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.

Kaiser Permanente agrees to $46M settlement over data incident affecting 13.4M people
The managed care company does not admit to doing anything wrong. The data breach constituted its use of third-party tracking technology on its website, which shared data with Google, Microsoft, Twitter, Meta and others.
Accessibility emerged as a prominent theme during RSNA 2025
Remote scanning, mobile operations and telehealth logistics were among some of the week’s most talked about topics.
Boston Scientific partners with Epic on data integration
The collaboration allows providers to order diagnostic tests and then receive results directly in Epic.
Four providers, two data exchanges sued over high cost of medical record access in Maine
In a report, News Center Maine spoke to a personal injury attorney who said she often receives numerous copies of medical records for her clients, each with its own fee. She said she is glad someone decided to sue over the issue, which may violate state law capping patient record-sharing costs.
New data highlight 'systemic inconsistencies' in documentation of contrast reactions
Although uncommon and typically not life-threatening, hypersensitivity reactions have increased in recent decades alongside the significant rise in CT use.

Radiology practices can’t fully prevent cyberattacks, but must be ready when the lights go out

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

75% of imaging requests fall short of RI-RADS quality standards, new evidence shows

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

Hospital steers radiology patients elsewhere, switches to paper records following cyberattack

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

Radiologist logs 1.37 mouse miles and nearly 11,000 keystrokes during a single shift

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

How one hospital bolstered incidental lung nodule follow-ups with enhanced reporting, patient tracking

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

Radiology practice alerts state and customers after hackers target patient records

Sutter Buttes Imaging said that unauthorized individuals infiltrated its systems through an unspecified third-party IT infrastructure.

5 tips for radiology practices eliminating report embargoes under new info-blocking rules

Many providers are moving toward removing the typical time-delayed release of reports to patients in anticipation of the ONC's new interoperability provisions.

Radiology should consider ditching RVUs for a time-based productivity metric, study suggests

The current relative value unit system likely contributes to burnout because of its propensity to underestimate physicians' work effort, one expert wrote recently.

Health IT

Kaiser Permanente agrees to $46M settlement over data incident affecting 13.4M people

Accessibility emerged as a prominent theme during RSNA 2025

Boston Scientific partners with Epic on data integration

Four providers, two data exchanges sued over high cost of medical record access in Maine

New data highlight 'systemic inconsistencies' in documentation of contrast reactions