Centering a radiology department’s workflow around the electronic health record (EHR) can improve efficiency and make radiologists happy, according to a new study published in Academic Radiology.

Follow-up imaging adherence rates vary based on a number of factors, according to new research published in the American Journal of Roentgenology. The authors noted that closely monitoring such patterns can help providers engage patients and minimize risk.

When it comes to digital medicine, digital pathology is very late to the game. But its time is coming. And the benefits could be many: Bolstering the capabilities, efficiency and reach of individual pathologists, cutting patient wait times, streamlining multidisciplinary team meetings (MDTs) and offering more data-rich decision-making. It could even obviate a shortage of pathologists. Where does it fit into your strategic plan?

Researchers at Harvard and several institutions in Italy have shown that clinicians managing neuromuscular conditions receive clinically relevant information more consistently from structured radiology reports than from reports rendered in free text. And the gains are greatest when the reporting radiologist is not deeply experienced.

CT scans and mammograms can reveal valuable information about a patient’s heart health, even if the exam was not specifically ordered for that purpose.

As electronic health records (EHRs) continue to play a huge role for healthcare operators, chief information officers have new concerns and priorities to ensure success. With rising cyberattacks on protected medical information about patients, CIOs are putting more importance on cybersecurity.

Researchers looked at data from more than 2,500 free-text radiology reports of patients undergoing hepatocellular carcinoma surveillance to determine if an NLP approach could extract clinical data and predict downstream utilization of resources.

Natural language processing (NLP) could help radiology providers anticipate fluctuations in demand and provide faster patient care, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.