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.

Amcom nabs critical test results management system

Amcom Software has acquired IMCO Technologies critical test results management suite for an undisclosed sum.

ECRI: Hospitals are snapping up physician practices, and not without risk

Hospitals and health systems across the U.S. are shopping for doctors, plunking down dollars on existing physician practices and new MDs at a fast clip since 2005, according to a new report from ECRI Institute.

Abbott spends $110M on drugmaker seeking to prevent AKI during surgery

Abbott has entered into an agreement to acquire AP214 from Action Pharma, a privately owned company based in Aarhus, Denmark, for $110 million.

ARRS: Image Share project allows patients to 'own' their images

Storing medical images in the cloud makes distribution faster for patients who want to share images with their physicians, regardless of where the physician is located, according to a preliminary report on the Radiological Society of North America's Image Share project presented April 30 at the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) annual meeting in Vancouver.

Analytics technology helps with MS research

Researchers from the State University of New York at Buffalo are using IBM analytics technology to study more than 2,000 genetic and environmental factors that may contribute to multiple sclerosis (MS) symptoms.

Bracco gains presence in Latin America with purchase

Bracco Imaging has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire local subsidiaries in Argentina, Brazil and Mexico of Justesa Imagen, a distributor of contrast media in Latin America.

Nuance acquires Transcend

Nuance Communications has closed the acquisition of Transcend Services, an Atlanta-based medical transcription and speech editing services provider.

Chang: How radiology can compete in an Ebay world

As radiology slips further toward commoditization, providers need to find ways to add value to their services using health IT, which means improving the translation of medical imaging IT innovations from the research lab to the clinical environment, according to Paul J. Chang, MD, medical director, enterprise imaging, at University of Chicago Hospitals.

Around the web

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. 

CCTA is being utilized more and more for the diagnosis and management of suspected coronary artery disease. An international group of specialists shared their perspective on this ongoing trend.

The new technology shows early potential to make a significant impact on imaging workflows and patient care.