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Table of ConTenTs July 2008 Volume 6, Number 7 Departments 04 on The web › HealthImaging.com cover story 07 The enTerprise › The Matrix of Metrics 14 | Driving Metrics to Drive Business: Digital Dashboards Deliver An ongoing trend to consolidate clinical information at the point of patient care, the need to minimize equipment and system downtime, and growing interest in tracking trends and patterns are a few of the factors driving the use of digital dashboards in radiology. By Beth Walsh 08 news updaTe › House bill encourages providers to use lowest possible radiation dose with children › ONCHIT hires tech firm to tackle medical identity theft › Coronary calcium distribution tied to heart attack risk › Study recommends standards for pediatric doses 12 ConvenTion spoTlighT: › › › › AHRA 2008 Pre-conference Workshops Keynotes Leadership Institute Roundtables special section: caD’s impact on raDiology 20 | Mammography CAD Comes of Age By Lisa Fratt 24 | Lung CAD Earning a Spot in Day-to-Day Practice By Jonathan Batchelor 22 | Breast MR CAD: Earlier Detection, Increased Efficiency By Beth Walsh 26 | Colon CAD: Breaking Down Barriers By Lisa Fratt 39 reader’s resourCe › Advertisers Index › Company Index › Coming Soon 40 sTaT sheeT Features July 2008 | Volume 6, Number 7 HealthImaging.com › Cardiac CT Angiography = Better Patient Management Productivity Wrongs › RIS Rights Efﬁciency & › Advanced Visualization Digital Issue All of the features of a print magazine — online. HealthImaging.com 28 | modaliTy review Cardiac CT Angiography: A Clear Pathway to Better Cardiac Patient Management By Sarah Lamberti Across the Enterprise › Recovery Audit Contractors Poised for Permanent Status for Remote Transmission › Compressing Images Preview: AHRA 2008 SPECIAL SECTION: CAD’s Impact on Radiology › › › › Mammography CAD Comes of Age Breast MR CAD for Earlier Detection, Increased Efﬁciency Lung CAD Earning a Spot in Day-to-Day Radiology Colon CAD: Breaking Down Barriers 32 | praCTiCe managemenT RIS Rights Efficiency & Productivity Wrongs By Beth Walsh On the COver: Screen shot courtesy of Dashboard MD Health Imaging & IT (ISSN 1546-0002) is published monthly by TriMed Media Group, Inc. Copyright © 2008 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. 34 | in praCTiCe Advanced Visualization Across the Enterprise By Beth Walsh 36 | regulaTory updaTe Beware: Recovery Audit Contractors Poised for Permanent Status By Jonathan Batchelor 38 | TeChnology ouTlook Compressing Images for Remote Transmission By Sarah Lamberti HealthImaging.com July 2008 | Health Imaging & IT http://HealthImaging.com http://HealthImaging.com http://HealthImaging.com

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Healthcare Imaging & IT - July 2008 On the Web The Enterprise News Update Convention Spotlight: AHRA 2008 Cover Story: Driving Metrics to Drive Business: Digital Dashboards Deliver Mammography CAD Comes of Age Breast MR CAD: Earlier Detection, Increased Efficiency Lung CAD Earning a Spot in Day-to-Day Practice Colon CAD: Breaking Down Barriers Modality Review: Cardiac CT Angiography: A Clear Pathway to Better Cardiac Patient Management Practice Management: RIS Rights Efficiency & Productivity Wrongs In Practice: Advanced Visualization Across the Enterprise Regulatory Update: Beware: Recovery Audit Contractors Poised for Permanent Status Technology Outlook: Compressing Images for Remote Transmission Reader's Resource Stat Sheet

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