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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How one health system improved the quality of patient imaging history

When radiologists have complete imaging histories of their patients they are more likely to provide better interpretations, but such information is often incomplete and inconsistent.

Lake Medical Imaging Selects INFINITT for Multi-Site RIS/PACS, Mammography PACS and Disaster Recovery

INFINITT North America, an award-winning developer of Enterprise Imaging solutions for radiology, cardiology, mammography and advINFINITT North America, award-winning developer of enterprise imaging solutions for radiology, cardiology, mammography, pathology and advanced visualization, will be implementing INFINITT RIS/PACS and INFINITT Mammo PACS at six Lake Medical Imaging facilities in The Villages and Leesburg, Florida.

Lake Medical Imaging Selects INFINITT for Multi-Site RIS/PACS, Mammography PACS and Disaster Recovery

INFINITT North America, an award-winning developer of Enterprise Imaging solutions for radiology, cardiology, mammography and advINFINITT North America, award-winning developer of enterprise imaging solutions for radiology, cardiology, mammography, pathology and advanced visualization, will be implementing INFINITT RIS/PACS and INFINITT Mammo PACS at six Lake Medical Imaging facilities in The Villages and Leesburg, Florida.

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CAD tool detects microcalcification clusters in mammograms

A fully automated algorithm can accurately detect microcalcification clusters in mammogram scans and may help reduce radiology workloads.

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Hybrid workflow saves radiologists time, costs in imaging-related clinical trials

“For radiologists, who generally perform routine activities, involvement in clinical trials increases their workload and raises human resources issues at hospitals which are already running chronic medical deficits,” wrote authors of a new study published in the European Journal of Radiology.

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Paypal exec launches deep learning healthcare analytics company

A former executive from payment platform PayPal has launched a new deep learning health intelligence platform, Global Care Analytics, to provide claims-and-cost clinical data and predictive analytics for healthcare companies.

 

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Why the impact of CDS on patient care remains unclear

Researchers continue to test the effectiveness of CDS, but according to a new commentary published in the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), it remains largely unknown how these systems will truly impact patient care.

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CDS improves imaging order appropriateness, study shows

Clinical decision support (CDS) tools can improve the appropriateness scores of advanced imaging orders when used in clinical practice, according to a single-center analysis published in the American Journal of Roentgenology.