvented alongside the job description of radiologists themselves. HealthCare Business News I JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2018 3 22 76 PUBLISHER DOTmed.com, Inc. PRESIDENT Philip F. Jacobus CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER Matt Ulman EDITOR IN CHIEF Gus Iversen 212-742-1200 Ext. 233 [email protected] EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Glenn J. Kalinoski EDITORIAL 24 CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Sean Ruck SENIOR REPORTER Lauren Dubinsky STAFF REPORTER John R. Fischer CONTRIBUTING WRITERS David Bennett COLUMNS & SECTIONS August Calhoun Michael J. Cannavo 8 Daily News Round-Up Shahram Ebadollahi Some of the top current events stories from our Daily Jon Ernstoff Brian Frohna News online Brita Hansen Ronald J. Milbank Roy Smythe 22 Hospital Spotlight Tyler Speakman Miami Children’s Health System Bipin Thomas Thom Wellington 26 IT Matters DESIGN DESIGN DIRECTOR Stephanie Biddle Dr. David Hirschorn, the chief of informatics, imaging DESIGN CONSULTANT Oscar Polanco service line, Northwell Health, on radiology workflow orchestration (part two) SALES SALES DIRECTOR David Blumenthal 212-742-1200 Ext. 224 34 Purchasing Insights [email protected] Considerations for the modern enterprise imaging system: more than a price KEY ACCOUNT Susan Minotillo MANAGERS 212-742-1200 Ext. 261 [email protected] 42 European Radiology News Connie Goon A handful of important current events impacting the 212-742-1200 Ext. 289 European world of radiology, just in time for ECR [email protected] ACCOUNT MANAGERS Colm Ford 212-742-1200 Ext. 241 46 Technology Advisor [email protected] Patient-generated data is transforming health care Michael Montes 212-742-1200 Ext. 217 47 Cost Containment Corner [email protected] Health care’s ‘quiet crisis’ Have News For Us? 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DOTmedSM makes no warranty, representation or guarantee as to Visit DOTmed.com/news for breaking the accuracy or timeliness of its content. DOTmedSM may suspend or cancel this news daily, to comment on stories in this service at any time and for any reason without liability or obligation to any party. All trade names, trademarks and trade dress contained herein belong to their issue, to participate in surveys and more. respective owners and are used herein with the intent to represent the goods and services of their respective owners. If you think your trade name, trademark or trade dress is not properly represented, please contact DOTmed.com, Inc. Letter from the Editor Health care is no longer all about patients Apple has just announced the incorpora- — which also means compliant — and useful. As an AI-first company, tion of health records into the iPhone. useful for us is using machine learning and artificial intelligence.” Johns Hopkins Medicine, Cedars-Sinai, Penn As health care shifts toward a wellness paradigm where care Medicine and other providers are among the begins long before admittance to the hospital, it’s easy to see these first to make the beta feature available to their household names as a logical extension of the health conversation. patients, with the goal of making it easy for con- Health care used to be something that had to do with sick patients sumers to see their available medical data from at the hospital, but it’s about the well-being of consumers with lives multiple providers whenever they choose. thoroughly entwined with the digital realm. “By empowering customers to see their overall health, we hope While skeptics will have pause to wonder what these tech giants to help consumers better understand their health and help them lead will be doing with personal health information (Facebook, by the healthier lives,” said Jeff Williams, Apple’s COO. way, has shown a heightened interest in courting pharmaceutical Amazon, meanwhile, is seeking a HIPAA expert to oversee a companies as advertisers), it is easy to see the benefit of having your “new initiative” with a careful eye on health privacy.