Imaging Informatics

Imaging informatics (also known as radiology informatics, a component of wider medical or healthcare informatics) includes systems to transfer images and radiology data between radiologists, referring physicians, patients and the entire enterprise. This includes picture archiving and communication systems (PACS), wider enterprise image systems, radiology information. systems (RIS), connections to share data with the electronic medical record (EMR), and software to enable advanced visualization, reporting, artificial intelligence (AI) applications, analytics, exam ordering, clinical decision support, dictation, and remote image sharing and viewing systems.

ACR expands programs to help radiology practices integrate and trust AI
CEO Dana Smetherman, MD, MPH, MBA, explains American College of Radiology efforts to help members understand and enable easier integration of artificial intelligence.
Short-term breast cancer risk prediction improves when AI combines imaging with personal info
Understanding which women have the greatest short-term risk could enable providers to implement targeted screening strategies to ensure malignancies are caught at the earliest possible stage.
Primary care providers embrace AI-generated imaging results explanations
Stanford Health Care has developed an electronic health record-integrated tool for helping draft comments on radiology, pathology and lab findings.
Radiology department adopts new incidental findings approach that’s closing cases at a 99% clip
Researchers with Northwestern University in Chicago detailed their novel system in an analysis published by the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
HHS announces crackdown on providers failing to share radiology results, other info
Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has directed the agency to increase resources dedicated to curbing the “harmful practice of information blocking.”

Primary care docs lack trust in AI, making it unlikely they'll invest in applications, new survey says

Despite the opportunistic screening capabilities afforded by artificial intelligence applications, primary care providers are hesitant to embrace the technology.

Radiology groups want clarity from HHS on reporting requirements following Change cyberattack

ACR, the American Society of Neuroradiology and the Society of Interventional Radiology were among over 100 groups asking the feds for further details.

Radiologists help launch Uber-like service providing imaging consultations across the globe

Experts first designed the program in 2022 to provide subspecialty advice to clinicians in war-torn Ukraine.

Key trends in enterprise imaging

Radiology is going though a period of disruption with a growing radiologist shortage, decreasing reimbursements and increasing numbers of exams, making workflow efficiency a critical concern.

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Reads completed on 'less sophisticated' monitors have radiology group refuting claims of billing fraud in court

The suit claims the group wrongfully billed CMS for over $6 million in image reads that did not qualify for Medicare reimbursement due to the subpar computer monitors used to view the studies.

Radiologist-founded technology startup Smart Reporting raises $25M

Munich, Germany-based TVM Capital Life Science led the Series C financing round with additional contributions from Bayern Kapital and existing investors.

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.

Aycan introduces a 'mini' PACS for independent practices

The enterprise imaging system is equipped with basic features for storage and sharing, with the option to upgrade.

Imaging Informatics

ACR expands programs to help radiology practices integrate and trust AI

Short-term breast cancer risk prediction improves when AI combines imaging with personal info

Primary care providers embrace AI-generated imaging results explanations

Radiology department adopts new incidental findings approach that’s closing cases at a 99% clip

HHS announces crackdown on providers failing to share radiology results, other info