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the enterprIse EdItorIal Mary C. Tierney, Editorial Director mtierney@trimedmedia.com Beth Walsh, Senior Editor bwalsh@trimedmedia.com Lisa Fratt, Features Writer lfratt@trimedmedia.com Jonathan Batchelor, Web Editor jbatchelor@trimedmedia.com Justine Cadet, News Editor jcadet@trimedmedia.com Sarah Lamberti, Assistant News Editor slamberti@trimedmedia.com IntEractIvE MEdIa Amy Lizotte, Interactive Media Manager alizotte@trimedmedia.com Jeffrey Hill, Interactive Media Developer jhill@trimedmedia.com art & dEsIgn Michele Rivera, Art Director mrivera@trimedmedia.com Jason Litchfield, Production Editor jlitchfield@trimedmedia.com salEs & MarkEtIng Jack Spears, Publisher jspears@trimedmedia.com Scott Andersen, Advertising Director sandersen@trimedmedia.com Matthew Payne, Account Manager mpayne@trimedmedia.com Michael Rahme, Account Manager mrahme@trimedmedia.com Nina Botelho, Marketing Director nbotelho@trimedmedia.com adMInIstratIon Kristen Bouthillier, Business Manager kbouthillier@trimedmedia.com PublIcatIon sErvIcEs Editorial Submissions & Information editor@healthimaging.com Advertising, Media Kits & Reprints sales@healthimaging.com Subscriptions & Back Issues subs@healthimaging.com Creative Services & Information art@healthimaging.com corPoratE offIcE 235 Promenade Street, Suite 455 Providence, Rhode Island 02908 tel. 401.383.5660 fax 401.383.3896 Mary C. Tierney, Editorial Director mtierney@trimedmedia.com It’s all In the numbers Everyone is watching the numbers very carefully these days. Smart business decisions are the only ones to make. In healthcare IT, the best strategy starts with buying the right technology for your facility, its current needs and future growth. Perhaps even more important is using the tools those systems offer, notably metrics for monitoring patient scheduling efficiency, planning staffing and estimating reimbursement and revenue. This is what practice management is all about, which is the topic of this month’s special section. Maybe interfaced RIS/PACS was your choice or maybe you went with integrated RIS/PACS—or maybe you’re lamenting over the decision now? “Blurring the Lines: Interfaced vs. Integrated RIS/PACS” may help clear up the confusion. Another story to check out, “Upgrading RIS/PACS: Inside the Transition to Next-Generation Image Management” details the reasons why opting for an upgrade may make better fiscal sense, rather than switching to a new vendor. Beyond specific IT systems is the need for efficient workflow. Every business is constantly refining its workflow. Five facilities tell us what they’re learning in “Taming the Workflow Beast.” A vital part of good workflow is quick access to images and applications—that’s where archiving comes in; lost access to data can affect cash flow and lead to lost revenues. Check out a variety of archive models in the story on page 56. Another look at the numbers this month comes in the form of healthcare IT salaries. We’ve expanded our annual PACS Administrator salary survey to include the gamut of healthcare IT professionals. The data tracks the top 10 salaries by number of respondents—including PACS administrators, directors and managers of information systems, IT project managers, CIOs, directors and managers of radiology informatics, systems administrators, programmers and analysts, directors and managers of technical services, directors and managers of cardiology informatics and network engineers. And because we learned so much about healthcare IT and today’s business priorities from the data behind the salary survey, we’ve included charts on what IT systems facilities are buying, eyeing and replacing—and what’s on the top of their to-do lists in 2008, 2009 and 2010. Turn to page 34 for a look! HealthImaging.com May 2008 | Health Imaging & IT http://HealthImaging.com

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Health Imaging & IT - May 2008 Contents On the Web The Enterprise News Update Convention Spotlight: SIIM 2008 Healthcare IT Salary Survey Survey Findings Inside the Transition to Next-Generation Image Management Blurring the Lines: Interfaced vs. Integrated RIS/PACS The Insider's Primer: Taming the Workflow Beast - Five Facilities Tell How Availability, Applications Drive New Archive Strategies Modality Review Managing Technology Inside Technology Reader's Resource Stat Sheet

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