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.

Report: 84% of healthcare organizations identified a data breach last year
Phishing incidents were the most common type of attack on a healthcare entity, which is consistent with what's seen across all industries.
'Ad hoc' shifts and radiology 'maestros': How one department addressed its workflow hiccups
The radiologist maestro assesses colleagues' needs in real-time and makes decisions accordingly at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
Prompts matter: How input elements affect large language model performance
Just like radiologists, the performance of large language models improves when given proper context.
AI can help radiology standardize image exam data labeling
To fully leverage today's radiology IT systems, standardization is a necessity. Steve Rankin, chief strategy officer for Enlitic, explains how artificial intelligence can help.
Private equity firm PSG invests $80M in radiology vendor Core Sound Imaging
Its flagship product is the Studycast imaging workflow platform, which CSI billed as “more than a picture archiving and communication system."

old woman or doctor shaking hands with patient

Providers' opinions on giving patients open access to their radiology reports are evolving

Online access to medical records has become standard practice, making sharing radiology reports and communicating findings much more streamlined.

AI rules out abnormal findings on chest X-rays, significantly reducing workloads

The commercially available software can correctly exclude pathology on chest radiographs with accuracy rates similar to those of radiologists.

money cybersecurity ransomware health IT data breach hacker

McLaren confirms it was hit with ransomware; disruptions to last until September

The Michigan-based health system is not sure what data may have been taken during the breach. An investigation is ongoing.

How GPT-4 can improve radiology resident report feedback

With resources stretched thin at many facilities, this type of feedback can often be limited.

Radiology information systems provider reports data breach

The cyberattack impacted patient information including dates of birth, driver’s license and Social Security numbers, medical records, and health insurance details.

hexarad radiologist physician teleradiology

Physician-founded teleradiology firm Hexarad raises $14M in growth funding

Founded in 2016, the company employs over 200 radiologists, providing remote reads across multiple countries.

Alabama security breach exposes personal information of cardiologists, heart patients

Both patients and physicians were impacted by the incident, with outside forces gaining access to everything from names and social security numbers to banking information.

Meta's new large language model excels at board-style radiology prompts

Meta Llama 3—a newer open-source large language model—may soon be giving other LLMs a run for their money in the medical field.

Health IT

Report: 84% of healthcare organizations identified a data breach last year

'Ad hoc' shifts and radiology 'maestros': How one department addressed its workflow hiccups

Prompts matter: How input elements affect large language model performance

AI can help radiology standardize image exam data labeling

Private equity firm PSG invests $80M in radiology vendor Core Sound Imaging