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.

Solving the PACS Display Dilemma

Most sites employ a flexible, physician-centric approach to meet their PACS display needs. Health Imaging & IT tours several sites to see how they have tackled and solved the display dilemma.

Enterprise Image Management Delivers

Health Imaging & IT visits with several enterprise organizations to learn more about the challenges and benefits of enterprise image management.

CD/DVD Recorders: Covering Your Back

They may seem like part of the woodwork, but CD and DVD technologyremains a vital tool for any healthcare facility managing and needingto communicate large amounts of medical images and patient information.

PACS for the Imaging Center

Imaging centers bring different needs (and budgets) to the table than larger hospitals and healthcare facilities. This month, Health Imaging & IT visits with a few sites to explore how to find just the right PACS.

Storage Virtualization Simplifies, Sorts and Readies Facilities for Rapid Image Growth

As healthcare facilities experience explosive growth in terms of thenumber of studies and the size of those exams, the accompanyingmountains of patient data require a place to reside. The informationmust be housed securely and accurately and often be available atmoment's notice. Vendors are stepping up to the challenge.

Case Study: Rochester General Hospital

The implementation of RIS/PACS at Rochester General Hospital has boosted internal productivity andincreased the satisfaction levels of both patients and physicians.

In Living Color: Displays expand to cover the full spectrum

Color displays traditionally have not offered the resolution or brightness for use in reading many diagnostic images. But that’s changed, with some facilities even taking the leap to all-color.

Displays: The Complete Experience

Planar

Experience demonstrates that there aredramatic differences in workflow, efficiency, and ease of use amongdisplay systems and vendors. The same credo holds true for thedeployment process.

Around the web

The two companies aim to improve patient access to high-quality MRI scans by combining their artificial intelligence capabilities.

Positron, a New York-based nuclear imaging company, will now provide Upbeat Cardiology Solutions with advanced PET/CT systems and services. 

The nuclear imaging isotope shortage of molybdenum-99 may be over now that the sidelined reactor is restarting. ASNC's president says PET and new SPECT technologies helped cardiac imaging labs better weather the storm.