title: Considerations for Exchanging and Sharing Medical Images for Improved Collaboration and Patient Care: HIMSS-SIIM Collaborative White Paper.
abstract: The need for providers and patients to exchange and share imaging has never been more apparent, yet many organizations are only now, as a part of a larger enterprise imaging initiative, taking steps to streamline an important process that has historically been facilitated with the use of CDs or insecure methods of communication. This paper will provide an introduction to concepts and common-use cases for image exchange, outline challenges that have hindered adoption to date, and describe standards for image exchange that show increasing promise of being adopted by vendors and providers.
authors.affiliation: Imaging Strategies, 30 Locke Road, Waban, MA, 02468, USA. amy@imagingstrategies.com.
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vreeland
authors.affiliation: Mayo Clinic IT, 200 3rd Ave SW, Pb 2-58, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.
authors.forename: Kenneth R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Persons
authors.affiliation: Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Digital Health Services, 60 Valley Stream Parkway, Malvern, PA, 19355, USA.
authors.forename: Henri Rik
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Primo
authors.affiliation: UnityPoint Health IT, 4500 Utica Ridge Road, Bettendorf, IA, 52722, USA.
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bishop
authors.affiliation: Logicalis, Inc, Healthcare Strategies Division, 9225 Priority Way, Suite 115, Indianapolis, IN, 46240, USA.
authors.forename: Kimberley M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Garriott
authors.affiliation: Epic, 1979 Milky Way, Verona, WI, 53593, USA.
authors.forename: Matthew K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Doyle
authors.affiliation: McKesson Imaging and Workflow Solutions Division, 475 Allendale Road, King of Prussia, PA, 19406, USA.
authors.forename: Elliott
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Silver
authors.affiliation: Aspirus IT, 2800 Westhill Drive, Suite 102, Wausau, WI, 54401, USA.
authors.forename: Danielle M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.affiliation: Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Radiology Dept, 1 Hospital Avenue, Nedlands, 6009, WA, Australia.
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bashall
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D066275:Health Information Exchange; D006801:Humans; D005791:Patient Care / Q000592:standards*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D058996:Quality Improvement; D017216:Telemedicine
keywords: DICOM; FHIR; Health information exchange; IHE; Image exchange; Interoperability; Medical image sharing; Telehealth; Telemedicine; XDS; XDS-I