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.

SimonMed Imaging gives official notice of cyberattack weeks after initial reports
The Scottsdale, Arizona-based radiology practice issued a notice to impacted parties on March 28 after reports of the hack first started surfacing in mid-February.
RamSoft and Alpha Nodus partner to streamline imaging prior authorization processes
RamSoft, a leader in cloud-based RIS/PACS radiology solutions, and Alpha Nodus, a developer of AI-driven administrative tools for medical offices, announced their partnership on Wednesday.
FBI issues alert on notorious ransomware group that targeted radiology practice
Medusa has hacked over 300 victims including SimonMed Imaging, hospitals, law firms and manufacturers, according to the federal cybersecurity advisory.
MRI-based Node-RADS effectively improves staging of head and neck cancer
Use of the scoring system could offer providers valuable preoperative insight and help guide them in surgical decisions.
What radiologists think about using ChatGPT and AI in breast imaging
Manisha Bahl, MD, explained that ChatGPT and other large language models offer significant potential to help radiologists with breast imaging exams, but they are "not quite ready for primetime."

Imaging consortium releases first-of-its-kind database to help fight lung disease

Radiologists, pulmonologists and AI experts are overseeing the Open Source Imaging Consortium Data Repository, with backing from groups such as Siemens Healthineers.

Ditching paper for e-worklist translates to ‘substantially’ shorter wait times for breast imaging patients

Brigham and Women's recently started using an electronic health record-embedded tool, resulting in many improvements for preoperative breast localization procedures.

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Quality experts urge CMS to fold imaging Appropriate Use Criteria Program into other value initiatives

After years of delays, the initiative's usefulness has "diminished significantly," imaging leaders from several noted institutions wrote in Health Affairs.

HHS announces webinar to help radiologists, other clinicians maneuver info-blocking rules

Presenters will highlight basic requirements and exceptions of the rules but are unlikely to discuss enforcement topics that have yet to be finalized.

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Radiologists routinely underestimate severity of rib fractures on CT, trauma surgeons claim

Surgeons need to evaluate computed tomography scans themselves in order to appropriately decide management strategies, physicians wrote recently.

ACR TI-RADS recommends 25%-50% fewer biopsies than other commonly used thyroid systems

The results are particularly noteworthy given patients were chosen at random, rather than assessing recommendations for those with high-risk nodules.

Orthopedic surgeons share what the specialty seeks in a quality radiology report

Several experts recently revealed what the specialty wants from its radiologist peers, publishing their guidance in the Journal of Clinical Orthopedics and Trauma.

RSNA partners with SIIM to develop online imaging informatics course

The weeklong course will include live lectures, group discussions and more.

Enterprise Imaging

SimonMed Imaging gives official notice of cyberattack weeks after initial reports

RamSoft and Alpha Nodus partner to streamline imaging prior authorization processes

FBI issues alert on notorious ransomware group that targeted radiology practice

MRI-based Node-RADS effectively improves staging of head and neck cancer

What radiologists think about using ChatGPT and AI in breast imaging