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.

Cerner, Social Security Administration join forces to improve disability insurance claims process

The joint venture is expected to reduce uncompensated care since faster disability determinations may result in patients having quicker access to Medicare and Medicaid benefits.

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American Registry of Radiologic Technologists notifies members of data incident

The organization maintains that although no confidential data was accessed, it has since made further improvements to its security features, according to a recent email update.

Sectra PACS was named Best in KLAS in 2022 based on customer feedback.

Hospitals share top health IT vendors to work with in the Best in KLAS 2022 list

KLAS Research's 2022 report covers more than 1,000 health IT informatics solutions focused on EMRs, staffing, revenue cycle management, patient portals, and more.

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RSNA and SIIM announce return of imaging informatics course

In a statement released Wednesday, RSNA announced the return of NIIC-RAD, which provides education and training modules on the fundamentals of informatics.

Sectra PACS was named Best in KLAS in 2022 based on customer feedback.

Top performing radiology IT solutions in the 2022 Best in KLAS rankings

KLAS Research's 2022 report includes sections for radiology on PACS, speech recognition, universal viewers, image exchange software and vendor neutral archives.

Part of the cath lab case report from Fujifilm Synapse Cardiovascular. This CVIS was ranked Best in KLAS in 2022 based on user interviews.

Best of KLAS 2022: The top cardiovascular information systems and hemodynamic solutions

KLAS Research released its 2022 Best in KLAS report, which includes cardiovascular information systems and hemodynamic systems. 

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Enrollment in ACC NCDR increased after U.S. News and World Report said it could improve hospital rankings

Even with this bump, only about one in three eligible hospitals participate in the NCDR registries. 

The Getinge/Maquet Cardiohelp extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) system.

Getinge expands ECMO and perfusion digital solutions through acquisition of Talis Clinical

Getinge announced its planned to acquire 100% of the equity interest in Talis Clinical, which provides high-acuity IT software applications for critical care, cardiac surgery/perfusion and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.