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 systems, artificial intelligence (AI) applications, analytics, patient monitors, remote monitoring systems, inventory management, the hospital internet of things (IOT), cloud or onsite archive/storage, and cybersecurity.

Hackers were inside Change Healthcare’s systems 9 days before attack
UnitedHealth Group confirms hackers have personal data on “a substantial proportion of people in America."
Natural language processing spots reporting gaps, racial bias
Finding such discrepancies is critical to the continuity of patient care, as medical records and reports are often utilized across multiple providers and facilities.
Radiologist-founded technology startup Smart Reporting raises $25M
Munich, Germany-based TVM Capital Life Science led the Series C financing round with additional contributions from Bayern Kapital and existing investors.
House to hold hearing on new patient data rights legislation
The bipartisan American Privacy Rights Act (APRA) would allow consumers to access and delete much of their personal data being held by private companies.
Lung disease reporting system improves consistency—so why is it underutilized?
ILD-RADS was developed to address issues with inconsistency when reading high-resolution CT scans of the lungs in patients with a suspected interstitial lung disease.

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Change Healthcare faces second ransom as cybercriminals leak stolen data

A new hacker group is claiming credit for the data breach, first reported in February. Change Healthcare has already paid criminals a $22 million ransom.

April 16, 2024

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GPT-4 spots radiology report errors in less time, at a lower cost

The large language model can identify report errors seven times more quickly than human readers, new study reveals.

April 16, 2024

Small practices left vulnerable after Change Healthcare cyberattack, with some considering bankruptcy

"These survey data show, in stark terms, that practices will close because of this incident," said AMA President Jesse Ehrenfeld, MD.

April 11, 2024

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Google teams with Bayer to address radiologist burnout via AI

"Gen AI can help tackle repetitive tasks and provide insights into massive datasets, saving valuable time," Thomas Kurian, CEO of Google Cloud, said Tuesday.

April 9, 2024

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FDA assisting with new imaging 'marketplace' designed to improve AI

The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health has launched a survey for stakeholders to provide input on the project’s development.

April 1, 2024

This week in the Change Healthcare situation: A recap and update in 10 notable quotes

‘I have all kinds of nightmare scenarios playing out in my head, like how am I going to pay my bills?’

March 29, 2024

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Hospital system data sharing initiative leads to 80% of patients accessing their imaging records

The change was made to comply with the information blocking rule in the 21st Century Cures Act.

March 27, 2024

Aycan introduces a 'mini' PACS for independent practices

The enterprise imaging system is equipped with basic features for storage and sharing, with the option to upgrade.

March 26, 2024

Health IT

Hackers were inside Change Healthcare’s systems 9 days before attack

Natural language processing spots reporting gaps, racial bias

Radiologist-founded technology startup Smart Reporting raises $25M

House to hold hearing on new patient data rights legislation

Lung disease reporting system improves consistency—so why is it underutilized?