Imaging Informatics

Imaging informatics (also known as radiology informatics, a component of wider medical or healthcare informatics) includes systems to transfer images and radiology data between radiologists, referring physicians, patients and the entire enterprise. This includes picture archiving and communication systems (PACS), wider enterprise image systems, radiology information. systems (RIS), connections to share data with the electronic medical record (EMR), and software to enable advanced visualization, reporting, artificial intelligence (AI) applications, analytics, exam ordering, clinical decision support, dictation, and remote image sharing and viewing systems.

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Small practices left vulnerable after Change Healthcare cyberattack, with some considering bankruptcy

"These survey data show, in stark terms, that practices will close because of this incident," said AMA President Jesse Ehrenfeld, MD.

 

April 11, 2024
Cloud

Aycan introduces a 'mini' PACS for independent practices

The enterprise imaging system is equipped with basic features for storage and sharing, with the option to upgrade.

March 26, 2024
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Large language models excel at simplifying radiology reports

Yale scientists sought to gauge how LLMs such as ChatGPT-3.5/4, Google’s Bard (now known as Gemini) and Microsoft Bing could improve readability. 

March 26, 2024

Medical image-sharing startup PocketHealth raises $33M in series B financing

Round13 Capital and the investment arms of Samsung and Deloitte all pitched in, with the company using the money to double its workforce within the next two years.

March 21, 2024
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Novel workflow automatically integrates AI results into structured radiology reports

German experts detailed their experience with the “AI to SR pipeline” in an analysis published in Insights into Imaging

March 20, 2024
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Change Healthcare reaches ‘important’ step in resumption of services after cyberattack

To aid in this transition, Change owner UnitedHealth Group has advanced more than $2 billion in payments through multiple initiatives. 

March 18, 2024
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OmegaAI adds 'progressive loading' for real-time radiology image reading

The cloud-based enterprise image system loads scan results almost instantly.

March 15, 2024
Cloud data storage is enabling new efficiencies in healthcare and radiology.

Philips moves digital pathology to the cloud with AWS

The partnership aims to move labs to digital workflows to streamline diagnostics.

March 13, 2024