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.

Data-blocking antitrust lawsuit against Epic can move forward, judge rules
Epic’s attempt to have a lawsuit filed by startup Particle Health dismissed was unsuccessful. However, a U.S. district court judge narrowed the claims and rejected accusations that Epic engaged in defamation.
Primary care providers embrace AI-generated imaging results explanations
Stanford Health Care has developed an electronic health record-integrated tool for helping draft comments on radiology, pathology and lab findings.
Hackers inside hospital network for two months expose 140K people
Aspire Rural Health System, a three-hospital system in Michigan, said it was unaware that its network had been compromised. An investigation revealed that hackers gained access to protected health information, including patient charts.
Radiology department adopts new incidental findings approach that’s closing cases at a 99% clip
Researchers with Northwestern University in Chicago detailed their novel system in an analysis published by the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
HHS announces crackdown on providers failing to share radiology results, other info
Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has directed the agency to increase resources dedicated to curbing the “harmful practice of information blocking.”

Amy Thompson, Signify Research, explains key observations in the teleradiology market at RSNA 2023, including the in creasing use of cloud and AI.

Cloud and AI are key to teleradiology success in post-COVID resurgence, expert says

Increasing use of cloud and AI are among the trends observed by Amy Thompson, research manager for healthcare IT at the healthcare market analysis firm Signify Research, at RSNA 2023.

AMA-backed Health2047 rolls out new cybersecurity platform

HEAL Security's platform is specifically designed to address the particular cybersecurity challenges faced by healthcare providers.

Radiology practice experiences cyberattack impacting 569,000 patients

Chattanooga Imaging recently completed a forensic investigation and is analyzing the information, with plans to send personalized letters to those impacted.

Rad AI leverages Google Cloud for radiology report customization

The partnership aims to unlock the power of artificial intelligence to better meet radiologists' preferences.

Private equity firm HealthEdge invests in leading provider of teleradiology services

Radsource was founded in 2001 and employs 25 fellowship-trained radiologists, handling subspecialized orthopedic and neurological MRI interpretations.

RSNA-sponsored imaging informatics course returns for 2024

The National Imaging Informatics Course is designed for fourth-year radiology residents, but is also relevant to any mid- or senior-level professional working with image data.

Ultrasound interpretation AI integrated into cloud-based PACS

A partnership between two developers aims to reduce ultrasound reading time.

Cancer center reduces urgent requests for CT reports by 60%

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center improved efficiency by adopting an automatic assignment system.

Health IT

Data-blocking antitrust lawsuit against Epic can move forward, judge rules

Primary care providers embrace AI-generated imaging results explanations

Hackers inside hospital network for two months expose 140K people

Radiology department adopts new incidental findings approach that’s closing cases at a 99% clip

HHS announces crackdown on providers failing to share radiology results, other info