2007 Conference Schedule

Location: McCormick Center, Chicago, IL
Web site: http://rsna.org

Location: Sandestin Resort, Destin, FL
Web site: http://www.sharedservices.org

Location: Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort, Phoenix, AZ
Web site: http://www.rbma.org

Location: Marriott, Kansas City, MO
Web site: http://www.museweb.org

Location: Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City, Arlington, VA
Web site: http://www.edusymp.com

Location: Mystic Marriott Hotel & Spa, Mystic, CT
Web site: http://www.museweb.org/

Location: Hyatt Newporter, Newport Beach, CA
Web site: http://www.calrad.org

Location: The Peabody Orlando, Orlando, FL

Location: Catamaran Resort & Spa, San Diego, CA
Web site: http://www.dominator.com

The 2007 User Group Meeting will take place Wednesday, September 26th through Friday, September 28th at the Catamaran Resort Hotel in San Diego. The meeting will move from a 2 day to a 2.5 day in order to accommodate both our ever growing client base and our RIS/PACS Unity platform product line. The comprehensive program will provide our clients an opportunity to engage in interactive sessions of user functionality, participate in hands-on training, and network with fellow DR Systems clients and employees. The evening event during the 2007 User Group Meeting will be held at Sea World San Diego!

Location: Westin Hotel, Wheeling, IL
Web site: http://www.museweb.org

Location: Renaissance Nashville Hotel, Nashville, TN

Location: The Plaza Hotel and Suites, Wausau, WI
Web site: http://www.MUSEWeb.org

Location: Manchester Grand Hyatt & San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, CA
Web site: http://www.hfma.org/events/ani/
ANI - The Healthcare Conference is the premier education event of the year for healthcare financial executives!

Location: Rhode Island Convention Center, Providence, RI
Web site: http://www.siimweb.org
Speaker: Jeff Breedlove, System Administrator
Haywood Regional Medical Center, Clyde, NC

Title: Improving Radiologist Productivity and Service to Referring Physicians, through PACS Automated Reporting, Voice Recognition Software, and Network Enhancement.

The combination of the automated reporting and voice recognition features of an advanced PACS, comvinted with enhanced network capacity, can significantly improve radiologist efficiency and service to referring physicians by speeding both access to cases and report turnaround times.

Location: Manchester Grand Hyatt, San Diego, CA
Web site: http://www.museweb.org

Three of our DR Systems Clients will team up for a panel discussion at the MUSE Int'l Event.

A panel discussion with 3 PACS administrators from a rural 150-bed medical center located in the mountains of western North Carolina, a 300-bed suburban Chicago hospital, and a 765-bed regional medical center on Florida's gold coast.

The presenter will cover:

- PACS selection requirements
- IT infrastructure improvements to facilitate PACS operation
- MEDITECH to PACS interoperability and EMR access to patient images
- incorporating voice recognition into the diagnostic reading process
- dramatic reductions in report turn around time
- how all this availability has improved physician satisfaction
- improved patient care; speeding diagnosis and treatment of critically ill patients
- cost saving in digital imaging, workflow productivity increases and consolidation of multiple IS applications
- handling growth due to improved competitive position in their local markets

Biography:
Jeff Breedlove is a PACS/RIS System Administrator at Haywood Regional Medical Center in Clyde, NC.  Jeff oversees all day-to-day operations of the PACS, CR and RIS and is the primary contact for all system users and radiologists while working closely with the IT Department.

Rob Eisemon is the Radiology Imaging Manager at Edward Hospital in Naperville, IL. Rob manages the PACS, MRI, Nuclear Medicine, Radiation Therapy, Transcription, and Radiology Support departments.

Bill Kazee is the PACS Administrator and System Engineer at Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach, Florida.  Bill oversees radiology information systems, network and storage infrastructure covering multiple facilities.

Location: Colorado Convention Center, Denver, Colorado
Web site: http://www.vha.com

The expectations for this year’s VHA Leadership Conference in Denver are definitely sky-high. When hundreds of leaders from outstanding VHA organizations meet in a single location to collaborate, the results are sure to be nothing less than exceptional.

When you consider all the benefits you receive by attending this conference, you begin to realize why it simply can’t be missed:

• Explore new ways to improve your clinical and financial performance
• Network with your peers from other VHA health care organizations
• Earn continuing education credits at sessions highlighting today’s hottest issues
• Learn from expert faculty and distinguished panels of health care leaders
• Gain new perspectives on leadership from inspiring keynote speakers
• Discover best-in-class supply chain management solutions
• View the most innovative products and services at the Supplier Exposition

Location: America's Center, St. Louis, MO
Web site: http://rbma.org

Location: Wardman Park Marriott Hotel, Washington, DC
Web site: http://www.npsf.org

Jeff Breedlove, the Radiology Systems Adminstrator at Haywood Regional Medical Center in Clyde, NC will be presenting a poster presentation entitled: "Advanced Radiology PACS and Enhanced IT Network Reduce Risk of Patient Harm, Improve Patient Care."

Katherine Leslie, the Imaging Services Project Director at Central Oregon Radiology Associates in Bend, OR will be presenting a poster presentation entitled: "Urban-Rural PACS Network Speeds Diagnosis and Treatment in Rural Areas by Reducing Turnaround Time on Radiologist Reports."

Location: Juneau, AK

Location: Wyndham Phoenix Hotel, Phoenix, AZ

Location: Halifax Medical Center, Daytona Beach, FL
Web site: http://www.museweb.org/conferences/mini-MUSE/mini_MUSE_0...

Location: Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa, Hollywood, FL
Web site: http://www.sbi-online.org/

Location: The Aqua Turf Club, Plantsville, CT
Web site: http://www.chime.org/Education/Healthcare2007.html

Location: Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, NV
Web site: http://www.medassets.com/EnterpriseSolutions/NewsCenter/...
DR Systems will be exhibiting at the 2007 MedAssets Healthcare Business Summit, held at the Mandalay Bay Resort, Las Vegas, NV April 9-13. The Summit provides education and best practices to help solve the most significant and common financial and operational problems providers face in the areas of supply chain, revenue cycle, decision support and related areas affecting quality and cost of care. Visit us at Booth #505.

Location: Marriott Denver City Center, Denver, CO
Web site: http://www.rbma.org
Donielle Sullivan of Imaging Healthcare Specialists (IHS) will present on how using advanced PACS will increase market share.  She will describe how the selection of the right PACS can be a crucial factor in an imaging center's battle to win market share.

Location: Westin Riverwalk, San Antonio, TX
Web site: http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/pacs2007
Speaker: Dr. Murray Reicher, Radiologist
DR Systems, Inc.

Improvements in Pathology Perception while Reading Faster and More Accurately; Meeting the Demands for More Healthcare at a Lower Cost.
2:45 p.m. Thursday, March 22nd

Location: Planet Hollywood, Las Vegas, NV
Web site: http://www.breastcare.org
Dr. Michael Trambert, MD, MS of Cottage Health Systems and Sansum Clinic Partner, Santa Barbara Radiology Group will have two presentations at the conference.

"Integrating Digital Mammography with PACS: Real World Issues and Considerations" which will take place on Tuesday, February 27th from 11:05-11:35 a.m.

"Digital Mammography Workflow, Including New Solutions and Reading Paradigms" on Tuesday, February 27th from 5:00-5:30 p.m.


Katherine Leslie & Laurie Martin of Cascase Medical Imaging in Bend Oregon will present a poster presentation. Read further to learn more about their poster presentation.

"Mammography is an effective method of detecting breast cancer. Full-field digital mammography (FFDM) has been shown to be equal or superior to analog film mammography. Dedicated mammography workstations often are bundled with digital mammography machines. But picture archiving and communications systems (PACS) have matured to become a viable option to evaluate digital breast images. As FFDM advances and healthcare IT systems integrate, benefits to mammography on PACS are emerging. These include cost savings of bypassing acquisition of dedicated mammography workstations; savings in utilizing existing reporting, exam distribution, and archival technology; increased efficiency in reading images from multiple modalities on 1 workstation; space savings; and improvements to workflow efficiency."

Location: New Orleans Convention Center, New Orleans, LA
Web site: http://www.himss.org/ASP/index.asp