Practical Imaging Informatics

Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) is a leading professional organization in medical imaging informatics and healthcare technologies. They publish the Journal of Digital Imaging with Springer.   Barton F. Branstetter IV, MD, FACR, FSIIM is Professor of Radiology, Otolaryngology, and Biomedical Informatics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

Section I: Medical Imaging.- Introduction to Medical Images.- Medical Terminology.- Imaging Modalities and Digital Images.- Image Post-Processing.- Incorporating Non-Image Data.- Section II: Information Technology.- Computers and Networking.- Data Storage.- Data Security and Patient Privacy.- PACS and Other Image Management Systems.- Ancillary Software.- Section III: Imaging Informatics.- Databases and Data Retrieval.- Standards and Interoperability.- Billing and Coding.- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.- Section IV: Image Interpretation and Support.- Roles and Relationships in Healthcare.- Workflow Steps in Radiology.- Viewing Images.- Reporting and Dictation.- User Governance.- External Data.- Section V: Work Environment and User Training.- Reading Room Design.- Enterprise Distribution.- Customer Relations.- User Training.- Quality Improvement and Workflow Engineering.- Change Management and Acceptance Testing.- Section VI: Operations.- Imaging Quality Assurance.- Disaster Recovery.- Downtime Procedures.- Policy Management and Regulatory Compliance.- Availability and Notification.- Section VII: Project Management.- PACS Readiness and PACS Migration.- Procurement.- Imaging Program Management.