Health IT

Healthcare information (HIT) systems are designed to connect all the elements together for patient data, reports, medical imaging, billing, electronic medical record (EMR), hospital information system (HIS), PACS, cardiology information systems (CVIS)enterprise image systemsartificial intelligence (AI) applications, analytics, patient monitors, remote monitoring systems, inventory management, the hospital internet of things (IOT), cloud or onsite archive/storage, and cybersecurity.

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ChatGPT both passes and fails at translating free-text into structured reports

While the latest ChatGPT models show promise in easing the reporting burden on radiologists in the future, they aren't up to the task just yet.

April 17, 2024
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Atrium Health sued for violating patient privacy, sharing data with Facebook and Google

In a court filing, the plaintiffs claim Atrium Health used Meta's Pixel code on its website, resulting in patients receiving targeted ads.

April 17, 2024

Massive data trove from Change Healthcare hack now for sale on dark web

Cybercriminal group RansomHub claims to have protected health information from nearly every American.

April 17, 2024
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Change Healthcare faces second ransom as cybercriminals leak stolen data

A new hacker group is claiming credit for the data breach, first reported in February. Change Healthcare has already paid criminals a $22 million ransom.

April 16, 2024
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GPT-4 spots radiology report errors in less time, at a lower cost

The large language model can identify report errors seven times more quickly than human readers, new study reveals.

April 16, 2024
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Small practices left vulnerable after Change Healthcare cyberattack, with some considering bankruptcy

"These survey data show, in stark terms, that practices will close because of this incident," said AMA President Jesse Ehrenfeld, MD.

 

April 11, 2024
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Google teams with Bayer to address radiologist burnout via AI

"Gen AI can help tackle repetitive tasks and provide insights into massive datasets, saving valuable time," Thomas Kurian, CEO of Google Cloud, said Tuesday. 

April 9, 2024
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FDA assisting with new imaging 'marketplace' designed to improve AI

The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health has launched a survey for stakeholders to provide input on the project’s development.

April 1, 2024