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.

Lawsuit claims clinic used AI to record patient conversations without consent
According to attorneys representing a potential class action of plaintiffs, Sharp HealthCare was not forthcoming about its use of a tool for automatic note-taking. The technology allegedly captures everything said in an exam room, including sensitive details on diagnoses, and sends it to an offsite server.
Private equity firm launches new AI-powered enterprise imaging platform
NXXIM will integrate all available patient data including radiology images, pathology slides and lab results into a “unified, real-time diagnostic workspace.”
CDC: Pediatric COVID vaccines reduce ER trips by 76%
In a new data analysis from nine states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that the protective effect tapers off as juveniles age, with 5-17 year olds seeing fewer trips to urgent care or the emergency room at a rate of 56%. Overall, the agency said evidence shows that COVID-19 vaccines are still effective.
Texas sues Epic for allegedly ‘gatekeeping’ children’s medical records
Paxton says the “woke” EHR giant is intentionally making it harder for patients and families to access historical medical data, violating state law. Epic denies the allegation.
Study finds big hospitals overpaid, rural facilities overlooked in Change Healthcare relief
Researchers from University of Minnesota found that more than 300 small, rural hospitals didn't even apply for relief. At the same time, many larger, for-profit systems received hundreds of thousands in overpayments. The findings are published in Health Affairs.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

CDS makes ‘modest, but significant’ impact on imaging order appropriateness

Clinical decision support (CDS) tools can improve the appropriateness of advanced imaging orders, according to new findings published in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

Informatics experts share 4 key use cases for AI in radiology

For radiology to truly benefit from AI’s potential, the specialty must learn how to get the most information possible out of all available digital data.

Women out-earn men in healthcare CIO role

Women are out-earning their male counterparts in the role of chief information officer in the healthcare field, according to a new salary report from the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME).

Health IT

Lawsuit claims clinic used AI to record patient conversations without consent

Private equity firm launches new AI-powered enterprise imaging platform

CDC: Pediatric COVID vaccines reduce ER trips by 76%

Texas sues Epic for allegedly ‘gatekeeping’ children’s medical records

Study finds big hospitals overpaid, rural facilities overlooked in Change Healthcare relief