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.

Intelerad commits $75 Million to R&D for new AI and cloud-based medical imaging software solutions

Montreal-based software company accelerates 20-year track record of international growth.

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4.4M medical imaging files exposed online, new report finds

Researchers estimate nearly 4.4 million medical imaging files were exposed through online file repositories—nearly double the number revealed last year, according to a May 30 report published by digital risk prevention company Digital Shadows.

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NLP IDs incidental lung nodules in unstructured radiology reports

“Despite the common discovery of the (incidental lung nodule) ILN, assessment of radiology reports for lung nodule incidence and guideline concordance of recommendations is understudied,” wrote authors of research published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

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How a hospital reduced unnecessary gadolinium use in MS patients

The method spared nearly 90% of patients from unnecessary contrast and additional imaging sequences, reported authors of a May 16 study published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

Midwest hospital purchases Carestream’s radiology PACS, advanced image reading, reporting tools

Carestream

Platform provides comprehensive capabilities at affordable cost.

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What causes variation in follow-up imaging recommendations among radiologists?

"It remains poorly understood how much radiologists vary when recommending additional imaging and what additional radiologists and other factors influence the likelihood of additional imaging," wrote authors of a new study published in Radiology.

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Can the LI-RADS Treatment Response algorithm accurately assess HCC?

The 2017 Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System (LI-RADS) included an algorithm to assess hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) treated with local-regional therapy, but the method was never validated. A team of researchers took on the task, publishing their results April 30 in Radiology.

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CT post-processing method reduces radiation exposure to patients with bile duct stones

“If (virtual non-contrast) VNC images could provide comparable diagnostic performance in detecting biliary stone disease to (true non-contrast) TNC, we might replace TNC with VNC, and consequently, reduce the radiation dose,” wrote authors of a new study published in the European Journal of Radiology.

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.