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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Vital Images, Inc. Receives 510(k) Clearance for Image Denoising Software

Vital Images, Inc., a Toshiba Medical Systems Group Company, received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for Image Denoising software, a post-processing filter designed to be used in conjunction with original image data used with its Vitrea® software.

FUJIFILM presents latest innovative medical imaging at AHRA 2014

FUJIFILM Medical Systems U.S.A., Inc., a leading provider of diagnostic imaging products and medical informatics solutions, will highlight its growing digital radiography and women’s healthcare portfolio at the American Healthcare Radiology Administrators (AHRA) annual meeting held August 11 – 13 at the Gaylord National in Washington, DC.

New Exa EHR from Viztek improves information exchange and workflow in radiology

Viztek, the leading provider of complete digital software and hardware diagnostic imaging solutions, will showcase its new Exa EHR at the Association for Medical Imaging Management (AHRA) Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington, D.C., August 10 – 13.

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Automated PACS-based alerts communicate unexpected findings

An electronic alert system integrated into a PACS can aid in the communication of reports and reduce the risk that reports containing significant or unexpected findings will remain unread, according to a study of one such system.

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Say cheese: Patient photos paired with radiography cuts wrong-patient errors

Taking a photo of a patient’s face at the same time a point-of-care portable radiograph is obtained can more than double the rate at which wrong-patient errors are caught by interpreting radiologists, according to a study published in the August issue of Academic Radiology.

Google it: What search trends tell us about breast density knowledge

Google Trends, a feature of the search engine that allows users to track the frequency of searches, can offer insights into the general public’s information-seeking behavior on the topic of dense breasts, according to a study published online this month in Academic Radiology.

Mobile reads: Appendicitis diagnosis on smartphone similar to in-house reports

In a pinch, mobile consultation using a smartphone to interpret CT images can offer similar diagnostic performance to in-house reports when a preliminary diagnosis of appendicitis from on-call radiologists is inconclusive, according to a Korean study.

Survey: Admins want to integrate cardiovascular PACS and information systems

Cardiology departments in U.S. hospitals are looking to more closely integrate their cardiovascular PACS (CPACS) and cardiovascular information systems (CVIS), according to a report from market research consulting firm IMV.

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