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.

Entrepreneur’s quest to improve image sharing

Morris Panner, former prosecutor turned entrepreneur and the focus of a profile piece in The Washington Post, is hoping to shake up image exchange with a new company.

Southeastern Overread Services Deploys eRAD PACS With M*Modal Speech Recognition

Southeastern Overread Services, an established teleradiology group based in Greensboro, NC, has successfully implemented eRAD PACS with integrated Speech Recognition to support its nationwide interpretation services.

Digisonics Showcases WebView 4.0 for Image and Report Review on any Web Browser or OS at RSNA 2013

At this year's annual RSNA Conference in Chicago, Ill., Digisonics (Booth #6511) will showcase its newest product, WebView 4.0.  WebView is an easy-to-use application for fast review of patient images and reports of all modalities from any HTML5 capable web browser (IE, Chrome, Safari, etc.) or operating system including Windows, Mac, iPad and tablets. 

ETIAM to Launch Medical Imaging Software Update at Upcoming Radiology Conference

At the upcoming annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, Etiam will release Nexus 4.2, an update to the core DICOM router of ETIAM-Connect, an image sharing medical solution.

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Claron Debuts Enhanced Modality Support for Nil Universal Viewers

Claron Technology will announce extended modality support for its Nil universal zero-footprint medical viewers at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2013 conference in booth #8002.

Medical Radiologists Inc. Implements eRAD Cloud Technology

eRAD, a subsidiary of RadNet, Inc. (NASDAQ: RDNT), a leading provider of standards-based, web-centric radiology image and data management solutions, announced today that Medical Radiologists, Inc., has deployed eRAD technology to support its growing teleradiology business.   

RSNA 2013: Can’t miss informatics sessions

RSNA 2013 will feature many great informatics sessions, and you won’t have time to catch them all. While they all have something to offer, here are some sessions that caught the eye of the Health Imaging editorial team.

Bridging gaps with informatics at RSNA 2013

RSNA has always been about sharing information and forming partnerships, but in today’s healthcare climate, those partnerships are more important than ever. This year’s theme, “The Power of Partnership,” reflects the need for cooperation—with referring MDs, administrators and patients—and many of the sessions focus on how informatics can help make these connections.

Around the web

Harvard’s David A. Rosman, MD, MBA, explains how moving imaging outside of hospitals could save billions of dollars for U.S. healthcare.

Back in September, the FDA approved GE HealthCare’s new PET radiotracer, flurpiridaz F-18, for patients with known or suspected CAD. It is seen by many in the industry as a major step forward in patient care. 

After three years of intermittent shortages of nuclear imaging tracer technetium-99m pyrophosphate, there are no signs of the shortage abating.