Table 2.
Organization of 114 sub-topics from previously identified 29 broad curriculum topics.
| Technical informatics | PACs/RIS/Reporting |
| Archives, Viewers, Storage, Compression, Advanced 3D Visualization | |
| Downtime procedures | |
| Monitors, Hardware, and Perception | |
| RIS, Order Entry, Scheduling | |
| Dictation and Report Generation, Structured Reporting, Report Distribution | |
| Critical and Non-critical Results Reporting, Patient Portals | |
| Programming/Development/Software | |
| Machine Learning | |
| Natural Language Processing, Scripting, PHP, System Design, Image Segmentation | |
| Hardware, Software, Networks | |
| Active Directory, Service-oriented Architecture, Cloud Computing | |
| Standards | |
| HL7, DICOM, IHE | |
| ITIL, RadLex, CPT, ICD-10, SNOMED-CT, System Interoperability | |
| Data Science | |
| Information Visualization, ETL, Database Design, Business Intelligence | |
| Data Plumbing, Validation, Normalization, Access | |
| Enterprise Imaging | |
| Infrastructure (Computers, Networking) | |
| Storage Area Networks, Server Architecture | |
| High-Availability Design, CMM | |
| Other | |
| 3D Printing, Ergonomics, Specialty PACs | |
| Human Factors Engineering, Social Media | |
| Security | |
| Layers (Physical, Device, Access, Policy, Networks) | |
| Hacking (Phishing, DOS Attacks, Password Management) | |
| PHI (DICOM Metadata, Eliminating “Burned In” Data) | |
| Department Infrastructure | |
| Image Acquisition Process, Critical Results | |
| Tech Feedback, Protocoling, Peer Review | |
| Study Management | |
| Business and management | PMO (Program Management Office) |
| Requirements Gathering, Usability Analysis, Workflow Modeling/Optimization, Change Management | |
| Implications of Regulations (MU, PAMA, HITECH) | |
| Business Management Skills | |
| Negotiation, Leadership | |
| HR, Organizational Design | |
| System Implementation | |
| Implementation and Upgrades of Clinical Systems | |
| System Evaluations | |
| Business Analytics | |
| RFP, Vendor Selection, COIs | |
| Contract Process, SLAs, Performance Reviews | |
| Communications | |
| Finance | |
| Informatics Funding, Purchasing, Procurement | |
| Revenue Cycle | |
| Meaningful Use | |
| Education | |
| Quality and safety | Decision Support |
| Quality | |
| Compliance/Regulatory | |
| HIPAA | |
| Patient Safety | |
| Radiation Dose | |
| Research | IRB implications on informatics |
| Quasi-experimental Study Design | |
| Surveying methods | |
| Evaluation Models/Methods | |
| Honest broker architectures |