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.

Data breach at Oracle Health leads to extortion of hospitals
A legacy server accessed with stolen credentials is being blamed for the incident. However, the nature and scope of the attack are still being investigated, with Oracle reportedly working with the FBI to gather details.
SimonMed Imaging gives official notice of cyberattack weeks after initial reports
The Scottsdale, Arizona-based radiology practice issued a notice to impacted parties on March 28 after reports of the hack first started surfacing in mid-February.
Change Healthcare files to have federal lawsuits dismissed
There are at least 65 consolidated cases pending in federal courts that stem from the 2024 data breach on the claims processor's network. A judge in Minnesota has asked that the lawsuits be coordinated and consolidated as much as possible.
ISIS is not launching terrorist attacks against hospitals, FBI says
Trade groups released a statement denying the claim's credibility, but they fear some may be inspired by a widely shared social media post.
RamSoft and Alpha Nodus partner to streamline imaging prior authorization processes
RamSoft, a leader in cloud-based RIS/PACS radiology solutions, and Alpha Nodus, a developer of AI-driven administrative tools for medical offices, announced their partnership on Wednesday.

Referring physicians want structured reporting while radiologists prefer free-form approach, survey finds

Most radiology residents also prefer a more systematized method of sharing their findings, signaling a possible change in future reporting trends.

Doctor reports ‘pattern’ of misread mammograms at embattled breast imaging center

Radiologist and Allison Breast Center owner Michael Bigg is being sued by six women over wrongly interpreted scans.

Artificial intelligence prioritizes radiologists’ CT work list, reducing turnaround and wait times

The machine learning algorithm works by flagging abnormal, noncontrast exams for intracranial hemorrhage, experts wrote in Radiology: AI.

Short MRI protocols are part of imaging’s future, but radiologists must tread carefully

Experts from two top institutions shared their arguments for and against abbreviated exams in AJR.

Standardizing chest CT reporting ups odds of early lung cancer diagnosis by nearly 25%

Kaiser Permanente’s system works by dividing patients with suspicious nodules into eight separate categories, similar to screening mammography.

Google partners with imaging software firm Claritas HealthTech for new teleradiology platform

The Singapore-based company has existing plans to roll out its tRAD platform in North America and the U.K., focusing on physician groups and telerad practices.

Microsoft advances into radiology with new cloud-based medical imaging server

Healthcare systems can use the tool to merge clinical health information with imaging files and perform tasks that are difficult and expensive to complete with current approaches.

Shifting to subspecialty-based radiology reporting significantly improves turnaround time

The gains were particularly notable in MRI and conventional radiography and at smaller hospitals, experts reported in Insights into Imaging.

Health IT

Data breach at Oracle Health leads to extortion of hospitals

SimonMed Imaging gives official notice of cyberattack weeks after initial reports

Change Healthcare files to have federal lawsuits dismissed

ISIS is not launching terrorist attacks against hospitals, FBI says

RamSoft and Alpha Nodus partner to streamline imaging prior authorization processes