David S. Mendelson MD, Moderator: Spouse, Employee, Novartis AG Advisory Board, Nuance Communications, Inc Advisory Board, General Electric Company Advisory Board, Toshiba Corporation

David S. Mendelson MD, Presenter: Spouse, Employee, Novartis AG Advisory Board, Nuance Communications, Inc Advisory Board, General Electric Company Advisory Board, Toshiba Corporation

Albert Edwards, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Jean Chalaoui MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

1) Understand the organization of IHE and the IHE profiles. 2) Understand the importance of interoperability in healthcare. 3) Learn about the various IHE profiles that address interoperability, including XDS. 4) Learn about how XDS-I and related profiles address interoperability for imaging. 5) Learn about real world implementations regarding interoperability and how IHE profiles have been employed to solve interoperability issues including: a. The RSNA Image Share b. Cleveland Clinic enterprise-wide multi-specialty imaging integration and implementation c. Canada Health Infoway: emphasis on the Province of Quebec Project d. Kaiser Permanente. 6) Understand the challenges in attaining safe, secure and transparent interoperability.

This course will focuson HIT inteoperability and its importance in providing for the optimal care of patients. The session will start with a review of standards and the role of IHE. The discussion will then move to real world implementations at the Cleveland Clinic and in Canada where the Canada Health Infoway project is underway.

Mendelson, D, Mendelson, D, Edwards, A, Chalaoui, J, IHE Clinical Solutions for Interoperability - Imaging and Beyond: IHE and HIE does the Order Matter?.  Radiological Society of North America 2014 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, - ,Chicago IL. http://archive.rsna.org/2014/13013137.html