Tuesdays with Watson Health Imaging
A webinar series to enhance your knowledge of the solutions you use every day.
Overview Calendar
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Radiology |
Interoperability |
Cardiology |
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Merge PACS |
Merge Unity |
Merge Dashboards, MDM
& Merge RIS |
IBM iConnect
Enterprise Archive |
IBM iConnect
Access |
Merge Cardio |
Merge Hemo |
| Jan |
1/5
Merge PACS Roadmap Review |
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1/19
Appropriate Use Criteria |
1/12
EA Web Overview |
1/26
Overview & Demo: IBM iConnect Access and Image Sharing |
1/19
Cardio Updates: A Review of Recent Releases and Roadmap |
1/26
User-defined Tabs & ACC |
| Feb |
2/2
Hanging Protocols and Rules |
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2/16
Overview & Demo: Merge RIS 9.2 |
2/9
Review of Current Releases |
2/23
3D Printing |
2/16
Web Admin Training |
2/23
Recorded Wave Forms & Calculations |
| Mar |
3/2
Review of Current Releases |
3/2
Merge Unity Quarterly Update |
3/16
Merge RIS User Roles and Security |
3/9
Exceptions Bin Management – EA Web |
3/23
Real Time Collaboration |
3/16
Merge Monitoring |
3/30
PB-1000 Troubleshooting Using the Supplied Schiller Test Tool |
| Apr |
4/6
Assignment Engine |
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4/20
Analyzing Data for Building Merge RIS Reports in 5.2.x |
4/13
Leveraging an AI Marketplace |
4/27
IBM iConnect Access 8.1 Overview and Roadmap |
4/20
Cardio Analytics Solutions |
4/27
Record Station Settings |
| May |
5/4
Feature Review & Demo: Advanced Visualization and
Auto Registration
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5/18
RCM Advanced Integrations |
5/11
IBM iConnect Enterprise Archive Roadmap Review |
5/25
IBM iConnect Access Email Sharing Options |
5/18
What's New in Merge Cardio 12.1 |
5/25
Overview & Demo: Merge Hemo 10.x |
| Jun |
6/1
AI Adoption Strategies; the Watson Health AI Roadmap |
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6/15
MDM Tips & Tricks Showcase |
6/8
No Session This Month |
6/22
Security and Privacy by Design for Imaging |
6/15
What's New in 6.0 Report Knowledge Bases |
6/29
Merge Hemo Roadmap Review |
| Jul |
7/6
Security Best Practices |
7/1
Merge Unity Quarterly Update |
7/20
Community Outreach |
7/13
Enterprise Archive & Cloud Solution |
7/27
Universal Viewer |
7/20
Measurement Mapping |
7/27
Understanding Heart Rate Detection, and How to Correct Issues |
| Aug |
8/3
Working Together: Merge PACS & Merge Dashboards |
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8/17
Merge RIS Roadmap Review |
8/10
Exceptions Handling in IBM iConnect Enterprise Archive |
8/24
IBM iConnect Access & Watson Imaging Care Advisor for Liver |
8/17
Basic Workstation Function |
8/31
Overview & Demo: VueSync and VueTrack |
| Sep |
9/7
Preventative Maintenance |
9/7
Merge Unity Quarterly Update |
9/21
New Opportunities To Leverage Merge RIS in New Ways |
9/14
Data Reconciliation Tool - EA Web |
9/28
IBM iConnect Access & Watson Imaging Care Advisor for Prostate |
9/21
Session Topic TBD |
9/28
Data Management Roadmap UDR |
| Oct |
10/5
Mammography and Merge PACS |
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10/19
Session Topic TBD |
10/12
What's New in IBM iConnect Enterprise Archive 14.1 |
10/26
IBM iConnect Access 9.0 Overview and Roadmap |
10/19
Integrated 3rd Party Offerings |
10/26
Hemo Record System Maintenance |
| Nov |
11/2
RSNA Preview |
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11/16
Session Topic TBD |
11/9
Overview & Demo: IBM iConnect Enterprise Archive 14.1 |
11/23
Conference Folders |
11/16
Hemo to Cardio Mapping |
11/30
User Defined Reports (UDR) |
| Dec |
12/7
Contingency Servers Best Practices |
12/7
Merge Unity Quarterly Update |
12/21
Session Topic TBD |
12/14
DICOM Manager - EA Web |
12/28
Cross-Enterprise Document Sharing (XDS) |
12/21
Support Upgrades |
12/28
Manual Study Creation |
Radiology
- January 5, 2021
Merge PACS Roadmap Review
Review the updated Roadmap and gain an understanding of what Merge PACS will be delivering in 2021.
Presented by Troy Oliphant, Product Manager
- February 2, 2021
Hanging Protocols and Rules
Hanging Protocols can make your reading radiologists more efficient by displaying the relevant images and information without the need for manual selection. The rules engine makes the creation of Hanging Protocols more efficient for the PACS Administrator or Radiologist building the HP. This session will include building legacy Hanging Protocols and with Rules.
Presented by Steven Davis, Solutions Consultant Interoperability Manager
- March 2, 2021
Review of Current Releases
An overview of what's available today with the last two releases of Merge PACS.
Presented by Troy Oliphant, Senior Product Manager
- April 6, 2021
Assignment Engine
The new assignment engine functionality and basic configuration explained.
Presented by Jeremy Green, PACS Senior Support Analyst II
- May 4, 2021
Feature Review & Demo: Advanced Visualization and Auto Registration
Overview and demonstration of Advanced Visualization and Auto Registration to understand the advantages and efficiencies that can be gained by utilizing existing Merge PACS functionality.
Presented by Troy Oliphant, Senior Product Manager and Brian Duncan, Pre-Sales Consultant
- July 6, 2021
Security Best Practices
Securing Merge PACS with SSL/TLS encryption, and discussing the additional security related items that have been added to Merge PACS 8.0+.
Presented by Jeremy Green, PACS Senior Support Analyst II
- August 3, 2021
Working Together: Merge PACS & Merge Dashboards
Attend this session to gain a better understanding of what we can do with improved Business analytics with Merge Dashboards.
Presented by Troy Oliphant, Senior Product Manager
- September 7, 2021
Preventative Maintenance
A discussion of preventative maintenance items to ensure PACS stability, performance and disaster preparedness. .
Presented by Jeremy Green, PACS Senior Support Analyst II
- October 5, 2021
Mammography and Merge PACS
Streamlining your work environment by interpreting mammography with Merge PACS; reclaim workspace, decrease costs and increase efficiencies.
Presented by David Gruen, M.D., Chief Medical Officer
- November 2, 2021
RSNA Preview
A sneak peak at what Watson Health will be showcasing at RSNA
Presented by Troy Oliphant, Senior Product Manager
- December 7, 2021
Contingency Servers Best Practices
An overview of different contingency server configurations, and discussion around the importance of contingency servers, and how to maintain them.
Presented by Jeremy Green, PACS Senior Support Analyst II
- March 2, 2021
Merge Unity Quarterly Update
Presented by Sarah Butler, Senior Manager, Support, Scott Lewis, Development Leader and Tracy Billings, Senior Product Manager, Merge Unity
- July 6, 2021
Merge Unity Quarterly Update
Presented by Sarah Butler, Senior Manager, Support, Scott Lewis, Development Leader and Tracy Billings, Senior Product Manager, Merge Unity
- September 7, 2021
Merge Unity Quarterly Update
Presented by Sarah Butler, Senior Manager, Support, Scott Lewis, Development Leader and Tracy Billings, Senior Product Manager, Merge Unity
- December 7, 2021
Merge Unity Quarterly Update
Presented by Sarah Butler, Senior Manager, Support, Scott Lewis, Development Leader and Tracy Billings, Senior Product Manager, Merge Unity
- January 19, 2021
Appropriate Use Criteria
Learn how to use Merge RIS to meet Appropriate Use Mandates in 2021.
Presented by Dawn Sciandra, RIS Solution Consultant
- March 16, 2021
Merge RIS User Roles and Security
A review of the available permissions and user roles in Merge RIS.
Presented by Frank Murray, Technical Support Analyst - RIS
- April 20, 2021
Analyzing Data for Building Merge RIS Reports in 5.2.x
Identifying the report purpose, layout, and filters for Merge RIS reporting. Additional content including a brief overview of the PACS data tree items.
- Presented by Kristie Walsh, Senior Technical Support Analyst, III
- May 18, 2021
RCM Advanced Integrations
Learn how to leverage new technology to help your organization with Revenue Cycle Management
Presented by Bill Kazee, Senior Product Manager
- June 15, 2021
MDM Tips & Tricks Showcase
Tips, tricks and other helpful information that can help you maximize your use of MDM.
Presented by Kelly Rieman, Business Analyst, R&D
- July 20, 2021
Community Outreach
Learn how to improve your position in the community and develop new referring and patient loyalties.
Presented by Bill Kazee, Senior Product Manager
- August 17, 2021
Merge RIS Roadmap Review
Learn about the latest release of Merge RIS and how we are building the future to meet your organizational needs.
Presented by Bill Kazee, Senior Product Manager
Interoperability
- January 12, 2021
EA Web Overview
EA Web is the new web interface for the iConnect Enterprise Archive administrative tasks. The tools includes enhanced Reporting, Exceptions Management and System Configuration options improving the client use and the support team access to tools.
Presented by Jignesh Parikh, Solutions Consultant
- March 9, 2021
Exceptions Bin Management – EA Web
The Exceptions Bin Management is a new feature in EA Web available in version 13.0. The training will cover how to access the Exceptions Bin, searching for studies in the bin, and correcting exceptions.
Presented by Chris Wszalek, Team Lead, Support
- April 13, 2021
Leveraging an AI Marketplace
Learn how an AI Marketplace can orchestrate AI applications within your workflow.
Presented by Hassam Baig, Senior Product Manager
- July 13, 2021
Enterprise Archive & Cloud Solution
Learn how your organization can leverage cloud and what it means to be "Cloud Native".
Presented by John Hally, Product Manager
- August 10, 2021
Exceptions Handling in IBM iConnect Enterprise Archive
The new EA Web tool contains an exceptions manager which will prevent the need to access the server OS to access exceptions routinely. The manger allows resolution and archive of the resolved issues.
Presented by Steven Davis, Solutions Consultant Interoperability Manager
- September 14, 2021
Data Reconciliation Tool - EA Web
The Data Reconciliation Tool is a feature in EA Web available starting in EA version 13.1. The session will cover the functionality, supported environments, and use cases of the tool.
Presented by Andy Stanke, Technical Support Professional
- December 14, 2021
DICOM Manager – EA Web
This session will cover the capabilities of the DICOM Manager which includes searching, creating/merging patients, and moving studies.
Presented by Daniel Elliott, Support
- February 23, 2021
3D Printing
While the 3D Market is showing signs of expansion, many healthcare organizations continue to face barriers to adoption. We have learned from customers like you and market research that while many health systems recognize the benefits to utilizing 3D models, they have many adoption barriers to overcome to implement in their organization.
Presented by Thomas Doherty, Product Manager
- March 23, 2021
Real Time Collaboration
In times of COVID, effective remote communication has become even that much more imperative. The new iConnect Access Universal Viewer will allow your organization to take advantage of the Collaboration feature that allows multiple users to view the same study in a real-time diagnostic quality collaboration session. Each participant collaborating views their own rendering session of the images so no more sacrificing quality.
Presented by Christian Blackburn, Technical Support Analyst
- May 25, 2021
IBM iConnect Access Email Sharing Options
IBM iConnect Access provides options for secure image exchange. Attend this session to learn how to leverage the ability to email studies to recipients, even those who do not have a login to the system.
Presented by Fallon George, Solutions Consultant
- June 22, 2021
Security and Privacy by Design for Imaging
This session will review how Watson Health Imaging offerings ensure development best practices though IBM’s “Security and Privacy by Design” principles.
Presented by Scott Sippel, Watson Health Security Guild Leader
- July 27, 2021
Universal Viewer
The Universal Viewer continues the goal of allowing a more consistent viewer with Merge PACS and allowing for collaboration between radiologists and referring physicians. The iConnect Access viewer can be configured to launch from Merge PACS to facilitate the collaboration.
Presented by Steven Davis, Solutions Consultant Interoperability Manager Support
- November 23, 2021
Conference Folders
The Conference Folder feature enables users to participate in internal conferences where de-identification of the patient is not required. Physicians across your organization can now create a folder with a list of exams and notes to be reviewed in a particular conference taking your team's productivity to the next level.
Presented by Christian Blackburn, Technical Support Analyst
- December 28, 2021
Cross-Enterprise Document Sharing (XDS)
Cross-Enterprise Document Sharing (XDS) is focused on providing a standards-based specification for managing the sharing of documents between any healthcare enterprise. XDS allows the sharing of any type of clinical information, both DICOM and non-DICOM, to suit your organization's complex needs.
Presented by Christian Blackburn, Technical Support Analyst
Cardiology
- February 16, 2021
Web Admin Training
An overview of the features and functions of the Web Admin tool, the solution that is used to support the IBM iConnect Enterprise Archive
Presented by Mike Anderson, Solutions Consultant
- March 16, 2021
Merge Monitoring
Overview of Merge Monitoring and Alerts specific to Merge Cardio.
Presented by Alen Gagic, Level II Support
- April 20, 2021
Cardio Analytics Solutions
Learn how Watson Health Imaging analytics solutions can help cardiovascular service line directors and cardiology managers streamline workflows and increase operational efficiency while improving patient outcomes.
Presented by Binoy Joese, RN, BS, Offering Manager
- May 18, 2021
What's New in Merge Cardio 12.1
A review of the key features available in the Merge Cardio 12.1 release.
Presented by Binoy Joese, RN, BS, Product Manager
- July 20, 2021
Measurement Mapping
Overview of Measurement Mapping and the new Report Measurement Mapping Tool (RMMT).
Presented by Jill Bearse, Reporting Engineer
- August 17, 2021
Basic Workstation Function
How to use the application, including image review, reporting use of measurement tool, etc.
Presented by Solution Consultant, Cardiology
- October 19, 2021
Integrated 3rd Party Offerings
An overview of our partnered offerings available to best support your lab workflow.
Presented by Binoy Joese, RN, BS, Product Manager
- November 16,2021
Hemo to Cardio Mapping
Review and Discussion of Hemo and Merge Cardio integration.
Presented by Diane Brauer, Clinical Reporting Consultant
- December 21, 2021
Support Upgrades
Overview of Support Upgrades and Processes
Presented by Bill Livangood, Level II Support
- January 26, 2021
User-defined Tabs & ACC
A brief description and instruction on how to create and use the new custom forms features and a deeper look into the ACC NCDR v5 registry questions that are part of the base system.
Presented by Greg Monroe, Product Manager
- February 23, 2021
Recorded Wave Forms & Calculations
We will explain and demonstrate different ways of recording waveforms and how to change or manipulate them in the Hemodynamics screen. Also a reminder of how to perform necessary calculations.
Presented by William Campbell, Solution Consultant Manager - Cardiology
- April 27, 2021
Record Station Settings
A deep dive into the Record Station settings and how they can be used to ensure you receive the most accurate data from the patient.
Presented by Greg Monroe, Product Manager
- June 29, 2021
Merge Hemo Roadmap Review
A look at what we are currently working on in development as well as what will be in the future for Merge Hemo
Presented by Greg Monroe, Product Manager
- September 28, 2021
Data Management Roadmap UDR/CVDM
A look at what we are currently working on in development as well as what will be in the future for UDR as well as our combined Cardiology Analytic product CVDM.
Presented by Greg Monroe and Binoy Joese, RN, MS, Product Managers
- October 26, 2021
Hemo Record System Maintenance
An overview of the recommended maintenance of the Hemo system.
Presented by Daniel McIntire, Technical Support Analyst
- November 30, 2021
User Defined Reports (UDR)
Session description is pending
Presented by William Campbell, Solution Consultant Manager - Cardiology
- December 28, 2021
Manual Study Creation
An overview of the workflow to manually create a patient's study.
Presented by Cory DeGarmo, Technical Support Analyst
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