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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EHR integration of radiology alerts speeds up—but doesn’t significantly change rate of—follow-ups

Integrating nonurgent but clinically significant radiology alerts into the EHR offers a workable way to manage followup patient care—and the integration doesn’t impede closed-loop communication between radiologists and referring physicians. 

Mach7 updates enterprise imaging software

Mach7 Technologies, developer of medical imaging management technology, has announced the release of the latest version of the Mach7 Enterprise Imaging Platform.

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Associations, vendors offering ICD-10 education ahead of deadline

Tick, tick, tick. The ICD-10 implementation next month is almost here, and a number of organizations are offering last-minute education and checklists to get prepped ahead of the deadline.

vRad Preparing Clients for Complex ICD-10 Compliance

Rad (Virtual Radiologic), an affiliate of MEDNAX Inc. (NYSE: MD) and the nation’s leading telemedicine company and radiology practice, announced today that it has completed required system updates so that its 2,100 client facilities can effectively transmit and process complete clinical history, technical and diagnostic data, including standardized code sets necessary to meet new ICD-10 documentation requirements for nearly 6 million studies transmitted annually.

Novarad releases digital mammography viewer

Novarad, the Salt Lake City-based healthcare technology company, has announced the release of its own specialty digital mammography viewer, NovaMG.

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Johns Hopkins tech innovator: Breaking the chains on data

Sponsored by Konica Minolta

Heading up the Johns Hopkins Medicine Technology Innovation Center, Gorkem Sevinc, MSE, CIIP, focuses the bulk of his attention on partnering with clinical and research personnel within Hopkins Medicine to collaboratively build innovative Health IT tools. Software development, IT infrastructure, workflow and collaboration tools are all part of his purview.

Sectra: University Hospitals of Cleveland Selects Sectra’s VNA Solution

International medical imaging IT company Sectra (STO:SECTB) announces that University Hospitals (UH), based in Cleveland in the US, has entered into a multi-year contract to implement its vendor neutral archive (VNA) solution for the handling of patient imaging throughout the University Hospitals system.

FDA approves Neuroreader software to help spot brain changes from Alzheimer’s, concussions

Danish medical device company Brainreader has announced FDA approval for its Neuroreader MR software designed to quickly detect changes in a patient’s brain volume brought on by neurodegenerative diseases or traumatic brain injuries.

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GE HealthCare launches new cardiac CT scanner with advanced AI capabilities

GE HealthCare designed the new-look Revolution Vibe CT scanner to help hospitals and health systems embrace CCTA and improve overall efficiency.

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Bracco updates HeartSee coronary flow capacity software with new diagnostic features

Clinicians have been using HeartSee to diagnose and treat coronary artery disease since the technology first debuted back in 2018. These latest updates, set to roll out to existing users, are designed to improve diagnostic performance and user access.

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Key trends in diagnostic heart testing: CT on the rise as some traditional techniques fall out of favor

The cardiac technologies clinicians use for CVD evaluations have changed significantly in recent years, according to a new analysis of CMS data. While some modalities are on the rise, others are being utilized much less than ever before.