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Straight Talk From the PACSman: Here for the funeral?
Few would debate that vendor-neutral archives and enterprise viewers are a...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: Straight Talk From the PACSman: The FUD factor with AI The 2017 PACSman Awards: Old MacDonald had a farm -- AI, AI, oh Straight Talk From the PACSman: Hurricane PACS Straight Talk From the PACSman: A PACS-centric RSNA? More than blind faith: A guide for CIOs at HIMSS 2016 (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - July 18, 2018 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Board Meeting Minutes, May 22, 2018
Participants: Geri Baumblatt, Judy Danielson, Dave DeBronkart, Peter Elias, Nancy Finn, Sarah Krüg, Janice McCallum, Jan Oldenburg, Burt Rosen, Danny Sands, Joe Ternullo, Sue Woods, Michael Millenson, Vera Rulon Welcome Danny Sands Danny announced that Parika (Pinky) Petaipimol has resigned from the board due to limitations on her time. She’ll remain an SPM member. Approve minutes from last full board meeting Janice McCallum Minutes from April 24, 2018 full board meeting approved. Janice noted t...
Source: Society for Participatory Medicine - July 17, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: Janice McCallum Tags: Board Minutes Board Meeting Meeting Minutes Source Type: news

Board Meeting Minutes, April 24, 2018
Discussion followed with Peter cautioning that we need to balance wisdom from founders with the need to respond to current issues to remain relevant. Sue doesn’t think goals have changed much, so it’s really a matter of prioritizing. Neither Dave Dolton nor Danny Sands sees risk in interviewing founders. Member engagement (Connect, Town Halls)—Peter Elias/Linda Stotsky Activity on Connect has been good and has picked up relative to our previous Listserv. Every SPM member is on Open Forum (and 3 other communities), but they have to sign on & set password in order to participate. Occasionally, someone has a problem...
Source: Society for Participatory Medicine - June 26, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: Janice McCallum Tags: Board Minutes Source Type: news

HIMSS opens calls for proposals for HIMSS19
Submissions for speaking opportunities at the health IT conference are open until July 16, 2018. (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - June 22, 2018 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news

Healthbox and the opportunities for digital health globally
Neil Patel, executive vice president for Healthbox, which recently joined HIMSS, talks about the role his consulting firm can play in working with international digital health companies. (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - June 20, 2018 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news

Health 2.0 and HIMSS: Why coming together strengthens the healthcare community
Indu Subaiya, co-founder of Health 2.0 and executive vice president at HIMSS, discusses the value in bridging the gap between the start-up community and European hospital IT leaders. (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - June 18, 2018 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news

4 ways consumerism will affect women's health practices
The rise of consumerism in healthcare is a growing trend, affecting everything...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: How IT innovation can improve healthcare in Canada Are you ready for a radiologist shortage? Facebook Live from HIMSS 2018: Day 1 5 steps to improve your imaging IT strategy (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - June 13, 2018 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Will DR's positive outlook last past 2018?
The world market for digital radiography (DR), comprising fixed and mobile...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: Advanced visualization and the cloud that never formed MRI 2028: What to expect in the next decade of MRI? Facebook Live from HIMSS 2018: Day 2 Is virtual reality in radiology becoming a reality? Signify: 2018 will be strong year for ultrasound market (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - June 11, 2018 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

News reports claim layoffs at IBM Watson Health
A series of news reports are claiming that IBM has been laying off workers...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: IBM Watson secures $10M Ohio PACS, AI contract Elekta teams up with IBM Watson Health IBM Watson deal puts MedyMatch on the map IBM debuts Watson Imaging Clinical Review at HIMSS 2017 IBM Watson partners with FDA (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 31, 2018 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

New analysis supports benefits of HIEs
A new meta-analysis of published research studies on the effectiveness of health...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: HIMSS: Health info exchange enables better stroke care HIE market projected to see healthy growth HIE cuts costs, but more savings may be possible HHS to award $1M in grants for HIE Study: Little evidence backs health info exchanges (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 31, 2018 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

PaxeraHealth to launch VNA software at SIIM 2018
RIS/PACS software developer PaxeraHealth will launch a new vendor-neutral archive...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: Paxeramed to launch low-cost PACS at AHRA 2015 Paxeramed launches CarePassport at SIIM 2015 Paxeramed to unveil software at HIMSS 2015 Paxeramed installs software in UAE Paxeramed to debut universal viewer at RSNA (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 30, 2018 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Innovation moving faster than precision medicine policy
As precision medicine and its related technologies take off in healthcare with rocket-like speed, many players in the space are advocating for a balance between innovation and regulation. Without policies in place, there are major mistakes that hospitals, researchers, clinicians, and policymakers will need to avoid to ensure that the healthcare system remains available to all, according to speakers at last week ' s HIMSS Precision Medicine Summit in Washington DC. (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - May 29, 2018 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news

Standard CT matches CT perfusion for stroke imaging
Using noncontrast-enhanced CT to assess stroke patients led to the same clinical...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: MRI shows possible cause for attention woes after stroke Medical societies endorse changes to stroke guidelines HIMSS: Health info exchange enables better stroke care Perfusion imaging expands window for stroke treatment CTA helps direct use of clot removal for stroke patients (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 21, 2018 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Executive Committee Minutes, March 13, 2018
Participants: Peter Elias, John Grohol, Janice McCallum, Burt Rosen,Danny Sands, Joe Ternullo, Sue Woods Minutes from February Executive Board Meeting approved. Announcements / HIMSS Comments SPM had a good number of members attending the HIMSS18 conference. We awarded patient travel funds to about 8 people. Danny suggested that we offer more guidance to patient award recipients next time to prepare them for the massive HIMSS annual conference. Janice pointed to a post by HISTalk that offered suggestions on how to prepare patient attendees for HIMSS. [Note that another SPM member posted HIStalk post on Connect, which ge...
Source: Society for Participatory Medicine - May 20, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: janicemc Tags: Executive Minutes News Exec Committee Executive Committee Minutes Meeting Minutes Source Type: news

Executive Committee Minutes, February 13, 2018
Participants: Peter Elias, John Grohol, Sarah Krüg, Janice McCallum, Burt Rosen, Danny Sands, Joe Ternullo, Sue Woods Announcements / Comments Joe announced that he has a free pass available for HIMSS, which he procured as part of our ongoing efforts to strengthen our relationship with HIMSS. [Subsequently given to SPM member.] Danny announced that Matthew Holt has raised $15,000 for HIMSS travel fund. Note, the procedure this year will allow non-members to apply, but $50 of non-member travel award will be applied toward a membership. Any leftover funds will stay in the SPM travel fund. Distribution of the funds will n...
Source: Society for Participatory Medicine - May 20, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: janicemc Tags: Executive Minutes News Executive Committee Minutes Meeting Minutes Source Type: news