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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Amazon One Medical employees viewed health data of man in wrongful death case

One Medical, a chain of primary care clinics owned by Amazon, is being sued by the family of a man who died due to alleged provider negligence. Now, court filings reveal staff improperly accessed the deceased man's protected medical records.

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Philips announces strategic partnership aimed at advancing AI in MRI

The collaboration with Nvidia—a leader in AI solutions—was unveiled Monday during the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine's annual meeting. 

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Independent provider group hit by cyberattack, delays patient care

Esse Health, a 50 practice independent provider network, said it's still investigating the incident, which has the hallmarks of a ransomware attack. 

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Enterprise imaging vendor Enlitic inks data migration deal worth up to $32M

The company has signed a "memo of understanding" with GE HealthCare, helping it to build a new cloud-based product suite. 

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FDA rolls out AI across all departments, hires new leadership

The agency said all of its centers will be fully integrated by June 30, following the success of an early pilot where generative AI supported scientific reviews. 

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3 wise cybersecurity investments for private radiology practices

Technology leaders with Radiology Associates of North Texas shared their advice in an opinion piece published by JACR

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Florida hospitals sue nonprofit over ‘pay-to-play’ safety rankings

Five Tenet Healthcare hospitals are suing the Leapfrog Group, accusing the organization of pressuring hospitals to share internal data in exchange for higher scores in its annual safety rankings. The watchdog outright denies the claim. 

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Incidental findings evident in 70% of lung screening exams, but few reported

Despite this, consensus is lacking on whether radiologists should be required to report on findings that are not relevant to the exam.