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.

Radiology practice reportedly working with FBI after ‘data security incident’
Mt. Baker Imaging and Northwest Radiologists in Bellingham, Washington, have engaged with outside forensic specialists to aid in the investigation.
Pre-procedure patient questionnaires reduce IR scheduling hiccups
Increased demand for interventional procedures has inevitably resulted in more patients with complex medical needs entering the IR suite.
American-made GPT-4 knows no borders, translates radiology reports into different languages
New research highlights the potential of GPT-4 to enhance radiologists’ communication of findings in clinical environments across the pond.
Radiology practice will pay $350,000 for allegedly violating HIPAA Rule prior to cyberattack
HHS charges that New York state-based Northeast Radiology failed to conduct a thorough risk analysis of its systems, which may have prevented the PACS breach.
How often does mid-treatment imaging change how cancers are managed?
Imaging might not drive as many treatment adjustments as previously believed, according to a new meta-analysis.

Google partners with imaging software firm Claritas HealthTech for new teleradiology platform

The Singapore-based company has existing plans to roll out its tRAD platform in North America and the U.K., focusing on physician groups and telerad practices.

Microsoft advances into radiology with new cloud-based medical imaging server

Healthcare systems can use the tool to merge clinical health information with imaging files and perform tasks that are difficult and expensive to complete with current approaches.

Shifting to subspecialty-based radiology reporting significantly improves turnaround time

The gains were particularly notable in MRI and conventional radiography and at smaller hospitals, experts reported in Insights into Imaging.

Nanox signs deal with Ambra Health enabling image exchange capabilities with providers

The pair plan to integrate Ambra’s image exchange solution with Nanox.ARC systems as they are deployed via the startup’s cloud network.

Sectra adds support for all high-volume digital pathology scanners in bid to improve cancer care

By including additional file format compatibilities, the imaging IT giant said providers now have the freedom to choose a scanner most suitable for their workflows.

Hospital promises change after physician reads wrong CT scans, leading to 28-year-old patient’s death

Queen Elizabeth Hospital is now in the process of purchasing a new PACS system to reduce some unnecessary manual steps.

4 emerging challenges holding teleradiology back from ensuring widespread imaging access

State-specific regulations and licensing are among the top issues impeding remote reading, researchers noted in AJR.

Medical center urges others to utilize secondary imaging reads after finding nearly 70% discrepancy rate

The University of Vermont Medical Center found most of its reinterpeted abdominal MRI cases contained at least one disagreement.

Enterprise Imaging

Radiology practice reportedly working with FBI after ‘data security incident’

Pre-procedure patient questionnaires reduce IR scheduling hiccups

American-made GPT-4 knows no borders, translates radiology reports into different languages

Radiology practice will pay $350,000 for allegedly violating HIPAA Rule prior to cyberattack

How often does mid-treatment imaging change how cancers are managed?