Cree Michael Gaskin MD, Presenter: Author with royalties, Oxford University Press Author with royalties, Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc

1) Review concepts for contemporary decision support tools for diagnostic radiologists. 2) Discuss bone age and skeletal atlas decision support tools integrated into clinical diagnostic workflow via context sharing.

There are numerous references available to radiologists to aid image interpretation or provide guidance on management of imaging findings. Given the vast amounts of information we are expected to know and the speed with which we are expected to perform our clinical work, it is helpful to quick and easy access to relevant resources at our point-of-care (e.g., during image interpretation and reporting).  Such resources should be available in electronic format on our diagnostic workstations and, when relevant, be integrated with our clinical applications. Our Radiology Information System (RIS), PACS, and/or Electronic Health Record (EHR) can share study and patient context information with decision support tools to facilitate our diagnostic workflow. Examples to be shared include modern remakes of classic printed atlases in pediatric skeletal imaging, updated to contemporary electronic tools integrated with PACS and EHR applications to expedite workflow and reduce error.

Gaskin, C, Bone Age and Skeletal Atlas Decision Support Tools with Patient Context Integrated into Clinical Workflow.  Radiological Society of North America 2014 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, - ,Chicago IL. http://archive.rsna.org/2014/14001843.html