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.

Providers ordering high-cost imaging see appropriateness scores rise with widely-used support tool

A Stanford University-led team pored over more than 7 million exam requests from upward of 244,000 physicians for their findings, shared in the Journal of Digital Imaging.

The Path to Digital Pathology: IT-enabling Image and Report Access across the Enterprise

Sponsored by Sectra

A vision starts with a need, quickly followed by a question—how can we accomplish it? At Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York, the vision to initiate digital pathology coupled with fully integrating radiology and digital pathology images in one enterprise imaging (EI) system started seven years ago. They went live in February—the first U.S. installation of Sectra’s Digital Pathology Solution at the No. 1 orthopedic hospital in the country, 10 years running.

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Radiology practices can’t fully prevent cyberattacks, but must be ready when the lights go out

The ACR detailed how radiologists can prepare to keep patient care operational after an attack in a deep-dive report published last week. 

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75% of imaging requests fall short of RI-RADS quality standards, new evidence shows

Dutch doctors graded more than 650 radiology exams at their care center, labeling 20% as "deficient requests."

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How one hospital bolstered incidental lung nodule follow-ups with enhanced reporting, patient tracking

Timely follow-up imaging increased from 46% before the intervention to 55% afterward, cardiothoracic radiologists reported in JACR.

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5 tips for radiology practices eliminating report embargoes under new info-blocking rules

Many providers are moving toward removing the typical time-delayed release of reports to patients in anticipation of the ONC's new interoperability provisions.

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HSS is 1st in US to roll out integrated clinical diagnostics in pathology

Hospital for Special Surgery in New York today became the first U.S. hospital to implement integrated clinical diagnostics with the launch of a digital pathology solution that unites pathology images and reports with electronic medical record data and radiology images across the enterprise.

Sectra takes home 5 ‘Best in KLAS’ awards in PACS and digital pathology

The company has been named No. 1 in customer satisfaction for the eighth year in a row.

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.