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 systems, artificial intelligence (AI) applications, analytics, patient monitors, remote monitoring systems, inventory management, the hospital internet of things (IOT), cloud or onsite archive/storage, and cybersecurity.

Radiology practice reportedly working with FBI after ‘data security incident’
Mt. Baker Imaging and Northwest Radiologists in Bellingham, Washington, have engaged with outside forensic specialists to aid in the investigation.
Pre-procedure patient questionnaires reduce IR scheduling hiccups
Increased demand for interventional procedures has inevitably resulted in more patients with complex medical needs entering the IR suite.
Hospitals, Epic sued after clinician allegedly accesses nude photos of 400+ patients
According to lawyers representing two of the plaintiffs, a shared EHR portal was used by a physical therapist at KU Health to access the sensitive photographs in what is being investigated as a data breach.
DaVita kidney care clinics hit by ransomware attack
The company said part of its network has been encrypted. However, it told the Securities and Exchange Commission it is still able to deliver dialysis care to patients.
American-made GPT-4 knows no borders, translates radiology reports into different languages
New research highlights the potential of GPT-4 to enhance radiologists’ communication of findings in clinical environments across the pond.

Simple intervention can reduce unnecessary inpatient MRI orders

At one academic center, reviewing a questionnaire related to body MRI orders resulted in many ordering providers doing an about-face regarding the necessity of their inpatient request.

Radiology groups want clarity from HHS on reporting requirements following Change cyberattack

ACR, the American Society of Neuroradiology and the Society of Interventional Radiology were among over 100 groups asking the feds for further details.

100+ groups ask OCR for clarification on HIPAA requirements after Change Healthcare hack

In a letter dated May 20, a number of medical associations and physicians groups ask the OCR to force UnitedHealth Group to follow through on notifying patients that their data was taken by hackers.

Giving patients access to their medical imaging could improve health literacy

However, medical image sharing could also produce an influx of questions from patients who have concerns about what they're looking at, authors of a new paper suggest.

Radiologists help launch Uber-like service providing imaging consultations across the globe

Experts first designed the program in 2022 to provide subspecialty advice to clinicians in war-torn Ukraine.

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HHS launches $50M security initiative to thwart ransomware attacks at hospitals

The UPGRADE platform aims to automate the detection and patching of device-related security vulnerabilities at hospitals nationwide.

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WebTPA breach exposed 2.4 million members to hackers

Not many details on the data breach have been revealed, but the company is facing multiple lawsuits.

Ascension reverts to pen-and-paper operations after ransomware attack

Most of Ascension's retail pharmacies nationwide are unable to fill prescriptions or accept payments. During the outage, patients are being given pen-on-paper scripts.

Health IT

Radiology practice reportedly working with FBI after ‘data security incident’

Pre-procedure patient questionnaires reduce IR scheduling hiccups

Hospitals, Epic sued after clinician allegedly accesses nude photos of 400+ patients

DaVita kidney care clinics hit by ransomware attack

American-made GPT-4 knows no borders, translates radiology reports into different languages