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TABLE OF CONTENTS January 2009 Volume 7, Number 1 DEPARTMENTS 03 THE ENTERPRISE › DRiving Better Healthcare COVER STORY 06 | 04 NEWS UPDATE › Healthcare IT weighed for economic stimulus package › Joint Commission issues health IT recommendations › Senators look to GAO to study ‘best practices’ for reducing healthcare costs › Study: PHRs could save U.S. $21B annually › Toshiba buys Barco advanced visualization business DR Breathes New Life into Radiography DR will likely see a resurgence for a multitude of reasons, as facilities rely on this productive modality to expedite workflow and patient throughput. By Lisa Fratt 31 READER’S RESOURCE › Advertisers Index › Company Index l 12 | RADIOLOGY 2008 IN REVIEW IN THE SPOTLIGHT 13 | Educational Sessions 15 | Keynote Addresses 20 | Tech Trends on the Exhibit Floor Digital Issue All of the features of a print magazine — online. HealthImaging.com ON THE COVER: Monitor images courtesy of Carestream Health (left) and Canon Medical Systems (right) FEATURES 24 | IMAGING TOOLS Speech Users Speak Out on Newfound Efﬁciencies Health Imaging & IT (ISSN 1546-0002) is published monthly by TriMed Media Group, Inc. Copyright © 2009 by TriMed Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in any form is forbidden without permission. Every precaution is taken to ensure accuracy of content; however, the information, opinions and statements expressed in the articles and advertisements herein are those of the writer and/or advertiser, and not necessarily those of the Publisher. Postage paid at Providence, RI, and at additional mailing offices. Subscriptions are available free of charge to qualified individuals. Publisher reserves the right to determine qualification for a free subscription. Postmaster: Please send address changes to: Health Imaging & IT, PO Box 28125, Providence RI 02908. Providers are now seeking front-end and back-end systems that do more than just replace dictation and transcription. By Sarah Lamberti 26 | MANAGING TECHNOLOGY RIS/PACS: Migration & Integration offer challenges for imaging Centers PACS benefits imaging center practioners by increasing market share and personnel efficiencies. By Jonathan Batchelor 29 | PEOPLE & TECHNOLOGY At the Heart of Breast Imaging: Keeping Workﬂow Moving Administrators have a host of new technologies to assist with their transition to digital mammography. By Sarah Lamberti HealthImaging.com January 2009 | Health Imaging & IT 1 http://www.HealthImaging.com http://www.HealthImaging.com

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Health Imaging & IT - January 2009 Contents The Enterprise News Update DR Breathes New Life into Radiography Radiology in the Spotlight Educational Sessions Keynote Addresses Tech Trends on the Exhibit Floor Imaging Tools Managing Technology People & Technology Reader's Resource

Health Imaging & IT - January 2009

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