Implementing an EHR cancer tracking system to review radiology reports for abnormal findings resulted in patients at one Veterans Affairs Hospital receiving their cancer diagnosis and treatment months earlier than those who were imaged before the system was put into place.

This week in AJR, experts from a large, multisite health system detailed their efforts to preserve contrast supplies by implementing electronic health record (EHR) order entry-based interventions.

Of 139,000 individuals enrolled in an online patient portal, just 27% viewed their radiology reports. 

One out of every seven radiologist follow-up recommendations contained in imaging reports is not carried out, experts recently reported in JAMA Network Open.

Better risk stratification can improve clinical decision making and better outcomes, experts involved in the study explained in EJR.

The model was externally validated using more than 1,500 radiographs with real-world incidence of critically misplaced tubes. 

Using CBIRS decreased interpretation times despite the radiologists who utilized them having to review the additional information the system provided.

This week Bayer announced the launch of Calantic Digital Solutions, a suite of applications intended to optimize clinical workflows by triaging and prioritizing critical findings, improving disease detection and automating tasks for radiologists.