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.

Hands-free, generative AI system reduces radiologists' time spent creating reports
"Application of these technologies represents potential areas to combat burnout," researchers wrote recently in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
Radiomics-based tool predicts fracture risk in COPD patients
Such technology can be leveraged to improve risk assessments without accruing additional expenses for patients or clinicians, potentially filling in gaps where DXA exams fall short.
Many radiology PowerPoints inadvertently put private health information at risk
Many of these files are still readily available online, and numerous contain PHI that is “easily accessible,” a new analysis reveals.
Incidental finding characteristics that warrant communication
Three factors are associated with true high-risk findings—imaging protocols for aortic valve implantation planning, imaging area, and cardiology department orders.
GPT-4 as accurate as neurologists in predicting final diagnosis based on MRI reports
The large language model can also outperform other human providers, radiologists included, new study shows.

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Application for reporting adverse contrast reactions significantly increases radiologists’ thoroughness

Mass General has piloted the use of a new tool called CISaR (Contrast Incident Support and Reporting) to vastly improve documentation.

March 24, 2022

What impact do clinical histories have on radiologists' diagnostic performance?

The availability of clinical histories is beneficial to radiologists but has previously been shown to create bias and increase false positives in some cases.

March 22, 2022

This Is Enterprise Imaging

Sponsored by Sectra

First there was PACS: picture archiving and communications systems. Over the last decade, as managing medical imaging has expanded far beyond radiology, enterprise imaging was born. But what is enterprise imaging in its best form?

INFINITT earns high marks in 2022 Best in KLAS Report

Phillipsburg, NJ --KLAS Research, a healthcare IT market research firm, released its 2022 Best in KLAS report earlier this month, ranking more than 1,000 health informatics solutions installed across the US.

February 25, 2022

Prominent radiology practice reveals recent cybersecurity breach that targeted patient records

An unauthorized party was able to make copies of some documents, with a “very limited number” also containing Social Security numbers, Charlotte Radiology said.

February 23, 2022

Sectra PACS was named Best in KLAS in 2022 based on customer feedback.

Hospitals share top health IT vendors to work with in the Best in KLAS 2022 list

KLAS Research's 2022 report covers more than 1,000 health IT informatics solutions focused on EMRs, staffing, revenue cycle management, patient portals, and more.

February 17, 2022

Top performing radiology IT solutions in the 2022 Best in KLAS rankings

KLAS Research's 2022 report includes sections for radiology on PACS, speech recognition, universal viewers, image exchange software and vendor neutral archives.

February 16, 2022

Imaging ‘Best in KLAS’ winners named, leadership change at Hyperfine, plus more vendor news

Also, a new artificial intelligence partnership in stroke care, advertising in imaging offices, and Royal Philips expands its ultrasound portfolio.

February 10, 2022

Imaging Informatics

Hands-free, generative AI system reduces radiologists' time spent creating reports

Radiomics-based tool predicts fracture risk in COPD patients

Many radiology PowerPoints inadvertently put private health information at risk

Incidental finding characteristics that warrant communication

GPT-4 as accurate as neurologists in predicting final diagnosis based on MRI reports