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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Wiring diagram of brain reconciles inconsistent neuroimaging findings of Alzheimer’s patients 

Using data from the Human Connectome Project, researchers were able to reassess inconsistent findings from neuroimaging studies of Alzheimer’s patients, according to a study published online Dec. 14 in the journal BRAIN.

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How often do radiologists adopt interactive multimedia in clinical reporting?

Radiologists find value in the usage of interactive multimedia, such as hyperlinks, into their clinical reporting, according to new research published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

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Radiologists need training before adopting interactive multimedia reporting

Radiology has continuously been on the forefront of adopting new technologies. But at one institution, it took a bit of training and exposure to existing interactive multimedia reporting features before radiologists were willing to adopt it into clinical practice.

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Radiologists who feel nitpicked in peer review reciprocate in kind

Radiologists on the receiving end of anonymous corrections during peer-review processes are more likely to subsequently dole out anonymous corrections to other rads—and the effect is especially pronounced when the original “gotcha” was issued over a miss that had no clinical significance.

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Patient information incomplete in EHR-based imaging orders compared to clinician notes

Imaging orders sent via electronic health records (EHRs) have less complete—and consequently less reliable—patient information than those found in physician notes on the same patient in the same EHR, according to research published online Dec. 5 in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association.

Compared with clinician notes, EHR-based imaging orders are incomplete

Patient information in imaging orders sent via electronic health records (EHRs) is less complete and less reliable than that found in physician notes on the same patient in the same EHR.

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MGH imaging lab enters partnership to research blockchain use for patient data

Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston is diving straight into the hype of blockchain by collaborating with Korean blockchain startup MediBloc to improve the health system’s patient data sharing and storage capabilities, according to a report published Dec. 5 by CoinDesk.

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Radiology uses telemedicine more than any other specialty, AMA survey finds

Radiology has the highest use of telemedicine for patient interactions than any other medical specialty, according to results from a nationally representative survey published in the December issue of Health Affairs by the American Medical Association (AMA).