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.

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Data breaches cost an average of $10M

Breach costs have risen 13% over the last two years, and the increase could be passing down through the economy, influencing higher prices for goods and services.

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Patient privacy concerns are rising

92% of patients believe privacy is a right and their health data should not be available for purchase by corporations or other individuals.

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Radiology report follow-up recommendations: 4 ways to improve patient compliance

One out of every seven radiologist follow-up recommendations contained in imaging reports is not carried out, experts recently reported in JAMA Network Open.

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18F-FDG PET/CT radiomics nomogram provides detailed insight into neuroblastoma

Better risk stratification can improve clinical decision making and better outcomes, experts involved in the study explained in EJR.

Technologist ‘learning opportunities’ vastly outnumber imaging ‘do-overs’ across almost 1 million exams

Reviewing a 20-month run with a radiologist-to-technologist communications tool, researchers have found minor problems with image quality 10 times more common than patient callbacks for repeat imaging.

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Algorithm spots enteric tube misplacement on x-ray with great accuracy

The model was externally validated using more than 1,500 radiographs with real-world incidence of critically misplaced tubes. 

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Content-based AI system decreases read times by 31% while increasing accuracy

Using CBIRS decreased interpretation times despite the radiologists who utilized them having to review the additional information the system provided.

There has been fear of a small number of patient who experience myocarditis after COVID vaccination, but a new study found it is safe in patients with prior heart damage. Image courtesy of Banner Health. #COVID19 #COVIDvaccination

Moderna advancing 2 new vaccines for COVID-19 variants

The news comes as BA.5 has become the dominant subvariant in the United States. Cases, hospitalizations and deaths are all on the rise.