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.

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Private equity firm launches new AI-powered enterprise imaging platform

NXXIM will integrate all available patient data including radiology images, pathology slides and lab results into a “unified, real-time diagnostic workspace.” 
 

CDC: Pediatric COVID vaccines reduce ER trips by 76%

In a new data analysis from nine states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that the protective effect tapers off as juveniles age, with 5-17 year olds seeing fewer trips to urgent care or the emergency room at a rate of 56%. Overall, the agency said evidence shows that COVID-19 vaccines are still effective.

Texas sues Epic for allegedly ‘gatekeeping’ children’s medical records

Paxton says the “woke” EHR giant is intentionally making it harder for patients and families to access historical medical data, violating state law. Epic denies the allegation.

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Study finds big hospitals overpaid, rural facilities overlooked in Change Healthcare relief

Researchers from University of Minnesota found that more than 300 small, rural hospitals didn't even apply for relief. At the same time, many larger, for-profit systems received hundreds of thousands in overpayments. The findings are published in Health Affairs.

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Cardiologists join chorus of voices urging Trump administration to kill cybersecurity proposal

The proposal, first announced by the Biden administration, was developed to improve patient data security. Those opposed argue that it would significantly increase costs and create a logistical nightmare for hospitals and health systems throughout the country.

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Sectra signs 2 enterprise imaging contracts totaling over $40M

The latest deal is with four National Health Service trusts in the United Kingdom, who plan to use the Sectra One Cloud for image storage. 

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Kaiser Permanente agrees to $46M settlement over data incident affecting 13.4M people

The managed care company does not admit to doing anything wrong. The data breach constituted its use of third-party tracking technology on its website, which shared data with Google, Microsoft, Twitter, Meta and others.

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Accessibility emerged as a prominent theme during RSNA 2025

Remote scanning, mobile operations and telehealth logistics were among some of the week’s most talked about topics.