Enterprise Imaging

Enterprise imaging brings together all imaging exams, patient data and reports from across a healthcare system into one location to aid efficiency and economy of scale for data storage. This enables immediate access to images and reports any clinical user of the electronic medical record (EMR) across a healthcare system, regardless of location. Enterprise imaging (EI) systems replace the former system of using a variety of disparate, siloed picture archiving and communication systems (PACS), radiology information systems (RIS), and a variety of separate, dedicated workstations and logins to view or post-process different imaging modalities. Often these siloed systems cannot interoperate and cannot easily be connected. Web-based EI systems are becoming the standard across most healthcare systems to incorporate not only radiology, but also cardiology (CVIS), pathology and dozens of other departments to centralize all patient data into one cloud-based data storage and data management system.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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5 things radiologists should know before choosing an at-home display

Relying on monitors that lack certain technical capabilities can obscure image features and harm radiologists' performance.

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PACS communication tool spots opportunities for radiologists, technologists to enhance patient care

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

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Final rule quashes copyright concern, allowing owners to repair their imaging devices

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

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Intelerad acquiring cloud specialist Ambra Health to form $1.7B enterprise imaging giant

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

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Positron, a New York-based nuclear imaging company, will now provide Upbeat Cardiology Solutions with advanced PET/CT systems and services. 

The nuclear imaging isotope shortage of molybdenum-99 may be over now that the sidelined reactor is restarting. ASNC's president says PET and new SPECT technologies helped cardiac imaging labs better weather the storm.

CMS has more than doubled the CCTA payment rate from $175 to $357.13. The move, expected to have a significant impact on the utilization of cardiac CT, received immediate praise from imaging specialists.