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.

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Incomplete ultrasound thyroid reporting underlines need for standardization

A new study analyzing thyroid ultrasound (US) reports found “widespread” underreporting of crucial elements, according to authors of an Oct. 20 American Journal of Roentgenology study. The failures could have led to missed cancer diagnoses.

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How an Ohio system saved money, improved care with enterprise imaging

As the need to share information and images between various hospital departments began to emerge, so did vendor neutral archive (VNA) and enterprise-imaging (EI) management systems, wrote authors of a recent Journal of Digital Imaging study. However, not all institutions are prepared to implement these solutions.

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AI reveals more variation in free-text than standardized radiology reports

A natural language processing and machine learning-based algorithm may successfully evaluate inter-radiologist report variation and compare differences between radiologists using highly-structured versus free-text reporting, according to research published Oct. 9 in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology.

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Is a sequential or independent decision-support AI workflow more effective?

A team of East Coast researchers found the effectiveness of artificial intelligence (AI)-based decision support (DS) systems depends on how they are presented in a radiologist’s clinical workflow.

Adoption of Carestream’s Vue Cloud Continues to Grow in United States

Carestream Health, a global leader in medical imaging systems and healthcare IT solutions, will install its CARESTREAM Clinical Collaboration Platform at Guadalupe Regional Medical Center in Seguin, Texas.

Intelerad Launches nuage Patient Portal Cloud-Based Solution

Empowering Patients with Anytime, Anywhere Access to their Healthcare Records

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Novel brain MRI research may revolutionize study of neurological, psychiatric disorders

Novel research led by Stephen Smith, PhD, from the Wellcome Center for Integrative Neuroimaging at the University of Oxford in the U.K.—whose team compared genetic data to 10,000 brain MRI scans from the U.K. Biobank project—gives insight into the genetic makeup of the human brain relevant to neurological and psychiatric disorders.

Intelerad wins highest number of net-new US PACS contracts

Reputation and User Experience Propel Higher Purchasing according to KLAS report

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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.