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Many if not most healthcare AI vendors market tweaked versions of large language models developed by other, usually larger companies. The lack of originality isn’t just a superficial concern. It may burden adopting healthcare organizations with practical, clinical and even legal risks. For clients of the radiology technology company CIVIE, formerly known as Collaborative Imaging, those worries are soon to be things of the past.
The technologies and tools of the cardiac catheterization lab have evolved in recent years, allowing interventionalists to perform procedures with more precision than ever. Angiographic imaging, meanwhile, has remained relatively consistent—but that is all starting to change.
If explosive growth is a sure sign of astute planning, Sol Radiology has some of the best strategists in the business. As recently as late 2022, the Southern California practice had three radiologists serving one hospital. Today it’s a 45-physician force reading for 25 sites and running three of its own imaging centers.
Dhruv Chopra started his career in radiology as a courier for a small practice. His duties included shuttling imaging orders, CDs and radiology reports between the practice, referrers and client imaging centers. He learned to endure city traffic jams like a street-hardened cabbie. Today he’s chief executive officer of a thriving company delivering high-tech solutions to radiology practices of all sizes.
San Gabriel Valley Diagnostic Center (SGVDC) of West Covina, Calif., made its transition to digital imaging comparatively early, installing a PowerServer PACS from RamSoft in January of 2006.
On January 29, 2014, Michael Peters, senior director of legislative and regulatory affairs, for the ACR®, presented a webinar—Navigating the MU Pathway: Stages 1 and 2—sponsored by FUJIFILM Medical Systems.
The persistent nudge of government policy has undoubtedly pushed the health-care world into modern times. Whether welcome or not, mandates such as meaningful use have made concepts such as patient engagement a priority among RIS/PACS design teams across the country.
From apps to telemedicine and beyond, technology has become a linchpin for patient engagement. The RSNA Image Share network represents a prime example.
As anyone who has been around medical imaging for any amount of time can tell you, the latest headwind is the same as it’s seemingly always been: reimbursement cuts.
There is little question that consolidation and integration in the health-care sector is in full force and will continue to dominate the landscape in 2014—given the markedly high level of healthcare entities merger and acquisition activity in 2013, of that we can be certain.
In June 2012, Longview Regional Medical Center (LRMC) in Texas began a multimillion-dollar expansion aimed at making deeper integration of care delivery possible throughout the 230-bed hospital.
