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.

Sectra to utilize Microsoft Azure for its cloud-based imaging IT solutions in the U.S.

International medical imaging IT and cybersecurity company Sectra will offer cloud-based products powered by Microsoft Azure.

Apollo announces partnership with Intelerad

Partnership will broaden Apollo’s portfolio, enabling us to provide Intelerad’s industry-leading imaging platform, IntelePACS®, as part of our Enterprise Imaging Platform, arcc™.

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Connecting the dots: Who refers the most musculoskeletal imaging exams to radiologists?

Musculoskeletal (MSK) imaging has increased over the past two decades—and so has its costs to the healthcare system. A recent study in the American Journal of Roentgenology found understanding the unique specialty referral patterns of MSK extremity imaging may help radiology practices optimize and cut unnecessary costs related to the technique.

Cloud computing in imaging is knocking at the door

IT executives have continually expressed fears about data ownership and security flaws of cloud-based solutions, but according to Nadim Michel Daher, an industry principal at Frost & Sullivan, cloud computing in medical imaging will be here sooner than we think.

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Custom Google Maps app cuts patient travel times for IR by 28 minutes

In a world of increasingly personalized care, patients want top treatment with minimal travel. A team of New York researchers created an in-house Google Maps app that determined the quickest route for patients seeking an appointment for interventional radiology (IR) services.

Researchers release data set of brain MRI from stroke patients

Researchers from the University of Southern California (USC) have archived and shared the Anatomical Tracings of Lesion After Stroke (ATLAS), an open-source data set of brain MRI from stroke patients, published in Scientific Data.

Can Apple lead the data-sharing revolution?

Sharing the vast amounts of personal healthcare data such as medical images and clinical notes is a technological challenge for traditional electronic health records (EHRs). Other tech giants, such as Apple, might just plan to swoop in and streamline the process.

Invicro Appoints George Abe as Senior Vice President, Pathology

Invicro, LLC, a Konica Minolta company and a leading provider of imaging services and software for research and drug development, today announced the hiring of Mr. George Abe, as Senior Vice President of Pathology.

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.