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.

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COVID-19 prep: Remote reading program leads to 140% boost in reporting productivity

St. Mary’s Hospital in London launched its pilot in 2019 and early success helped establish remote reading capabilities for nearly all of its rad consultants by the beginning of the lockdown.

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Radiologists must become 'data wranglers' for a front seat in healthcare's future

The specialty needs to contribute more to the electronic health record to keep pace with data-driven care delivery, one informatics expert said during SIIM's virtual meeting.

Ambra Health Offers Access to Medical Imaging with Epic Integrations

New capabilities use interoperability to enable patients and physicians alike to instantly access medical imaging. 

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Mayo Clinic launches Sectra’s digital pathology solution across its health systems

After it’s tested and properly configured during the initial rollout phase, Mayo will gradually introduce the solution across all of its departments in Minnesota, Florida and Arizona.

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RSNA officially launches massive open database of COVID-19 medical images

It says more than 200 healthcare institutions across the globe have now expressed interest in participating, with “substantial” datasets already added to the repository. 

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EHR-based clinical decision support helps radiologists make dent in low-value pediatric imaging

When a child shows up at the emergency department with a traumatic brain injury, the encounter can often result in a costly head CT scan that provides little benefit to the patient, experts wrote Tuesday in JACR. 

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New ACR registry selected as imaging repository for ongoing study into COVID-19 treatments

ACR’s Center for Research and Innovation will gather and house all diagnostic scans for the Society of Critical Care Medicine's Viral Infection and Respiratory Illness Universal Study, or VIRUS, the groups announced Tuesday.

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ACR launches COVID-19 imaging registry to help tackle the pandemic

Participating institutions will contribute demographic information, signs and symptoms data, imaging exams, lab tests and patient outcomes.