Key findings based on a webinar facilitated by The Institute for Health Technology Transformation ( iHT 2 ) Online Thought Leadership Series , made possible through an unrestricted grant from Carestream
THE IMAGE ARCHIVE : TODAY THROUGH 2020
Mark Blatt , MD Worldwide Medical Director , Intel
Marco Foracchia , PhD Medical IT Systems Manager Santa Maria Nuova Hospital ( Reggio Emilia , Italy )
( Public Hospital / Research Institute , 900 + beds )
Dr . Mark Blatt ( retired ) is Intel ’ s Worldwide Medical Director , Enterprise Solution Sales , in the Sales and Marketing Group . Dr . Blatt has worked with care delivery systems in many countries , including the UK , China , Mexico , Australia and the US to enable cost effective , sustainable systems that allow clinicians to provide virtual care to patients in settings as diverse as remote rural clinics or the patient ’ s home . He is a member of the IEEE Medical Technology Policy Committee , the American Telemedicine Association , HIMSS , a lifetime member of the American Academy of Family Physicians , and from 1982-2010 , served as a diplomat of the American Board of Family Practice .
Dr . Foracchia has an ideal background for the task of planning the archive of the future : He has the clinical background that informs his goalsetting as well as the technical education to help select the best technology to reach the hospital ’ s objectives .
Education : Politecnico di Milano PhD , Bioengineering
University of Patras MEng , Biomedical Engineering
Università degli Studi di Padova MEng , Biomedical Engineering / Electronics Engineering
Dr . Foracchia ’ s experience includes : M2 Scientific Computing , ASMN - Reggio Emilia , as well as the Resource Facility For Population Kinetics ( RFPK ), University of Washington .