As national interest surges in health information exchange and regional health information organizations (RHIOs), this year's RSNA meeting in Chicago is a watershed event for learning about the many dimensions of cross-enterprise imaging exchange. HxTI will be featured in several RSNA-sponsored venues throughout the week including

Image Sharing Demonstration – HxTI’s Philadelphia Health Information Exchange, the nation’s first network for sharing diagnostic imaging between rival healthcare providers, will be on display as the first regional network to implement Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise’s (IHE’s) standards-based plug-and-play approach to sharing imaging data between enterprises. The demonstration highlights the functionality of HxTI’s iHistory® platform for health information exchange and the unique collaboration between historical rivals, the University of Pennsylvania Health System and Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals (All week, IHE Pavilion, Lakeside Learning Center, Hall D)

Scientific Presentation – HxTI founder and CEO, Dr. Elliot Menschik, will deliver a talk entitled “Do You Know Where Your Patient Was Imaged Last?” Dr. Menschik will present the first findings on the extent to which patients move between competing imaging facilities, scattering relevant clinical data out of reach across multiple sites and causing duplicative imaging utilization. (Monday, November 27, 10:30am, Room S403A)

Continuing Medical Education (CME) – Dr. Menschik has also been selected to lecture on the benefits of regional imaging exchanges for practicing radiologists. This CME class will focus will be on imaging exchange as a competitive differentiator, safety and quality enhancer, and driver of revenue for radiology practices. (Monday, November 27, 11:45am, Informatics Classroom, Lakeside Learning Center, Hall D)

Education Exhibit - Hx Technologies has been selected by RSNA to display an educational exhibit entitled ”Open Standards for Radiology RHIOs: IHE XDS-I and the Philadelphia Health Information Exchange”. Attendees can learn more about the first deployment of IHE image sharing protocols in a live health information exchange (All week, Exhibit Space Number: LL-IN3128, Lakeside Learning Center, Hall D)

“We’re delighted by the recognition of our pioneering role in this new frontier for diagnostic imaging and welcome the opportunity to share our expertise and experiences with the radiology community,” said Menschik. “Imaging exchange has tremendous potential to both increase the quality of care and contain its cost. RSNA is the ideal setting to introduce these benefits and present the cutting-edge work that has emerged from our ongoing research collaborations with some of the nation’s leading imaging providers.”