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.

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MR goes beyond imaging concussion to fleshing out its features, case by case

When it comes to imaging the brains of concussed patients, CT is the workhorse plowing the field and MRI the thoroughbred mastering the equine obstacle course. 

Intelerad’s Panorama Provides Universal Access to Diagnostic-Grade Medical Images

Montreal, Canada – June 1, 2016 – Intelerad Medical Systems™, a leader in medical imaging PACS and cross-enterprise workflow solutions, today announced the launch of PanoramaTM, a zero-footprint enterprise viewer that provides seamless access to all medical images from any location at any time.

Tenn., N.H. enact licensure laws for radiologic technologists

Tennessee and New Hampshire passed into law measures that establish licensure standards for radiologic technologists in their states, reports ASRT.

ASPYRA Announces Release of AccessNET v7.1

Jacksonville, FL — May 16, 2016, ASPYRA, LLC (ASPYRA), a market leader in PACS, announced today that version 7.1 of its PACS product has been released and is being implemented at customer sites.  The new version contains multiple enhancements including those to hanging protocols, images sets, automated jobs, and administrative reports to benefit users and administrators of the system.

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Implementing a True Enterprise Image Management Solution

Sponsored by Sectra

University Hospitals integrated health network is implementing a true enterprise image-management solution—VNA (vendor neutral archive)—which has been “a huge goldmine for patient care.”

Imaging costs can be far from transparent

Recent research presented at the American College of Radiology meeting examined difficulties faced by uninsured patients who want to get cost estimates of X-rays, CT scans and ultrasounds.

Imaging study puts LI-RADS under the microscope

The liver lesion reporting system LI-RADS is comparable to traditional non-standardized reporting methods in terms of interreader agreement and diagnostic accuracy, according to results of a new study recently published online in Academic Radiology.

If incidental findings pass these 4 criteria, consider leaving off rad report

When radiologists discover harmless incidental findings, they are left with the complex, at times difficult choice of either including it in the radiology report or not mentioning it at all. In an original article published by the Journal of the American College of Radiology, Pari V. Pandharipande, MD, MPH, Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, and colleagues examined how they believe radiologists should react when facing such a dilemma.

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