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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‘New frontier’: Hybrid tool eliminates time, cost of extracting clinical data from screening reports

The algorithm accurately gathers clinical information from colonoscopy screening and pathology documents.

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Structured CT reports improve cancer staging, communication between radiologists and surgeons

Templates helped imaging providers relay key features of gastric cancer and were preferred over free-text reporting.

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New metric captures radiologists’ true reporting time for complex cases, potentially enhancing RVUs

The composite severity score independently predicts providers' efficiency in managing lumbar spine MRI exams.

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Simple notification system for overdue radiology recommendations bolsters follow-up rates

Reminders also uncovered a handful of important findings lost in the shuffle, including a malignant mass and nodules requiring biopsy, researchers explained Wednesday.

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Radiology provider warning patients after spotting unauthorized access on imaging server

Hoboken Radiology first learned of potentially suspicious activity on its server back in November 2020 but has not found evidence that personal information was misused.

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In oncology, subspecialist radiology reports significantly favored over those from generalists

Cancer docs claim CT reports from subspecialists were clearer and more accurate, according to a new Insights into Imaging study.  
 

Health giant says the time for CDs is gone—$1M in savings underscores why

Burning studies and reports onto physical discs cost Yale New Haven Health nearly $550,000 in 2019 alone, one expert explained during the SIIM Annual Meeting.

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‘Double whammy’: Pandemic worsens breast cancer screening disparities among minority women

Comparing mammography rates between April-December of 2020 against the same period in 2019, Washington state scientists found stark differences.