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.

FBI seeking extradition of Israeli prisoner accused of $500M in ransomware attacks
Rostislav Panev is facing fraud and cybercrime charges in Israel, where he has been accused of being a software developer for hacker group LockBit.
Data breach at chain of clinics impacts 450K patients
The Center for Vein Restoration has notified patients about a data breach that occurred in October, exposing financial and medical information on patients from across the U.S.
Can large language models break language barriers in radiology reports?
With the growing demand for virtual care and an increasingly mobile population, the need to improve communication with non-English-speaking patients is immense.
Most patients want to know if AI is involved in their care
“With this signal about the public’s preference for notification, the question for health systems and policymakers is not whether to notify patients but when and how.”
Residents' structured reports get boost from software assistance
Structured reporting templates are known to have numerous clinical benefits, but less is known about how these reports can be utilized as training tools for residents.

Covera Health earns $50M in funding, acquires radiology AI company

As part of the funding deal, Covera Health has finalized the acquisition of artificial intelligence vendor CoRead.

November 1, 2023

AI-powered radiology triage tech prioritizes image review based on patient need

Annalise.ai received "breakthrough designation" from the FDA for its radiology triage AI.

November 1, 2023

Roche, Ibex Medical Analytics and AWS partner for better cancer diagnostics

The three companies are partnering to bring AI tools to Roche’s digital pathology platform to streamline cancer diagnoses.

October 30, 2023

Patients prefer radiology reports that are structured, more challenging to read

The finding suggests that healthcare consumers desire greater detail in the reports, allowing them to seek further info about diseases or findings.

October 25, 2023

Healthcare data breaches have doubled this year, impacting a quarter of Americans

A new report utilizing U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) data shows 87 million patients have been affected by breaches this year, over double the 37 million in 2022.

October 23, 2023

Radiology provider Akumin postpones most clinical and diagnostic operations amid ransomware attack

The pause will last until Akumin can restore its systems in a “safe and secure manner,” leaving the company unable to see patients at its fixed-site locations.

October 20, 2023

Video interview with Jom Kimerle from Pure Storage who shares trends in healthcare cybersecurity. #HIMSS

Trends and tips in healthcare cybersecurity

Cybersecurity in the healthcare sector has been a growing concern, and medical imaging is one of the largest users of off-site cloud data storage.

October 19, 2023

David Higginson explains how Phoenix Childrens Hospital uses AI to rapidly develop new pediatric AI algorithms sometimes in just one day. He spoke at HIMSS 2023 on this subject. #AI #HealthAI #HIMSS

Leveraging machine learning to rapidly create clinical AI algorithms

Phoenix Children's Hospital uses AI to rapidly develop new algorithms to help solve clinical and automation issues specifc to the hospital in as little a few hours.

October 12, 2023

Health IT

FBI seeking extradition of Israeli prisoner accused of $500M in ransomware attacks

Data breach at chain of clinics impacts 450K patients

Can large language models break language barriers in radiology reports?

Most patients want to know if AI is involved in their care

Residents' structured reports get boost from software assistance