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.

4 cybersecurity best practices for radiology groups
Digitization of exams has made the imaging industry a “prime target” for cybercriminals, experts wrote recently in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
Radiology group cyberattack exposes private info of over 150,000 patients
The information exposed during the attack included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers and service charges.
Emergency physicians make more mistakes when interpreting imaging of multiple organs
A new analysis details the prevalence of interpretation errors in EDs, the factors that influence them and how they affect patient care.
Health data possibly exposed in 'sophisticated' cyberattack on Aflac
A “sophisticated cybercrime group” is being blamed for an attack on the network of the private insurer, which may have exposed social security numbers and protected health information. The incident is still being investigated.
UnitedHealth subsidiary exposes 5.5M patient records to hackers
Health IT company Episource confirmed a ransomware attack of its network exposed data from payer and provider customers alike, with details such as medical diagnoses and treatments possibly stolen by nefarious actors.

Example of a cardiovascular information system (CVIS) cath lab reporting module with a coronary tree model that will auto complete sections of the report based on how the cardiologist modifies the model. Image from the ScImage booth at ACC 2022. Photo by Dave Fornell

VIDEO: 4 key trends in cardiovascular information systems, according to Signify Reseach

Signify Research shares the latest big trends in cardiovascular IT systems, including the role of EMR cardiology modules vs. third-party CVIS, structured reporting, integration into enterprise imaging and inclusion of ambulatory surgical centers.

Portable orthopedic tomosynthesis cleared for U.S. sales

The FDA has cleared U.K.-based Adaptix to market a 3D X-ray system that, according to the company, images hands, feet and elbows “at a fraction of the radiation dose and per-study cost of traditional CT.”

AI helps reading-room radiologists differentiate colon cancer from diverticulitis

The model augmented and significantly improved diagnostic performance for abdominal subspecialists as well as residents—a result researchers say has major clinical implications.

6 pointers on POCUS leadership in the ED (and potentially beyond)

Has point-of-care ultrasound outpaced hospitals’ capacity to incorporate the technology without anointing any particular specialty its proper guardian? The case could be made.

Justice Dept. takes down ransomware group targeting hospitals

The group targeted 1,500 victims in over 80 countries and received more than $100M since June 2021.

The key to AI integration? Keeping it straightforward, says GE HealthCare CMO

“To drive adoption, it is important that the technology designed to help productivity doesn’t add more work and complexity,” Dr. Mathias Goyen, Chief Medical Officer for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) at GE HealthCare, told Health Imaging.

Comprehensive 1-stop screening proves ‘efficient and valuable’ for identifying early-stage cancers

A multidisciplinary center dedicated to early detection of cancer in ostensibly healthy individuals has demonstrated the soundness of its founding concept, cost-effectively catching cancers of many kinds before the onset of symptoms.

Contrast-enhanced mammography uses iodine contrast injected into a patient and mammography system to image contrast uptake or areas of increased vascular activity, which is typical of cancers. This can help image through dense breast tissue to find cancers that are otherwise masked by dense breast tissue.

Radiologists should be aware of these clinical factors when reading CEM scans

The degree of background parenchymal enhancement on CEM during certain days of a premenopausal woman's cycle could impact how radiologists interpret the exam.

Health IT

4 cybersecurity best practices for radiology groups

Radiology group cyberattack exposes private info of over 150,000 patients

Emergency physicians make more mistakes when interpreting imaging of multiple organs

Health data possibly exposed in 'sophisticated' cyberattack on Aflac

UnitedHealth subsidiary exposes 5.5M patient records to hackers