Recent Publications

THE RADIOLOGIST'S ESSENTIALS TO MEANINGFUL USE: ESSENTIALS FOR YOUR FIRST 2 YEARS

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Are you preparing for, or actively participating in, your first two years of meaningful use? Are you familiar with program updates that impact Stage 1 and know what's coming in Stage 2? Do you have policies in place to support your strategy?

When you're tackling meaningful use and need a quick answer, The Radiologist's Essentials to Meaningful Use: Essentials for Your First 2 Years delivers. This handy, concise book provides all of the essential information you need to get through your first years of MU program participation. Ideal for everyone involved in the management and delivery of diagnostic imaging services—ranging from radiologists to practice administrators, IT leads and CIOs, to healthcare IT vendors, and others—this guide delivers key concepts and pertinent information when they're needed most.

This is the definitive resource to reach for when it comes to your first 2 years of meaningful use. It's an easy-to-use reference that outlines required Stage 1 activities, offers policy guidance, breaks down radiologist workload reduction opportunities, explains changes to the program, and prepares you for what's to come in Stage 2 Meaningful Use.

THE RADIOLOGIST'S GUIDE TO MEANINGFUL USE

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The Radiologist's Guide to Meaningful Use will help you prepare, develop, execute, and sustain a successful meaningful use strategy—this guide is a road map for diagnostic imaging professionals as they tackle meaningful use and addresses the challenges associated with these incentive programs. The Radiologist's Guide to Meaningful Use has everything you need to be successful. It examines the complex set of one-size-fits-all requirements that makes up the program, discusses how these initiatives impact radiology, offers guidance for building your meaningful use strategy, and provides guidance for the diagnostic imaging community.

PACS: A GUIDE TO THE DIGITAL REVOLUTION

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PACS: A Guide to the Digital Revolution, Second Edition, fills an incredible need by explaining the technological advances associated with the transition of radiology departments to filmless environments. The editors are leaders in the field of medical imaging and they provide insight into emerging technologies for physicians, administrators, and other interested groups. Chapters address key topics in current literature with regard to the generation, transfer, interpretation, and distribution of images. This new edition has been updated to include: 1. An overview of the latest medical imaging standards; 2. A discussion of security issues as they relate to PACS, especially regarding HIPAA; 3. An introduction to current information on PACS workstations, including the impact of new software and hardware on radiologists; 4. An updated explanation of data storage and compression that highlights how advancements are applied; 5. A section on how PACS influences research and education.

Recent Presentations

ACR 2012 IMAGING INFORMATICS SUMMIT

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An overview presentation of Stage 2 Meaningful Use.

RADIOLOGY MEANINGFUL USE

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An overview of the government's incentive program. This presentation covers the fundamentals, offers a strategic framework for success, review an MU case study, and provides information and resources for staying informed.

PHILIPS CI USER GROUP 2011

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An overview presentation of meaningful use as it applies to the medical imaging community.

Additional Resources

HEADSHOT

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300 DPI hi-resolution headshot of Dr. Keith J. Dreyer.