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.

Dental chain involved in ransomware coverup fined $350K
A regional chain of clinics that lied through its teeth about a data breach has agreed to pay a $350,000 settlement to resolve multiple allegations it violated HIPAA.
Commercially available AI increases breast cancer detection by nearly 20%
Results from the world’s largest prospective artificial intelligence study revealed the system could significantly benefit breast cancer screening programs.
Radiology vendor Visage Imaging inks $19M deal with 1 of Midwest’s largest multispecialty groups
The seven-year agreement is with Illinois-based Duly Health and Care, which employs 1,000 physicians including 40 radiologists working across 150 locations.
Epic claims interoperability feature averted over 5.8M duplicative imaging exams in 1 year
This would amount to between 400,000 and 500,000 unnecessary scans each month, the Verona, Wisconsin-based vendor said in recently published research.
Imaging leaders share 7 key considerations for remote scanning programs
A new AHRA report provides an in-depth overview of concerns related to remote operations, highlighting everything from safety issues to regulatory oversight.

5 tips for safeguarding PACS and imaging devices against cyberattacks

Continually updating software and using virus scanners should be among the top priorities for IT departments, experts explained in Academic Radiology.

October 6, 2020

Creating a better radiology report: 8 expert recommendations

Radiologists from the U.S., England and Australia shared their advice for improving these documents in RadioGraphics.

October 5, 2020

Utilizing x-rays, radiology reports to forecast heart failure in the emergency department

MIT’s AI lab, Philips, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center are working to implement the system in the Boston institution’s emergency department this fall.

October 2, 2020

Delay likely as November start date for new interoperability rules ‘nearly infeasible,’ ACR says

In April, the federal government pushed back enforcement of the new rules due to flexibility concerns for healthcare systems battling COVID-19.

October 1, 2020

Structured oncology reporting for follow-up imaging of metastatic cancer patients scores high marks

This more uniform method of reporting has now become the "backbone of oncological imaging" at one high-volume cancer center.

September 29, 2020

Novant Health Brings Cardiology into Agfa HealthCare's Enterprise Imaging

Health IT

Dental chain involved in ransomware coverup fined $350K

Commercially available AI increases breast cancer detection by nearly 20%

Radiology vendor Visage Imaging inks $19M deal with 1 of Midwest’s largest multispecialty groups

Epic claims interoperability feature averted over 5.8M duplicative imaging exams in 1 year

Imaging leaders share 7 key considerations for remote scanning programs