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 systemsartificial intelligence (AI) applications, analytics, patient monitors, remote monitoring systems, inventory management, the hospital internet of things (IOT), cloud or onsite archive/storage, and cybersecurity.

NEC Display announces LED-backlit 3 megapixel MD212G3 diagnostic monitor

NEC Display Solutions of America, a leading provider of commercial LCD display and projector solutions, announced today launch of the MultiSync® MD212G3 LCD, a widescreen display for diagnostic review applications in healthcare organizations.

Merge Healthcare launches enhanced PACS to meet the needs of Enterprise Health Systems and Tele-Radiology

Merge Healthcare Incorporated (Nasdaq:MRGE), a leading provider of clinical systems and innovations that seek to transform healthcare, today announced new capabilities and enhancements to Merge PACS, specifically designed to support enterprise health systems and tele-radiology.

Volpara Solutions to launch VolparaAnalytics 1.2 at RSNA

Volpara Solutions announced today that it will launch VolparaAnalytics version 1.2 at the 100th Annual Meeting of the Radiology Society of North America (RSNA), November 30-December 5, 2014 (RSNA Booth 1752 – South Hall). Volpara Solutions will showcase the latest version of VolparaAnalytics and the rest of its innovative suite of quantitative breast imaging tools, including VolparaDensity and VolparaDoseRT, which enable personalized measurements of volumetric density, patient-specific dose, breast compression and other factors designed to provide critical insight for breast imaging quality and workflow.

Solid structure: Radiography reports more effective with templates

Structured radiology reports are more complete and more effective than free text reports, according to a study published in the December issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

Computerized order entry helps radiologists see the big picture

Structured order entry systems for physicians ordering trauma CT scans not only improved communication with radiologists, they’ve also improved billing efficiency and reimbursement rates, according to a recent study in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

Follow-up flubs: Electronic tracking may help manage patient care

A recent study from the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) found one-in-eight patients at the institution with imaging findings of possible cancer did not receive necessary follow-up care within three months of the finding, signaling the need for better electronic tracking and automatic notification of results.

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RSNA 2014: Celebrating Innovation Past & Future

There’s a very important tradition that takes place in Chicago at the end of every November, and it doesn’t involve turkey or football—it’s the Radiological Society of North America’s Annual Meeting and Scientific Assembly.

Global PACS market to top $5.3B by 2020

With a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9 percent, the global PACS market will surpass $5.3 billion in value by 2020, up from a current $2.9 billion, according to market analysts with GBI Research.

Around the web

RBMA President Peter Moffatt discusses declining reimbursement rates, recruiting challenges and the role of artificial intelligence in transforming the industry.

Deepak Bhatt, MD, director of the Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital and principal investigator of the TRANSFORM trial, explains an emerging technique for cardiac screening: combining coronary CT angiography with artificial intelligence for plaque analysis to create an approach similar to mammography.

A total of 16 cardiology practices from 12 states settled with the DOJ to resolve allegations they overbilled Medicare for imaging agents used to diagnose cardiovascular disease.