Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM)

The Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) is the leading healthcare professional organization for those interested in the current and future use of informatics in medical imaging. The group's focus is on the health IT side of radiology, including PACS, enterprise imaging, artificial intelligence, advanced visualization software, archive storage, teleradiology and interfaces with electronic medical record (EMR) and other hospital-wide IT systems.

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RSNA-sponsored imaging informatics course returns for 2024

The National Imaging Informatics Course is designed for fourth-year radiology residents, but is also relevant to any mid- or senior-level professional working with image data.

Signify Research analyst Amy Thompson discusses connecting pathology and others with enterprise imaging systems.

Interest rising to connect pathology, other departments to enterprise imaging systems

Signify Research senior analyst Amy Thompson explains the trend of connecting various departments to enterprise imaging systems. She said digital pathology may soon become the third largest user of these systems.

Notable names in the news: From Butterfly to ViewRay and a few in between

Radiology business developments that broke softly this week but may soon make waves ... 

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RSNA partners with SIIM to develop online imaging informatics course

The weeklong course will include live lectures, group discussions and more.

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Standardized reporting can elevate radiologists’ top product from single-use to reusable asset

In a talk during RSNA's annual meeting, one expert urged the specialty to forge its own path, before it's forced to follow others.

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Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine the latest to cancel its in-person conference

SIIM said the decision was influenced by both continued travel restrictions among its members and a desire to quell the spread of COVID-19. 

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ACR, SIIM celebrate winners of AI challenge

The results are in! The American College of Radiology (ACR) and Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) announced the winners of the groups’ machine learning challenge during SIIM’s Conference on Machine Learning in Medical Imaging in Austin, Texas.

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HIMSS, SIIM share guide to building an effective enterprise imaging strategy

HIMSS and SIIM have collaborated on a new white paper focused on how to effectively build and implement an enterprise imaging (EI) system.

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