Radiology providers cut costs, increase revenues with new data standardization approach
Radiology providers are cutting costs and boosting revenues with a new approach to data standardization.
Two enterprise imaging experts will discuss the details during a conversation slated for Thursday, Nov. 14, at 2 p.m. ET. Radiologist Cheryl Petersilge MD, MBA, founder and CEO of Vidagos Enterprise Imaging, and Matt Dewey, MMCi, managing director, fractional CIOs at Royal Solutions, will lead the talk, hosted by Radiology Business and Enlitic.
Data standardization in medical imaging has evolved from technical necessity to strategic imperative, experts note. Hospitals and imaging groups are prioritizing and implementing advanced solutions to help enhance day-to-day workflows, increase productivity, integrate AI and expand capacity.
Petersilge notes that the potential benefits are “significant,” also including time saved as practices grapple with staffing shortages, improved access to imaging and increased diagnostic accuracy. The exclusive webinar is geared toward members of the specialty, along with departmental and practice leaders, enterprise imaging execs, CIOs, chief AI officers, IT directors and mangers, researchers, and hospital C-suite roles. It will be immediately followed by a live Q&A with our speakers.
Petersilge is a noted expert in the field of imaging with over 25 years of experience. She has served on national committee for organizations such as RSNA, the Society of Skeletal Radiology and the American College of Radiology. In addition, Petersilge has spoken at numerous healthcare conferences, and her written work has appeared in the Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, American Journal of Roentgenology, and Spine, among other publications. She also is a visiting clinical professor of radiology at UPMC and started the Ohio firm Vidagos to provide enterprise imaging strategy and expertise to her peers.
Dewey is an experienced healthcare technology executive who has worked with both hospital and outpatient providers, along with RIS and PACS vendors in industry. Since June, he has served as managing director at Royal Solutions Group LLC, creating a business line of fractional CIOs with healthcare expertise, especially in radiology. He is based the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area.
Titled “Data Standardization Beyond DICOM: Why Enterprise Imaging Needs It Now,” the discussion will center around the following themes:
- How data standardization needs to go beyond technical standards like DICOM/HL7.
- How consistent nomenclature improves radiologist reading efficiency with better hanging protocols, prefetching and worklist assignment.
- How correct, complete and consistent data allows for more robust and reliable automation
- Why better organized data facilitates seamless integration of imaging data from mergers and acquisitions and multi-institutional collaboration.
- How to create value from your existing data to achieve clinical context.
Click here to register for free. A full recording will be available to anyone who signs up, once the webinar has concluded at 3 p.m. ET in one week.
Marty Stempniak has covered healthcare since 2012, with his byline appearing in the American Hospital Association's member magazine, Modern Healthcare and McKnight's. Prior to that, he wrote about village government and local business for his hometown newspaper in Oak Park, Illinois. He won a Peter Lisagor and Gold EXCEL awards in 2017 for his coverage of the opioid epidemic.