Tuesdays with Merge
Your complimentary webinar series, providing education and training, on the solutions you use every day.
As of July 1, 2022, the registration links below are no longer active.
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Schedule:
*ARRT Category A CE credit is pending approval by the AHRA/ASRT
** Approved for 1.0 ARRT Category A CE credit(s) by the AHRA/ASRT
Click on a date below to access the course description.
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Radiology |
Interoperability |
Cardiology |
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Merge PACS |
Merge Unity |
Merge RIS, Dashboards & MDM |
IBM iConnect
Enterprise Archive |
IBM iConnect
Access |
Merge Cardio |
Merge Hemo |
| Jan |
1/4
No Session |
1/4
No Session |
1/18
Merge Dashboards: Managing External Data |
1/11
Storage Options for the Enterprise Archive |
1/25
IBM iConnect Access Identity Provider |
1/18
Cardio Focused EA Web Overview |
1/25
PDM Troubleshooting and Testing |
| Feb |
2/1
**Hanging Protocols - DICOM Rules |
2/1
Unity Unite Recap |
2/15
MDM: Building and Operationalizing Worklists |
2/8
Exceptions Bin Management – EA Web |
2/22
Overview & Demo: IBM iConnect Access and Image Sharing |
2/15
Merge Cardio: Review of Recent Releases |
2/22
**Integrated FFR |
| Mar |
3/1
Introduction to IWOW & Patient Synopsis |
3/1
MModal Tips & Tricks |
3/15
Order Validation |
3/8
EA 14 Cloud Architecture |
3/22
**Viewer Innovation |
3/15
Volume Management |
3/29
Understanding Heart Rate Detection and How to Correct Issues |
| Apr |
4/5
Merge PACS Integration with iCEA MPI |
4/5
CS (Customer Supplied) Workstation Installation |
4/19
Configuring Merge RIS to Use Edge in IE 11 Compatibility Mode |
4/12
Router Rule Configuration - EA Web |
4/26
Topic Rescheduled to June |
4/19
Licensing |
4/26
Charge Codes: Creating and Attaching to Procedures or Inventory |
| May |
5/3
**Worklist Blocks: Set Up and Use
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No Session
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5/17
Merge Dashboards: Using Joins |
5/10
DICOM Manager |
5/24
**Review of the IBM iConnect Access Universal Viewer |
5/17
**What's New in v8.0 Report Knowledge Bases |
5/31
Inventory Review |
| Jun |
6/14
Security Best Practices |
6/7
Merge Unity: Latest Release & Roadmap Review |
6/21
Unknown Physician |
6/14
**IBM iConnect Enterprise Archive: Recent Releases & Roadmap Review |
6/28
IBM iConnect Access: Basic Troubleshooting |
6/21
Merge Monitoring |
6/28
Department Overview: Configuration and Use |
| Jul |
7/12
Building Hanging Protocols for Mammography |
No session
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7/19
Global Settings In Depth |
7/12
No session |
7/26
Care Advisor for Prostate |
7/19
Merge Cardio: Roadmap Review |
7/26
**Hemodynamic Review |
| Aug |
8/2
*Merge PACS: Roadmap Review |
Compression Logic/Basics of Compression
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8/16
Merge Dashboards: Building a Dashboard |
8/9
*Cloud Education |
8/23
Back-end Workflow for Data Transmission |
8/16
Structured Reporting: All Modalities |
8/30
Hemo Record Station System Maintenance |
| Sep |
9/6
AI Orchestration: The Next Wave in AI Adoption and Scale |
9/6
*PACS Admin Basics |
9/20
Appropriate Use Criteria |
9/13
How to Prepare for a Data Migration |
9/27
*Administrative Features |
9/20
Support Upgrades |
9/27
Merge Hemo: Roadmap Review |
| Oct |
10/4
IWOW: Creating and Using Worklists |
10/4
*Merge Unity: Hanging Protocols and Reading Preferences |
10/18
MDM: DICOM Distribution |
10/11
Data Reconciliation Tool - EA Web |
10/25
*IBM iConnect Access: v10.0 Overview & Roadmap Review |
10/18
How to Modify Patient Information in Merge Cardio |
10/25
Manual Study Creation |
| Nov |
11/1
*Creating, Editing & Using Macros |
11/1
Merge Unity: Latest Release & Roadmap Review |
11/15
Latest Release & Roadmap Review |
11/8
*IBM iConnect Enterprise Archive: Recent Releases and Roadmap Review |
11/22
No Session |
11/15
Merge Cardio Web & IBM iConnect Access Viewer Integration |
11/29
*Hemo Monitor Bar Functions and Configuration |
| Dec |
12/6
QC Exception Handling |
No Session
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12/20
No Session |
12/13
IBM iConnect Enterprise Archive DICOM Tag Morphing |
12/27
No Session |
12/20
No Session |
12/27
No Session |
Radiology
- January 4, 2022
No Session
- February 1, 2022
**Hanging Protocols -DICOM Rules
Hanging Protocols can make your reading radiologists more efficient by displaying the relevant images and information without the need for manual selection. This session will include: DICOM rule basics/refresher, conversion of existing hanging protocols to rules based hanging protocols, and building and using advanced rules.
Presented by Neal Young, Senior Clinical Support Specialist
- March 1, 2022
Introduction to IWOW & Patient Synopsis
An introduction to IBM Imaging Workflow Orchestrator with Watson
Presented by Bill Kazee, Senior Product Manager and Sylvia Davidson & Linda Bagley, Product Managers
- April 5, 2022
Merge PACS Integration with iConnect Enterprise Archive MPI
Multiple Patient Identity management is where a single person may have more than one patient identity within an enterprise system. MPI solution provides a capability to manage and link those multiple identities.
Presented by Jeremy Green, PACS Senior Support Analyst II
- May 3, 2022
**Worklist Blocks: Set Up and Use
This session will introduce the concept of Worklists and Worklist Blocks in Merge PACS v8.X. This session will compare and contrast different Worklist features. Attendees will see a demonstration on the Worklist Block and Worklist building process. Attendees will also gain insight from reviewing Worklist and Worklist Block recommended practices so efficient Worklist Blocks can improve efficiency and increase acceleration of workflow.
Presented by Jude Escobedo, Senior Solutions Consultant
- June 14, 2022
Security Best Practices
Securing Merge PACS with SSL/TLS encryption, and discussing the additional security related items that have been added to Merge PACS v8.0+
Presented by Jeremy Green, PACS Senior Support Analyst II
- July 12, 2022
Building Hanging Protocols for Mammography
Hanging Protocols can make workflows more efficient by displaying the relevant images and information without the need for manual selection. This session will focus on hanging protocols for mammography: what you need to know, rule usage for more accurate series matching, and handling advanced views.
Presenter Neal Young, Senior Clinical Reporting Specialist
- August 2, 2022
*Merge PACS: Roadmap Review
Review the updated Roadmap and gain an understanding of what Merge PACS will be delivering in 2022.
Presented by Troy Oliphant, Senior Product Manager
- September 6, 2022
AI Orchestration: The Next Wave in AI Adoption and Scale
As AI applications become more accepted across imaging, this session will address questions that arise about deployment in clinical environments.
Presented by Michele Roberts, Product Manager
- October 4, 2022
Creating and Using Worklists in IWOW
A demonstration of how to set up and use worklists in IWOW
Presented by Troy Oliphant, Senior Product Manager
- November 1, 2022
*Creating, Editing & Using Macros
Creating custom functionality or combining tasks through the use of macros.
Presented by Steven Davis, Solution Consultant & Interoperability Manager
- December 6, 2022
QC Exception Handling
Handling storage exceptions in integrated mode.
Presented by Jeremy Green, PACS Senior Support Analyst II
- January 4, 2022
No Session
- February 1, 2022
Unity Unite Recap
An update from the Unity Unite session hosted in October by the Merge executive team.
Presented by Bill Kazee, Senior Product Manager
- March 1, 2022
MModal Tips & Tricks
A look at the voice recognition integration with Unity and best practices.
Presented by Ariane Brandt, Merge Unity Technical Support Analyst II
- April 5, 2022
CS (Customer Supplied) Workstation Installation
An overview of PACS Admin steps to install and configure our Customer Supplied solutions, including troubleshooting and best practices.
Presented by Shawn Byrne, Field Service Engineer
- May 3, 2022
No Session
- June 7, 2022
Merge Unity: Latest Release & Roadmap Review
An overview of the recent release and future roadmap.
Presented by Bill Kazee, Senior Product Manager
This session will review the following: What compression is and why it is used. JPEG2000_Lossless is no longer a recommended solution and why. Explain what the differences are for Lossy compression within Merge Unity.
Presented by Kevin Goodwin, Senior Technical Support Analyst
- September 6, 2022
*PACS Admin Basics
A review of best practices and recommendations for the daily, weekly and monthly checks that should be performed to maintain the Merge Unity system.
Presented by Henry Kohlbrand, Senior Technical Analyst
- October 4, 2022
*Merge Unity Hanging Protocols and Reading Preferences
Instruction/Demonstration of how to create hanging protocols to order to assist radiologist; review of each reading preference and their function.
Presented by Cheryl Bossard, Solutions Consultant
- November 1, 2022
Merge Unity: Recent Release and Roadmap Review
An overview of the recent release and future roadmap for Merge Unity.
Presented by Bill Kazee, Senior Product Manager
- December 6, 2022
No Session
Merge RIS, Dashboards & MDM (back to top)
- January 18, 2022
Merge Dashboards: Managing External Data
Focused on experienced users, this session will cover preparing an external data file, importing data, and running a report that contains external data.
Presented by Kristie Walsh, Senior Technical Support Analyst III
- February 15, 2022
MDM: Building and Operationalizing Worklists
After a review of the setup steps required to build a new MDM Worklist, we'll look at the various options for populating document images into the Worklist. Then we'll see some of the workaday functions required to effectively manage that Worklist's content.
Presented by Ferd Halamuda, Senior Solutions Consultant
- March 15, 2022
Order Validation
Learn how to utilize the Order Validation feature with creating an Order Validation WorkQueue.
Presented by Dawn Sciandra, RIS Solution Consultant
- April 19, 2022
Configuring Merge RIS to Use Edge in IE 11 Compatibility Mode
Geared toward IT staff, this session will review the steps that need to take place to have Merge RIS work with Edge.
Presented by Martin Lunsford, Technical Support Analyst II, Merge RIS, Merge Dashboards, MRP and Mirth
- May 17, 2022
Merge Dashboards: Using Joins
Report Authors will discover how joins can help with comparing and outputting the results from two queries within a report.
Presented by Ferd Halamuda, Senior Solutions Consultant
- June 21, 2022
Unknown Physician
Identify Unknown Physicians visits before reports are approved and sent.
Presented by Dawn Sciandra, RIS Solution Consultant
- July 19, 2022
Global Settings in Depth
An in depth look at the Global Setting options.
Presented by Martin Lunsford, Technical Support Analyst II
- August 16, 2022
Merge Dashboards: Building a Dashboard
Learn how to build dashboards to display key performance indicators (KPIs). Then see how to share your dashboards with others on a need-to-know basis.
Presented by Ferd Halamuda, Senior Solutions Consultant
- September 20, 2022
Appropriate Use Criteria
Learn how to use Merge RIS to meet Appropriate Use Mandates.
Presented by Dawn Sciandra, RIS Solution Consultant
- October 18, 2022
MDM: DICOM Distribution
See how MDM can be used to capture still images - for example, documents and photographs - for long-term storage in iConnect Enterprise Archive and viewing within Merge PACS or iConnect Access.
Presented by Ferd Halamuda, Senior Solutions Consultant
- November 15, 2022
Recent Release & Roadmap Review
An overview of the recent release and future roadmap.
Presented by Bill Kazee, Senior Product Manager
- December 20, 2022
No Session
Interoperability
IBM iConnect Enterprise Archive (back to top)
- January 12, 2021
Storage Options for the Enterprise Archive
This session will review current storage options, including physical arrays and cloud options such as Azure Blob and iConnect Cloud Archive.
Presented by Marc Smith, Leader, Cloud and Strategic Infrastructure and Matthew Coletta, Team Lead, Technical PreSales Consulting
- February 8, 2022
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, Support Team Lead
- March 8, 2022
IBM iConnect Enterprise Archive 14 Cloud Architecture
This session provides an overview of the new container architecture of iCEA vs. VM hosts
Presented by Jignesh Parikh, Solutions Consultant
- April 12, 2022
Router Rule Configuration - EA Web
This session will cover how to configure and edit routing rules within EA Web.
Presented by Dan Elliott, Technical Support Analyst II
- May 10, 2022
DICOM Manager
This session will cover the capabilities of the DICOM Manager which includes searching, creating/merging patients, and moving studies/series for QC work.
Presented by Andy Stanke, Technical Support Professional
- June 14, 2022
**IBM iConnect Enterprise Archive Recent Releases & Roadmap Review
A review of recent releases and the Roadmap for the enterprise archive.
Presented by John Hally and Jeff Hanson, Product Managers
- August 9, 2022
*Cloud Education
Attend this session to learn about cloud terminology, architecture and value.
Presented by John Hally, Senior Product Manager
- September 13, 2022
How to Prepare for a Data Migration
An overview of the the topics to consider as you prepare for your data migration.
Presenter pending
- October 11, 2022
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 Rollins, Support Team Lead
- November 8, 2022
*IBM iConnect Enterprise Archive Recent Releases & Roadmap Review
A review of recent releases and the Roadmap for the enterprise archive.
Presented by John Hally, Senior Product Manager
- December 13, 2022
IBM iConnect Enterprise Archive DICOM Tag Morphing
Attend this session to learn how to create iCEA Tag Morphing Rules based on certain conditions to facilitate DICOM study ingestion in the EA. We will discuss the types of morphers available in the EA and look at examples and use cases.
Presented by Jignesh Parikh, Solutions Consultant
IBM iConnect Access (back to top)
- January 25, 2022
IBM iConnect Access Identity Provider
The new feature in iCA 8.2 that allows it to connect to an Identity Provider which then can be used with their Multi-Factor Authentication System.
Presented by Eric Schuh, Senior Support Analyst III
- February 22, 2022
Overview & Demo: IBM iConnect Access and Image Sharing
An overview and demonstration of the inbound and outbound image-sharing capabilities offered through iConnect Access Image Sharing that are simple to use, easy to deploy and seamless to integrate.
Presented by Brenda Segaria, Pre-Sales Consultant
- March 22, 2022
**Viewer Innovation
Smarter collaboration and imaging advancements with IBM iConnect Access.
Presented by Thomas Doherty, Product Manager
- April 26, 2022
Topic Rescheduled to June
- May 24, 2022
**Review of the IBM iConnect Access Universal Viewer
A review of the the universal viewer including prior exam viewing, toolbox icons, email, collaboration, study export, user preferences, study grid customization and search queries.
Presented by Tracey Ranelle, Senior Solutions Consultant
- June 28, 2022
IBM iConnect Access: Basic Troubleshooting
As an administrator understanding your environment is key to quickly identifying problems. In this session we will cover basic areas of troubleshooting your iConnect Access environment to better prepared your team.
Presented by Eric Schuh, Senior Support Analyst III
- July 26, 2022
Care Advisor for Prostate
Delivering AI insights into IBM iConnect Access in an actionable and interactive method.
Presented by Thomas Doherty, Product Manager
- August 23, 2022
Back-end Workflow for Data Transmission
Understanding how data flows in the background can be very important as an administrator. During this session we will cover details on how data moves when interacting with data sources, workstations, and Image Sharing devices.
Presented by Eric Schuh, Senior Support Analyst III
- September 27, 2022
*Administrative Features
Review of each administrator feature and how each feature impacts the function of iConnect Access.
Presenter pending
- October 25, 2022
*IBM iConnect Access: v10.0 Overview & Roadmap Review
IBM iConnect Access 10.0 feature demonstration and Roadmap review.
Presented by Thomas Doherty, Product Manager
- November 22, 2022
No Session
- December 27, 2022
No Session
Cardiology
Merge Cardio (back to top)
- January 18, 2022
Cardio Focused EA Web Overview
An overview of EA Web with a focus on Cardiology.
Presented by Kevin Sekula, Cardiology Clinical PreSales and Shawn Ross, Senior Technical PreSales Consultant
- February 15, 2022
Merge Cardio: Review of Recent Releases
An overview of what's available today. We will review some of the key features of our recent releases.
Presented by Binoy Joese, RN, BS, Product Manager
- March 15, 2021
Volume Management
A discussion on managing DICOM and AVI files on the CAS for the Cardio Web viewer.
Presented by Marc Van Gompel, Manager - Cardio Support & Reporting
- April 19, 2022
Licensing
An overview of Cardio licensing for features, KBs and theory of operation
Presented by John Wagner, Technical Support Analyst
- May 17, 2022
**What's New in v8.0 Report Knowledge Bases
A review of some of the key features and improvements in the v8.0 structured reporting knowledge bases.
Presented by Diane Brauer, Clinical Reporting Consultant
- June 21, 2022
Merge Monitoring
Overview of Merge Monitoring and Alerts specific to Merge Cardio.
Presented by Alen Gagic, Level II Support
- July 19, 2022
Merge Cardio: Roadmap Review
Review the updated Roadmap and gain an understanding of what Merge Cardio has coming up next.
Presented by Rebecca Trunnell-Hyman, Senior Product Manager, Cardiovascular and Partner Portfolios
- August 16, 2022
Structured Reporting: All Modalities
An overview of how to create Echo, Vascular, Nuclear Medicine and Cath reports
Presented by Mike Anderson, Solutions Consultant
- September 20, 2022
Support Upgrades
An overview of Support Upgrades and Processes.
Presented by Bill Livangood, Level II Support
- October 18, 2022
How to Modify Patient Information in Merge Cardio
An overview & demonstration of how to use WebAdmin and Cardio Manager to merge and edit study information.
Presented by William Campbell, Solution Consultant Manager - Cardiology
- November 15,2022
Merge Cardio Web & IBM iConnect Access Viewer Integration
A look at Cardio Web integration with IBM iConnect Access viewer. We will review some of the key features.
Presented by Rebecca Trunnell-Hyman, Senior Product Manager, Cardiovascular and Partner Portfolios
- December 21, 2021
No Session
- January 25, 2022
PDM Troubleshooting and Testing
Testing the PDM using the Schiller test tool and basic troubleshooting.
Presented by Cory DeGarmo, Technical Support Analyst - Hemodynamics
- February 22, 2022
**Integrated FFR
A demonstration of how to use the Integrated FFR interface with Merge Hemo.
Presented by Greg Monroe, Product Manager
- March 29, 2022
Understanding Heart Rate Detection and How to Correct Issues
An overview of how the Merge Hemo system detects heart rate, and best practices for consistent results.
Presented by Athena King, Technical Support Analyst
- April 26, 2022
Charge Codes: Creating and Attaching to Procedures or Inventory
How to build codes and link them to procedures or inventory.
Presented by Debra Nixdorf, Solution Consultant, Cardiology
- May 31, 2022
Inventory Review
How to create and enter new inventory, review department fields, re-order supplies and build new kits.
Presented by Presented by Debra Nixdorf, Solution Consultant, Cardiology
- June 28, 2022
Department Overview: Configuration and Use
An explanation of the Department Overview, how it works, how to configure it, and what it can do for your department.
Presented by Greg Monroe, Product Manager
- July 26, 2022
**Hemodynamic Review
A full review of the Hemodynamic calculations and how they are derived within the Merge Hemo System.
Presented by Sherri Burris, Senior Clinical Support, Merge Hemo
- August 30, 2022
Merge Hemo Record Station System Maintenance
An overview of the recommended maintenance of the Hemo system.
Presented by Dan McIntire, Technical Support Analyst
- September 27, 2022
Merge Hemo: Roadmap Review
A look at the future of the Merge Hemo system.
Presented by Greg Monroe, Product Manager
- October 25, 2022
Manual Study Creation
Manual Study Creation is when patient is not listed in the Study List.
Presented by Jeff Ryder, Technical Support Analyst I
- November 29, 2022
*Hemo Monitor Bar Functions and Configuration
A look at the functions and configurations that can be done with the Hemo Monitor Bar buttons on the Merge Hemo system.
Presented by Greg Monroe, Product Manager
- December 27, 2022
No Session
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