1 Radiology/RSNA 2003 Communications and Promotion Chris Carr Director of Informatics Radiological Society of North America

HIMSS/RSNAHIMSS IHE Radiology 2003 Promotion Integration Statements Connectathon Results User Success Stories Educational Presentations at RSNA 2003

HIMSS/RSNAHIMSS IHE Integration Statements IHE NOT a compliance certification body, but IHE DOES provide a means for communicating conformance to the IHE Technical Framework Vendors may self-publish Integration Statements IHE will link to well-formed statements

HIMSS/RSNAHIMSS Integration Statements IHE Integration Statement VendorProduct NameVersionDate Any Medical Systems Co.IntegrateRADV2.312 Oct 2002 This product implements all transactions required in the IHE Technical Framework to support the IHE Integration Profiles, Actors and Options listed below: Integration Profiles Implemented Actors ImplementedOptions Implemented Scheduled WorkflowImage Manager/Image Archivenone Image Displaynone Image CreatorPerformed Procedure Step Order FillerPPS Exception Management Simple Image and Numeric Report Report Creatornone Internet address for vendor’s IHE information: Links to Standards Conformance Statements for the Implementation HL7 DICOM Links to general information on IHE In North America: In Europe: Japan: net.or.jp/ihe-j

HIMSS/RSNAHIMSS Integration Statements Form Express conformance as Integration Profile/Actor/Options Refer to conformance statements for HL7, DICOM and other standards as relevant Don’t add other marketing information Link multiple statements on an index page with conformance statements – Don’t bury behind pages of marketing claims

HIMSS/RSNAHIMSS What Integration Statements Do Purchasers can use to collect information about products from vendors Vendors can communicate product capabilities consistently Vendors and users get general education about integration capabilities/IHE

HIMSS/RSNAHIMSS Integration Worksheet “Do it yourself” integration statements for users to gather product information Empty form and questions to prompt vendors: “What Integration Profiles and Actors does your product support?” A useful exercise for education/awareness

HIMSS/RSNAHIMSS Integration Worksheets

HIMSS/RSNAHIMSS Connectathon Results IHE NOT a compliance certification body, but IHE DOES record the outcomes of the interoperability testing event it hosts (i.e., the Connectathon) Grid form that records the Actors/Integration Profiles that each vendor successfully tests Cumulative from Year 3 (2001) forward Includes IHE-Europe results

HIMSS/RSNAHIMSS Connectathon Results

HIMSS/RSNAHIMSS Why publish Connectathon outcomes? Publicize the event to users/industry Maintain a record of participation Give recognition to successful participants Incentive for participation and performance

HIMSS/RSNAHIMSS User Success Stories Documented in posters at RSNA developed worldwide – General guidelines, fairly uniform appearance and content Prepared jointly by vendors and users Minimum criteria: – Successful use of IHE transactions – Two or more integrated systems – Multiple vendors

HIMSS/RSNAHIMSS User Success Stories

HIMSS/RSNAHIMSS User Success Stories HIMSS/RSNA will publish updated format and criteria – Require transaction diagrams – Relevant product Integration Statements Recruiting for RSNA 2003 and on an ongoing basis

HIMSS/RSNAHIMSS Related Education Programs IHE and Informatics Education at RSNA – IHE will be allied with “showcase” exhibit of emerging radiology interpretation process IHE presentations at other meetings – SPIE, SCAR, AHRA, CARS, ECR, etc.

HIMSS/RSNAHIMSS RSNA 2003 IHE Sessions Transforming the Radiology Practice Using IHE Integration Profiles What's New in IHE: Reporting Workflow, Evidence Documents and Distributed Query Using IHE to Acquire Integrated Systems IHE: User Success Stories Understanding, Optimizing and Implementing Workflow with IHE IHE in Radiology and Beyond IHE in an International Context

HIMSS/RSNAHIMSS Advance Marketing Channels HIMSS and RSNA Registration Brochures HIMSS and RSNA Web sites RSNA and HIMSS newsletters Direct Mailings – HIMSS/RSNA membership lists – Cooperating Organization lists

HIMSS/RSNAHIMSS On Site Promotion Interactive kiosks on exhibit floor and in demonstration area – Literature on IHE: program, educational materials, schedule of events – Listing of IHE participating companies and roles – Interactive Web tutorial: IHE Workflow Overview and Integration Profiles

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