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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Radiologists use structured CT reports to create database of metastatic cancer patterns

Natural language processing was up to 99% accurate at spotting cancer spread across 13 different organs.

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Radiology practice assembles skilled team to strengthen cybersecurity after data breach

Atlanta-based Express MRI said hackers may have obtained details such as dates of birth, body parts scanned and ages during the incident. 

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Orthopedic surgeons’ most common reasons for opting not to read radiology reports

A new survey of ortho experts offers key clues to help improve musculoskeletal radiology services and interdisciplinary collaboration. 

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CAD-RADS a ‘big step in the right direction’ toward improving outcomes for acute chest pain

Korean researchers tested the Coronary Artery Disease Reporting and Data System in nearly 1,500 patients treated across four hospital emergency departments.

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Radiology reporting template bolsters follow-up care for incidental pancreatic findings

Patients with automatically flagged reports were more likely to be seen in a dedicated pancreas clinic and undergo additional imaging, experts explained in JACR.

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Medical imaging group calls for PACS security checks amid threat 275M exams remain vulnerable

HHS recently warned some 130 healthcare organizations are running vulnerable systems, potentially exposing millions of patients to danger.

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Alliance Healthcare Services plans to ‘vigorously defend’ against ‘unfounded’ PACS-breach lawsuit

Patients recently filed a proposed class-action suit against Alliance and Northeast Radiology, claiming the 2 were lax in responding to a cybersecurity incident last year. 

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US cybersecurity agency reports critical vulnerabilities in Philips' Vue PACS

The Department of Homeland Security warned the problems can be remotely exploited through relatively low complexity attacks.