Health IT

Healthcare information (HIT) systems are designed to connect all the elements together for patient data, reports, medical imaging, billing, electronic medical record (EMR), hospital information system (HIS), PACS, cardiology information systems (CVIS)enterprise image systemsartificial intelligence (AI) applications, analytics, patient monitors, remote monitoring systems, inventory management, the hospital internet of things (IOT), cloud or onsite archive/storage, and cybersecurity.

Boston Scientific partners with Epic on data integration

The collaboration allows providers to order diagnostic tests and then receive results directly in Epic.

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Four providers, two data exchanges sued over high cost of medical record access in Maine

In a report, News Center Maine spoke to a personal injury attorney who said she often receives numerous copies of medical records for her clients, each with its own fee. She said she is glad someone decided to sue over the issue, which may violate state law capping patient record-sharing costs.

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New data highlight 'systemic inconsistencies' in documentation of contrast reactions

Although uncommon and typically not life-threatening, hypersensitivity reactions have increased in recent decades alongside the significant rise in CT use. 

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Southeast hospital system inks $46M enterprise imaging deal with Sectra

The Sweden-based imaging IT and cybersecurity firm said it will deliver its storage solution as a fully managed cloud service to multiple sites. 

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Konica Minolta partnering with one of the largest teleradiology practices in the US

Transparent Imaging currently distributes work to more than 200 radiologists, who collectively read over 1 million imaging exams per year.

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Nebraska’s lawsuit against Optum and Change Healthcare can move forward, judge rules

The UnitedHealth Group subsidiaries had attempted to have the case dismissed. However, a court rejected the motion. Nearly half of Nebraskans were impacted by the infamous February 2024 data breach on Change Healthcare.

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Fabric acquires UMC Digital Health to expand its virtual care customer base

The financial terms were not disclosed. The acquisition adds 400 new payers, health systems and employers who offer virtual care benefits to Fabric's portfolio.

The U.S. Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA) granted 510(k) clearance for the latest release of Philips Healthcare's Cardiovascular Workspace imaging and information management system. It enables cloud-hosted availability and software-as-a-Service (SaaS) deployment.

FDA clears new cloud-enabled Philips cardiovascular IT system

The cloud-enabled system provides the foundation for future AI-enabled tools, better workflows and analytics.