Informatics

The goal of health informatics systems is to enable smooth transfer of data and cybersecurity across the healthcare enterprise. This includes patient information, images, subspecialty reporting systems, lab results, scheduling, revenue management, hospital inventory, and many other health IT systems. These systems include the electronic medical record (EMR) admission discharge and transfer (ADT) system, hospital information system (HIS), radiology picture archiving and communication systems (PACS), cardiovascular information systems (CVIS), archive solutions including cloud storage and vendor neutral archives (VNA), and other medical informatics systems.

Disruptions to small practices’ operations remain ‘severe and ongoing’ months after Change cyberattack
Owner UnitedHealth had claimed services would be largely restored by late March, but doc groups such as the MGMA claim things are still a mess.
AI helps cardiologists deliver personalized healthcare—but there is still plenty of work to do
A new scientific statement from the American Heart Association explores the many ways AI and machine learning are being used to improve care for heart patients.
Cardiologists partner with imaging AI specialists to improve care for high-risk heart patients
The new collaboration is designed to ensure patients who may face an increased risk of heart disease receive the follow-up care they need.
New American College of Cardiology registry focuses on data from outpatient ambulatory surgical centers
The ACC launched its latest registry knowing that volumes at these outpatient facilities are expected to rise in the years ahead.
Best in KLAS 2024: New rankings for cardiovascular information systems, hemodynamic solutions
Hospital end users ranked the CVIS and hemodynamic systems they use, shedding light on their working relationships with IT vendors.

Example of a cardiovascular information system (CVIS) cath lab reporting module with a coronary tree model that will auto complete sections of the report based on how the cardiologist modifies the model. Image from the ScImage booth at ACC 2022. Photo by Dave Fornell

VIDEO: 4 key trends in cardiovascular information systems, according to Signify Reseach

Signify Research shares the latest big trends in cardiovascular IT systems, including the role of EMR cardiology modules vs. third-party CVIS, structured reporting, integration into enterprise imaging and inclusion of ambulatory surgical centers.

February 1, 2023

The American Hospital Association (AMA) is warning healthcare systems the Russians may attempt cyber attacks amid rising tensions of the war in Ukraine and the international community's response. #Ukraine #warinukraine #ukrainewar

VIDEO: How to prepare hospitals for ransomware attacks

John Gaede, director of information systems, Sky Lakes Medical Center, Oregon, discusses how hospitals should prepare for possible cyberattacks.

January 24, 2023

I stack of more than 300 computers with cyberattack infected hard drives at Sky Lakes Medical Center, Oregon, discusses how the hospitals IT team overcame a ransomware attack in 2020 during the height of COVID that took down their entire network and how radiology recovered within two weeks..

VIDEO: How radiology was restored after a ransomware attack at Sky Lakes Medical Center in Oregon

John Gaede, director of information systems, Sky Lakes Medical Center, Oregon, discusses how the hospital's IT team overcame a ransomware attack in 2020 and restored radiology in about two weeks.

January 23, 2023

How EHR 'choice architecture' for imaging could be wasting time and money

When choosing and implementing an electronic health record system, it is important to consider how the system’s architecture might affect providers’ decision-making.

January 10, 2023

Example of AI automated detection and highlighting of critical lung findings on a chest X-ray for a possible lung cancer nodule and fibrosis. Example shown by AI vendor Lunit.

VIDEO: Radiology AI trends at RSNA 2022

Sanjay Parekh, PhD, senior market analyst with Signify Research, discusses trends in radiology AI seen on the expo floor and in sessions at RSNA 2022.

December 12, 2022

RIS/PACS: Driving Standardization for a Large Hospital System

PocketHealth launches network-free image sharing and storage platform

PocketHealth has launched a platform that lets patients and providers securely request, share and store medical images without the use of CD-ROMS or networks.

November 14, 2022

The American College of Cardiology (ACC) has published a new guidance document focused on the treatment of patients who present with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) and other chronic conditions sch as hypertension, diabetes and atrial fibrillation (AFib).

American College of Cardiology shares expert analysis on treating ASCVD patients with multiple chronic conditions

The new guidance document was designed to help cardiologists and other clinicians deliver the best care possible when treating ASCVD patients who present with additional conditions that need to be considered.

October 26, 2022

VIDEO: KLAS shares trends in enterprise imaging and AI

Monique Rasband, vice president of imaging, cardiology and oncology, KLAS Research, explains some of technology trends KLAS researchers have found in enterprise imaging system and radiology artificial intelligence (AI).

October 13, 2022

Informatics

Disruptions to small practices’ operations remain ‘severe and ongoing’ months after Change cyberattack

AI helps cardiologists deliver personalized healthcare—but there is still plenty of work to do

Cardiologists partner with imaging AI specialists to improve care for high-risk heart patients

New American College of Cardiology registry focuses on data from outpatient ambulatory surgical centers

Best in KLAS 2024: New rankings for cardiovascular information systems, hemodynamic solutions