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.

Mayo Clinic debuts its AI-powered virtual nursing assistant
The nonprofit health system said the new tool has been in development since 2024 and is currently being used by thousands of nurses at its hospitals. The generative AI pulls information from disparate systems into one place, including patient records and care protocols.
Are LLMs ready for radiology? Research reveals how chatbots' performance has evolved over time
Large language models have shown great potential in medical imaging, but their success has been hindered by their wavering effectiveness. Now, nearly three years after ChatGPT's release, experts are sharing new insights.
ACR expands programs to help radiology practices integrate and trust AI
CEO Dana Smetherman, MD, MPH, MBA, explains American College of Radiology efforts to help members understand and enable easier integration of artificial intelligence.
Short-term breast cancer risk prediction improves when AI combines imaging with personal info
Understanding which women have the greatest short-term risk could enable providers to implement targeted screening strategies to ensure malignancies are caught at the earliest possible stage.
Alphabet-owned Verily accused by whistleblower of misusing data from 25K patients
A former executive at Verily is suing the company, alleging he was fired after reporting the incidents to management. The misuses of data, if true, would constitute HIPAA violations.

Providing plain language and context in spine imaging reports helps drop opioid prescriptions

The intervention is inexpensive and simple to replicate, UW Medicine experts explained in JAMA Network Open.

RSNA offering cash, massive dataset for AI solutions to tackle pulmonary embolism

The Radiological Society of North America launched its fourth annual artificial intelligence challenge, hoping to help docs detect and characterize the condition.

Even novice radiologists benefit from RSNA's new COVID-19 reporting guidance

Attendings and trainees showed strong agreement when using the framework, experts explained in Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging.

Less than 40% of providers adhere to radiologists’ follow-up recommendations for incidental findings

Standardized reporting and communication could boost that figure much higher, researchers suggested in JACR.

Vague language plagues radiology reporting, with chest and inpatient imaging the top offenders

More than 600,000 reports covering a five-year period showed widespread differences among individuals and subspecialities in how they convey uncertain findings.

New liability concerns emerge for radiologists who have used patient images in presentations

Recent updates to search engines such as Google and Bing may expose imaging data previously thought to be anonymous, ACR, RSNA and SIIM warned.

Pilot program reveals ‘integral’ role radiologists play in advising primary care providers

Easy access to expert opinions led to patient management changes in more than half of cases and avoided a number of unnecessary imaging exams.

Radiologists reveal ‘RADCAT’ system to categorize imaging reports, convey important findings

The tool successfully communicated nearly 100% of nonurgent follow-up recommendations at one Rhode Island health system.

Health IT

Mayo Clinic debuts its AI-powered virtual nursing assistant

Are LLMs ready for radiology? Research reveals how chatbots' performance has evolved over time

ACR expands programs to help radiology practices integrate and trust AI

Short-term breast cancer risk prediction improves when AI combines imaging with personal info

Alphabet-owned Verily accused by whistleblower of misusing data from 25K patients