Prof. Dr. Peter Mildenberger, former User Co-Chair of IHE-Europe has recently written a lead article for the renowned journal HealthManagement.org on the subject of Why Should Radiologists Care about IT Standards and Interoperability?
Put Simply - without standards and profiles there is no interoperability!
Something that is essential not only in healthcare in general but in particular in Radiology where a wide variety of systems need to communicate with each other. Where the use of IHE Profiles provides manufacturers with the detailed requirements and expectations they must meet and deliver to the user’s satisfaction, in the knowledge that they have hence complied with the appropriate standards. Involvement of users – Radiologists – is therefore essential to continued, successful delivery of interoperable solutions and improved patient care.
The link to the full article can be found here.