Enterprise Imaging

Enterprise imaging brings together all imaging exams, patient data and reports from across a healthcare system into one location to aid efficiency and economy of scale for data storage. This enables immediate access to images and reports any clinical user of the electronic medical record (EMR) across a healthcare system, regardless of location. Enterprise imaging (EI) systems replace the former system of using a variety of disparate, siloed picture archiving and communication systems (PACS), radiology information systems (RIS), and a variety of separate, dedicated workstations and logins to view or post-process different imaging modalities. Often these siloed systems cannot interoperate and cannot easily be connected. Web-based EI systems are becoming the standard across most healthcare systems to incorporate not only radiology, but also cardiology (CVIS), pathology and dozens of other departments to centralize all patient data into one cloud-based data storage and data management system.

FDA clears new cloud-native advanced imaging suite
The product will become available to certain users as early as next week, according to a news release on its recent approval.
Over half of emergency CT requests are considered 'inadequate'
Up to 72% of CT requisitions from ED providers could be considered inadequate according to RI-RADS, which was developed to evaluate the clinical reasoning quality of imaging orders.
Radiology experts advocate against purging decade-old imaging data
Researchers with the University of Virginia recently aimed to answer this question, sharing their findings in the Journal of Imaging Informatics in Medicine.
Lack of standardized PSMA PET/CT reporting hindering patient care
A new assessment details numerous discrepancies between scoring systems, which could have a detrimental impact on patient care, experts contend.
Radiology resident-led quality improvement project boosts incidental findings follow-up rate
The monthly audit is used to identify findings that may have been missed by referring providers within their network, along with initiating communication of radiologists' recommendations.

Productivity metrics reports improve efficiency in radiology departments

A productivity tracking system out of Ottawa Hospital in Canada measures both clinical and academic productivity among radiologists and provides physicians with an incentive to improve workplace efficiency, according to work published in the Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal.

Why the FHIR interoperability standard is great for radiology

Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR), the interoperability standard developed for the exchange of healthcare information, can dramatically improve patient care, according to a study published in the Journal of Digital Imaging.

Resting state fMRI fails less than standard fMRI for cognitive analysis

Resting state fMRI implemented into a clinical picture archiving and communication system (PACS) to identify eloquent cortex in patients unable to participate in a task-based study displayed a lower failure rate than standard MRI, according to research published in PLOS One.

Follow-up emails with relevant clinical data help radiologists stay engaged

Using an algorithm that allows radiologists to request follow-up emails as they dictate radiology reports can engage providers across the board and improve patient care, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

Expert: Private practices must ‘start small’ before thinking big when developing clinical informatics

Private practices face different informatics challenges than larger institutions, but Adam H. Kaye, MD, with Advanced Radiology Consultants in Bridgeport, Connecticut, believes there are a number of areas radiologists can focus on to show value to the institution and drive profits.

How an enterprise imaging blunder nearly cost an expert his job before it even began

Chris Roth, MD, PhD and vice chair of information technology and clinical informatics at Duke University Medical Center once led a enterprise imaging initiative that resulted in hard times for the hospital and himself—but he helped implement a governance strategy so his mistakes are never repeated.

Fujifilm partners with Availity to improve patient engagement, insurance pre-authorizations

Fujifilm Medical Systems USA announced its collaboration with Availity, a payer and provider engagement network, to improve patient financial engagement and automated insurance pre-authorizations.

What 3 leaders at SIIM18 learned from their informatics failures

A group of imaging leaders took to the stage during a session at the Society for Imaging informatics in Medicine (SIIM) 2018 annual meeting to share memorable hardships related to imaging informatics and what they learned.

Enterprise Imaging

FDA clears new cloud-native advanced imaging suite

Over half of emergency CT requests are considered 'inadequate'

Radiology experts advocate against purging decade-old imaging data

Lack of standardized PSMA PET/CT reporting hindering patient care

Radiology resident-led quality improvement project boosts incidental findings follow-up rate