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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NLP shows ability to extract measurements, core descriptors from radiology reports

Natural language processing (NLP) has shown potential to extract measurements and their primary descriptors from radiology reports and provide them in a structured format, according to findings published in the Journal of Digital Imaging.

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More big imaging data, radiomics key to personalized therapy for head and neck carcinomas

A new CT- and PET-imaging-based approach—one that entails applying big data to personalizing treatment protocols—is needed to better identify which head and neck carcinoma (HNC) patient subgroups respond to which specific therapies.

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How Secure Is That Scanner?

In a world of networked medical devices, it’s not hard to imagine a radiology-heavy cyberattack that is not only malicious but also ingenious.
 

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Signed, Sealed and Soon to be Delivered

Consolidation has become the name of the game for many private radiology practices, but not everyone wants in. Many unaffiliated groups still prefer the independent side of the playing field, defending their turf by contracting to provide imaging services to hospitals and health systems.

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First-ever chief health informatics officer leaves role at CMS

Just four months after appointing the first-ever chief health informatics officer at CMS, the position is vacant.

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NLP able to audit radiology reports, ID crucial information

Natural language processing (NLP) can provide significant value by auditing all communications related to critical findings, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

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AI extracts additional information, context from radiology reports

Machine learning (ML) can help providers extract all relevant facts from radiology reports in real time, according to a new study published in the Journal of Digital Imaging.

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Can radiologists rely on US LI-RADS for diagnosing HCC?

A recent study validating the 2017 version of the ultrasound Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System (US LI-RADS) for detecting hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) identified a few limitations in its scoring.