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.

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New teleradiology solution promises to streamline enterprise imaging operations

Konica Minolta and NewVue announced their collaboration on cloud-based Exa Teleradiology earlier this week.

Ransom demanded, emergency care diverted as Kettering Health reels from cyberattack

The Ohio-based nonprofit health system did not confirm patient data was exposed and taken by hackers. However, a media report confirmed it has received a ransom notice credited to the Interlock cybercrime cell.

HHS penalizes imaging provider for allegedly violating patient privacy laws

San Jose, California-based Vision Upright MRI allegedly failed to properly assess potential cybersecurity threats and did not notify patients in a timely fashion.

Radiology group says reporting backlogs climbing to 'worst on record'

The organization cautioned that continuing to outsource exams to teleradiology providers is becoming “financially unsustainable.”

Cyberattack on nonprofit health system triggers scam calls to patients

Kettering Health in Ohio confirmed it is experiencing a data breach impacting care delivery. However, it stopped short of saying the calls are related, as an investigation is ongoing.

Fine-tuned LLMs show great promise for spotting radiology report errors

Report errors can result in incorrect or delayed diagnoses and significantly impact disease management.

Trauma protocol halves the time it takes to get hemorrhage patients in the IR suite

Interventional radiologists play a crucial role in stopping or controlling bleeding in these patients, but their effectiveness is often hindered by time.

Predictive model cuts back on unnecessary imaging requests for headaches in the ED

Headaches are a common complaint among patients presenting to the emergency department, with millions of cases documented annually in the United States.

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