Structured orders allow clinical decision support systems to root out unnecessary exams, but they run into a roadblock when docs try to freestyle. 

A Stanford University-led team pored over more than 7 million exam requests from upward of 244,000 physicians for their findings, shared in the Journal of Digital Imaging.

A vision starts with a need, quickly followed by a question—how can we accomplish it? At Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York, the vision to initiate digital pathology coupled with fully integrating radiology and digital pathology images in one enterprise imaging (EI) system started seven years ago. They went live in February—the first U.S. installation of Sectra’s Digital Pathology Solution at the No. 1 orthopedic hospital in the country, 10 years running.

The ACR detailed how radiologists can prepare to keep patient care operational after an attack in a deep-dive report published last week. 

Dutch doctors graded more than 650 radiology exams at their care center, labeling 20% as "deficient requests."

A staff radiologist recommended the redirect to ensure that no abnormalities were missed when analyzing high-definition images. 

The hefty totals underscore the need to simplify processes for physicians who are overburdened by complex PACS systems, imaging experts wrote in Radiology. 

Timely follow-up imaging increased from 46% before the intervention to 55% afterward, cardiothoracic radiologists reported in JACR.