Intelerad Medical Systems™, a leader in medical imaging PACS, RIS and workflow solutions, today announced the launch of InteleRIS™ 8.224, the latest version of their Reporting Information System. The solution includes a new optional Mammo Reporting Module and several new features, including enhanced scheduling, complete-and-hold function for technologists, patient-signed outside prior requests, and the ability to import PDF reports from outside systems via HL7.

The benefits of speech recognition software (SRS) are not exclusively for the largest medical centers, according to a study that found a 24-fold improvement in median radiology report turnaround times after SRS was implemented at a smaller community hospital.

The Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council (MCHC), and doxo, today announced a new program to unify the patient financial experience by connecting multiple healthcare providers and insurers in one place, through the doxo digital file cabinet. This new program will dramatically reduce the complexity patients face when dealing with medical bills, payments, and Explanation of Benefits (EOBs).

Machine learning algorithms can model the interaction between radiologists’ gaze, diagnostic decision and image content, according to a study published in the October issue of the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association.

San Diego Regional Health Information Exchange (SDRHIE) has a new name and two new major participants. The federally funded HIE has evolved into an independent, community-supported organization, San Diego Health Connect, which today announced that Scripps Health and Sharp HealthCare have signed agreements to participate in directing the exchange.

Vast amounts of data from genomic sequencing and electronic health records (EHRs) have the potential to radically improve the health of individual patients, but first, institutions must learn how to manage the data, and adopt uniform standards in usability that will enable them to share vital information.

Summit Healthcare, a leader in healthcare system integration today announced major changes on the forefront for their Interoperability Product Suite.  Not only will they be enhancing current products such as Summit Express Connect and Summit Provider Exchange, but they will also be adding a new product to the suite, Summit Care Exchange.

Patient matching, cited as a frequent and serious patient safety and privacy issue, was the focus of discussion today at a town hall meeting that was part of  the American Health Information Management Association's (AHIMA) 85(th) Annual Convention and Exhibit in Atlanta.