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.

AI in healthcare

Most patients want to know if AI is involved in their care

“With this signal about the public’s preference for notification, the question for health systems and policymakers is not whether to notify patients but when and how.” 

Residents' structured reports get boost from software assistance

Structured reporting templates are known to have numerous clinical benefits, but less is known about how these reports can be utilized as training tools for residents.

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Nebraska becomes first state to sue Change Healthcare over data breach

State Attorney General Mike Hilgers said he decided to sue because of Change Healthcare's evident carelessness as well as its slowness to inform potential victims.

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Christmas ransomware exposed over 300K patient records to dark web

Last Christmas, Anna Jaques Hospital in Massachusetts suffered a ransomware attack. Now, nearly a year later, it confirms hackers stole personal information on 316,342 patients. 

How AI 'cheating' could impact algorithm reliability

A new study on the implications of AI shortcutting has experts raising concerns about the integration of the technology into medicine.

FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, MD, explains the U.S. is spending the most on healthcare of any country, but has poorer outcomes than other western nations. He said healthcare reform is needed to change that course. #Healthdisparities #healthequity

FDA commissioner urges health systems to strengthen AI quality oversight

FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, MD, explains the need for hospitals to perform quality assurance checks on clinical artificial intelligence to ensure these technologies don't "drift" from what was originally cleared by the FDA.
 

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Do large language models help or hinder workflows related to radiology reports?

Some have suggested LLMs could reword reports to improve patient comprehension, but whether this is a feasible option remains unknown. 

Telehealth visits not to blame for uptick in imaging orders, study shows

Despite some assumptions that telehealth visits increase the unnecessary utilization of diagnostic services, new data suggest the opposite may be true.