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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Risk prediction algorithm slashes number of unnecessary thyroid nodule biopsies

Although the vast majority of nodules are benign, many are referred for biopsy as a precaution to rule out malignancy.

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Data-sharing startup Avandra Imaging raises nearly $18M from top health systems, others

The company seeks to “organize the world’s medical images,” serving as a data marketplace for biopharma firms, researchers, physicians and AI companies.  

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GE HealthCare taps Enlitic for large-scale imaging data migration plans

The duo announced the partnership on Monday, stating that the collaboration marks “a shift in how healthcare institutions approach data.” 

New AI model segments 80 MRI structures

Easy-to-use AI model effectively segments 80 structures on MRI

New data suggest the model outperforms publicly available segmentation algorithms.  

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DOD contractor hit with $11M fine for health data mismanagement

A U.S. military contractor has agreed to an $11.2 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice to resolve allegations it lied about properly securing sensitive patient data tied to the Tricare program.

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Radiology practice SimonMed Imaging suffers apparent ransomware attack

Hacker group Medusa claimed responsibility for the cyberattack on its blog, according to a report published Tuesday. 

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Gottlieb: Let’s not slap the label ‘medical device’ on AI software that only helps clinicians make care decisions

Standing FDA guidance reflects concern over physicians deferring to AI-aided CDS recommendations when pressed for time or uncertain of their own judgments. Is that stance outdated? 

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Perplexity scores improve identification of fraudulent AI writings

Though numerous web-based tools have been created to flag published works that appear suspicious for AI authorship, the performances of these tools has been inconsistent thus far.