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.

Rapid go-live as first trust in Greater Manchester patient diagnostic imaging initiative deploys Sectra solution

The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust has become the first of eight NHS trusts in the UK to deploy the imaging IT solution.

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Radiologists assert new data consent agreements are needed before patient trust is gone

Most current approaches are complex and don't specifically discuss imaging, researchers explained in an opinion piece published recently in JACR.

patient image portal sharing covid-19

Radiology providers struggling to share images in a timely fashion, steer patients to portals

That's according to a new survey of academic medical center leaders, published in Clinical Imaging

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RSNA’s first dataset of annotated COVID-19 images officially published

This initial repository includes 120 chest CT scans from four international care sites, with thousands of more coming soon.

More than 45M medical images accessible online via unprotected servers, new report finds

Nearly all of the exposures were tied to vulnerable DICOM files and networked-attached storage devices, both standards by which hospitals share medical data.

‘Eye-opening’ misconceptions around enterprise imaging, and how radiology leaders can avoid them

Sponsored by NetApp

“Enterprise imaging” is a term that’s bandied about in healthcare. But what does it actually mean, and is your organization getting the most bang for its buck out of this very important process?

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Cybersecurity experts warn of severe vulnerabilities in GE Healthcare imaging systems

CyberMDX first discovered the issue, noting that it affects more than 100 devices, including CT, US, x-ray and MRI. 

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Patients want radiologists to explain imaging findings quickly, but referring providers tend to disagree

Up to 82% of consumers favor same-day communication and said prolonged wait times cause feelings of anxiety, according to a new study in Clinical Imaging.