As the healthcare landscape evolves, the role of Vendor Neutral Archives (VNAs) in imaging informatics has become indispensable. This webinar will explore how VNAs serve as the backbone of enterprise imaging and cloud strategies, enabling seamless data orchestration, accessibility, and management across diverse systems and modalities. With the rise of teleradiology, AI-driven diagnostics, and the exponential growth of imaging data, VNAs are pivotal in addressing the challenges of modern healthcare. 

Attendees will gain insight into how VNAs support the shift toward patient-centric care by consolidating imaging data into a single, interoperable repository. This centralization not only enhances clinical workflows but also empowers healthcare providers to make informed decisions with a comprehensive view of patient history. The session will also look at the role the VNA plays with the journey to the cloud for medical imaging and how leveraging cloud native technologies can build a resilient foundation for medical imaging workflows.  

Key industry trends, including cyber security, high availability and business continuity highlight how VNAs can facilitate these advancements with scalable, secure, and standardized data platforms. Additionally, the webinar will address the critical role of VNAs in supporting disaster recovery, ensuring data integrity, and enabling compliance with evolving regulatory standards.  

Join us to explore the transformative potential of VNAs in enterprise imaging and shaping the future of cloud imaging informatics. Whether you are a healthcare IT professional, radiologist, or decision-maker, this session will increase your knowledge of how to leverage VNAs for improved operational efficiency, enhanced patient outcomes, and sustainable growth in a data-driven world. 

Objectives

  • Examine how VNAs improve imaging workflows and patient care by centralizing data. 
  • Describe how VNAs are key to an enterprise imaging cloud strategy. 
  • Discuss strategies to enhance data liquidity, security, and interoperability with VNAs. 

Resources

CE Credit 

SIIM has approved this activity for 1.0 hours of SIIM IIP Credits towards certification and re-certification by the American Board of Imaging Informatics (ABII). 

To receive credit, registrants must view the entire webinar and then complete the post-webinar survey. Webinar credits will only be awarded one time per webinar view, regardless of if the learner watches the content live or on-demand.

Note: In order to receive credits for any events/learning you attend you must select your eligible credit types found in the CE & Certification section of your MySIIM Account profile.

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DATE

Mar 31, 2026

Time

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm (ET)

Credit Amount

1.0

Credit Type

IIP

Non-Member Cost

$30

Member Cost

$0

Delivery Type

  • On-Demand

Audience Type

  • Clinician
  • Imaging IT
  • Researcher/Scientist
  • Student Member in Training (SMIT)

John Hally

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