Have a pressing reason to override a recommendation from clinical decision support? What if you were asked to prove it? Requiring justification to override alerts reduced the number of repeat CT scans, according to a study published in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

One way radiology is improving value is by automating and standardizing the reporting process. Two of this week’s top stories dealt with this topic, one involving the effectiveness of automated alerts and another surveying the use of standardized reports.

Adopting an automated alert notification system for critical imaging results appears to be effective at helping providers meet patient safety goals, as a recent study has shown automated notification was associated with a significant increase in timely closed-loop communication between providers.

North American radiologists appear to be onboard with implementing structured reporting, and those that are already using it are generally satisfied with their reports, according to a new survey.

FUJIFILM SonoSite, Inc., the world leader and pioneering specialist in bedside and point-of-care ultrasound, unveiled version 2.0 of the popular SonoAccess™ educational app, a free mobile device application that provides the healthcare community with access to the largest multimedia library of ultrasound resources including instructional videos, clinical image galleries and a variety of case studies.  FUJIFILM SonoSite redesigned the app from the ground-up based on collaboration from existing users, added more features and workflow improvements, and extended its reach to include all Apple and Android phones and tablets.

Samsung Electronics America, Inc., a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd, today announced the preliminary results of a groundbreaking trial into the use of tablet-based ultrasound in emergency services vehicles.  A total of six emergency services vehicles at Bedford, Hurst and DFW Airport Fire Departments in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area have been equipped with Samsung’s PT60A ultrasound as part of an ongoing trial.

Mach7 Technologies, a global provider of enterprise image management systems and services, today announced the company’s CTO, Eric Rice, will be speaking at the 2014 Imaging Informatics Summit in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014. 

M*Modal, a leading provider of clinical documentation and Speech Understanding™ solutions, today announced that healthcare IT industry veteran Scott MacKenzie has joined the company as Chief Executive Officer and a member of M*Modal’s Board of Directors.