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.

financial graph downturn drop dip

‘Cause for concern’: Unread second opinion reports cost one radiology department tens of thousands

Additional interpretations often improve diagnostic accuracy and patient care, but not when they fall by the wayside, authors explained in AJR.

Is remote reading here to stay? 4 leaders discuss radiology’s virtual future

COVID-19 is causing a work-from-home revolution, but imaging experts say maintaining appropriate in-house staff is crucial going forward.

Harnessing the Power of CVIS

Harnessing the Power of CVIS

Sponsored by IBM Watson Health

The term cardiovascular information systems (CVIS) and cardiovascular picture and archive systems (CPACS) are often used interchangeably. CPACS is a commodity and a true CVIS is an asset that supports management, marketing, decision making and clinical excellence of the cardiovascular service line.

Thumbnail

Top radiology groups team up for ‘massive’ COVID-19 imaging database

The ACR, RSNA and AAPM are all participating in the project, with funding coming from an agreement between the National Institutes of Health and University of Chicago, the groups announced recently.

Thumbnail

Intelerad acquires private cloud provider Radius

The move builds upon the Montreal tech company’s cloud-based imaging strategy and allows Intelerad to provide a flexible approach to managed services and a hybrid cloud solution to providers.

Thumbnail

ACR will coordinate imaging for upcoming COVID study

The multicenter COVID-19 Observational Study, or CORAL, will take an epidemiological approach to investigating the novel virus, the ACR announced Monday.

Thumbnail

Automated CO-RADS algorithm spots COVID-19 patients, may relieve overworked radiologists

Experts from the Netherlands first introduced their COVID-19 Reporting and Data System back in April.

Thumbnail

Radiology practice launches investigation, warns patients after data breach

Mid-Delaware Imaging said it first became aware of the incident earlier this year, with leaders recently notifying the FBI.