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.

Data breach at Oracle Health leads to extortion of hospitals
A legacy server accessed with stolen credentials is being blamed for the incident. However, the nature and scope of the attack are still being investigated, with Oracle reportedly working with the FBI to gather details.
SimonMed Imaging gives official notice of cyberattack weeks after initial reports
The Scottsdale, Arizona-based radiology practice issued a notice to impacted parties on March 28 after reports of the hack first started surfacing in mid-February.
Change Healthcare files to have federal lawsuits dismissed
There are at least 65 consolidated cases pending in federal courts that stem from the 2024 data breach on the claims processor's network. A judge in Minnesota has asked that the lawsuits be coordinated and consolidated as much as possible.
ISIS is not launching terrorist attacks against hospitals, FBI says
Trade groups released a statement denying the claim's credibility, but they fear some may be inspired by a widely shared social media post.
RamSoft and Alpha Nodus partner to streamline imaging prior authorization processes
RamSoft, a leader in cloud-based RIS/PACS radiology solutions, and Alpha Nodus, a developer of AI-driven administrative tools for medical offices, announced their partnership on Wednesday.

INFINITT Stands out as a Leader in Cloud-based Imaging: New KLAS Report: ‘Imaging in the Cloud 2021’

INFINITT North America is a leading developer of image and data management solutions for healthcare, and “an early entrant into cloud-based imaging.”

Intelerad Unveils New Cloud-Native Disaster Recovery Solution at RSNA 2021

Designed to provide secure, isolated and immutable copies of all medical images with unlimited capacity services, Cloud DR mitigates the risks against natural disasters, human error, technological failure or cybersecurity breaches amongst hospitals, healthcare systems and radiology practice groups.

RSNA21: Referring providers receive radiology reports 35 minutes faster under structured framework

Turnaround time improvements are likely due to the fewer number of edits required from the initial draft to finalized report.

Poor oversight of resident physicians contributed to deadly lung cancer diagnosis delay, OIG says

A urology resident requested CT surveillance of one patient's abdomen and pelvis within 90 days, but it ended up taking nearly twice as long.

Breach hits radiology practice, exposing sensitive data of more than 500,000 patients

The Utah-based provider says it has no reason to believe any personal information has been used maliciously.

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Radiologists often misreport common adenomyosis when not briefed beforehand

Directing rads to specifically look for the condition boosted the accuracy of MRI from about 30% to more than 85%, experts explained in Clinical Imaging.

Despite concerns, PACS-embedded AI does not inflate radiologists’ interpretation times

The software produced additional actionable findings and better case overviews, according to real-world, prospective data shared recently.

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative grants more than $5M to advance imaging technologies worldwide

The funds will help 16 countries, with about $1 million earmarked for an open-access image annotation tool.

Health IT

Data breach at Oracle Health leads to extortion of hospitals

SimonMed Imaging gives official notice of cyberattack weeks after initial reports

Change Healthcare files to have federal lawsuits dismissed

ISIS is not launching terrorist attacks against hospitals, FBI says

RamSoft and Alpha Nodus partner to streamline imaging prior authorization processes