Magnetic resonance imaging exams uncovered the most learning opportunities for providers, Brigham and Women's Hospital experts noted.

The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance, representing equipment manufacturers, slammed the Copyright Office Registrar’s recommendations. 

Providers have previously deployed such analytics tools in public health programs, but their use has been scarce in imaging, Johns Hopkins experts wrote in JACR. 

The combined company now manages more than 50 billion medical images and will read upward of 130 million exams each year.

Together they'll read more than 130 million exams annually and serve 2,000 customers including the 10 top U.S. hospitals, the two said. 

Imaging team members said productivity, confidence and turnaround times all improved under a centralized reporting system.

Data streams are becoming an increasingly important part of the specialty's value to healthcare, and practices will need new mechanisms to utilize this information.

Organizations must consider everything from de-identifying image data and rad report info, and establishing proper frameworks.