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.

Cloud storage

Rad AI leverages Google Cloud for radiology report customization

The partnership aims to unlock the power of artificial intelligence to better meet radiologists' preferences.

January 19, 2024
money business cash flow dollar. Kingsway Financial Services, a Chicago-based holding company with subsidiaries in several industries, has acquired New Jersey-based Digital Diagnostics Imaging (DDI) for $11 million. The transaction was funded with $5.4 million in cash and $5.6 million in debt financing.

Private equity firm HealthEdge invests in leading provider of teleradiology services

Radsource was founded in 2001 and employs 25 fellowship-trained radiologists, handling subspecialized orthopedic and neurological MRI interpretations. 

January 18, 2024
learning classroom student training

RSNA-sponsored imaging informatics course returns for 2024

The National Imaging Informatics Course is designed for fourth-year radiology residents, but is also relevant to any mid- or senior-level professional working with image data.

January 18, 2024
Cloud

Ultrasound interpretation AI integrated into cloud-based PACS

A partnership between two developers aims to reduce ultrasound reading time.

January 12, 2024
Video interview with Merge healthcare's General Manager of Imaging Ashish Sant on key trends in radiology IT and AI workflow orchestration at RSNA 2023. #RSNA #HealthIT #enterpriseimaging #PACS HealthAI

Radiology staffing shortages increasing demand for AI and cloud

Ashish Sant, general manager for Imaging at Merge explains how imaging informatics can help mitigate the radiology staffing shortage.

January 12, 2024
Video of Isaac Zaworski, president of Sectra U.S.A. Inc, discussing trends in radiology informatics system at RSNA 2023. #enterpriseimaging #RSNA #Sectra #RSNA23 #RSNA2023 #HealthIT #cloudstorage #SaaS #radiology

Trends in radiology enterprise imaging systems

Isaac Zaworski, president of Sectra U.S.A., believes AI can help radiology providers overcome some of the biggest challenges plaguing the specialty. 

January 9, 2024
Video of Tracy Byers, CEO, Change Healthcare, explaining trends in the PACS market at RSNA 2023. #RSNA #enterpriseimaging #PACS #HealthIT

3 transformative trends in radiology IT systems

Tracy Byers, CEO of enterprise imaging, Change Healthcare, defines three major trends in radiology informatics in a video interview.

January 8, 2024

American College of Radiology urges feds not to target physicians in enforcing info-blocking rule

HHS hopes to create new disincentives for providers who knowingly and unreasonably interfere with the exchange of health information. 

January 5, 2024