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convention sPotlight By Justine Cadet AHRA’s 2008 Annual Meeting & Exposition July 27–31 | COlORADO COnvenTiOn CenTeR, DenveR Maximizing radiology department profitability and workflow efficiency will be among the topics on the minds of radiology administrators as more than 1,000 imaging leaders convene for the annual meeting of the American Healthcare Radiology Administrators (AHRA) late this month in Denver. AHRA also is celebrating its 35th anniversary. Dozens of educational sessions are focusing on a range of management issues, including: finance, human resources, communication and information, operations and assets. More than 200 medical imaging equipment and service providers will be displaying their wares and offerings in the exhibit hall. “We have developed a program that reflects medical imaging administration’s unique challenges and opportunities,” notes AHRA President Jeffrey Palmucci, CRA. “Today’s administrator is responsible for technology, budgets, staffing and customer safety and satisfaction—as well as a host of other areas. This meeting will provide a vast slate of educational sessions with practical information attendees at all experience levels will be able to use every day in their respective facilities.” Here is a sampling of workshops, keynote lectures, educational sessions and roundtable discussion taking place in the Mile High City. Pre-conference WorkshoPs Sunday, July 27, 8:00–12:00 am › Tushar Mehta, MBA, PhD, J&T Operations and Technology Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals and Special Emphasis on Critical Values › Judith Atkins, RN, MSN, McKenna & Associates › Scott Segell, Dictaphone Healthcare Solutions, a division of Nuance Communications › Michael Cain, University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora, Colo. Frames the National Patient Safety Goals surrounding imaging requirements by presenting an overview of practical examples of how to meet the goals and focusing upon the Critical Values Results and Reporting. Sunday, July 27, 8:00–12:00 am Consultants, Rochester, N.Y. Participants will face several scenarios evaluating various incoming managed-care contracts within the scope of two pivotal capacity decisions: long-term (hardware and facility acquisition) and short-term (labor assignments or multiple shifts). The participants will discover how to maximize the practice value using an accurate assessment of their true procedure and practice cost structures. keynote lectures Grand Opening Ceremony: Monday, July 28, 9:00–11:00 am Maximizing Your Practice Profitability in Managed-Care Contracting Using the Service Activity Costing Methodology: An Interactive Simulation Workshop Session › Abraham Seidmann, PhD, W.E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Rochester, Rochester, N.Y. 12 Health Imaging & IT | July 2008 Opening Our Minds: Brain Imaging, Privacy and the Emergence of Neuroethics › Paul Wolpe, PhD, President, American Society of Bioethics and Humanities The talk will review some of the most challenging neurotechnologies—psychopharmaceuticals, brain computer interfaces and deep brain stimulators—along with their implications for clinical practice in general and for radiology in particular. HealthImaging.com http://HealthImaging.com

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Healthcare Imaging & IT - July 2008

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