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.

Thumbnail

Radiology practice network LucidHealth signs $25M deal with vendor Visage Imaging

Under the agreement, the Columbus, Ohio, provider group will implement the cloud-based Visage 7 Enterprise Imaging Platform across its organization. 

artificial intelligence AI in healthcare cybersecurity

HIMSS survey report: Beware insider threats to cybersecurity involving AI

Almost one in three healthcare organizations allow their people to use AI without formal restrictions. 

radiology dermatology collaboration

Researchers overseas: ‘Radiology has become indispensable to dermatology’

Dermatologists increasingly rely on medical imaging modalities—especially but not solely ultrasound—to help diagnose complex and diverse skin disorders. 

Thumbnail

Hospital faces $3.5M settlement after sharing patient data with Facebook

That number could rise to $6.75 million, depending on the number of patients who sign onto the class-action settlement levied against Virginia Mason Medical Center. The hospital does not admit to wrongdoing. 

Academic health system working on AI dictation feature for Epic

Chicago-based Rush University System for Health is collaborating with Suki on its development. The two previously partnered on a pilot for an AI clinician assistant, which has since been rolled out across the health system.

VI-RADS threshold, imaging features predict bladder cancer invasiveness with nearly 100% accuracy

New findings related to Vesical Imaging-Reporting and Data System scores and specific MRI findings could improve the management of bladder cancer. 

Konica Minolta Healthcare Americas Inc. and ImagineSoftware announced an integration agreement to integrate the ImagineOne artificial intelligence (AI)-driven platform for automated radiology billing with Konica Minolta’s Exa PACS-RIS solution.

Konica Minolta and ImagineSoftware partner to expand revenue cycle management offerings

Konica Minolta partnered with ImagineSoftware to integrate its AI-driven revenue cycle management platform into the Exa PACS-RIS solution. 

cyberattack cybersecurity IT

Chinese hackers use malware disguised as imaging viewers to steal patient data

The software has been primarily disguised as Philips’ DICOM MediaViewerLauncher.exe—a trusted program that enables patients to view their medical imaging on their own personal servers.