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.

Organizations demand increased security, flexibility with PACS

Healthcare is continually evolving toward a more collaborative, patient-centered experience which requires digital scans and electronic health records be available quickly.

AI interprets radiology reports at 91% accuracy

According to a recent article from Clinical Innovation and Technology, researchers from New York's Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed machine learning technology capable of interpreting radiologist reports with an accuracy rate of 91 percent. 

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2018 Winter Olympics: New athlete-focused tool provides individualized care

During the 2018 Olympic Winter Games, GE Healthcare and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) teamed up on a new diagnostic tool that used imaging to provide individualized care for competing athletes.

Change Healthcare Wins DIN PACS IV Contract

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 1, 2018—Change Healthcare today announced that it has been awarded a new Digital Imaging Network-PACS (DIN-PACS) IV contract by the United States Defense Logistics Agency. The DIN-PACS IV contract is a multiyear, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract with a combined five-year base period and one five-year option period.

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Q&A: MITA’s Hornberger stresses communication, engagement for improved imaging cybersecurity

While healthcare learns how to improve its response to cybersecurity threats, the number and ferocity of incidents continue to increase. Health Imaging spoke with Zack Hornberger, recently tabbed as director of cybersecurity and imaging informatics for Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA), to discuss what medical imaging professionals can do to best prepare for handling cybersecurity breaches.

Are medical imaging devices safe from cyberattacks? Nope, according to recent research

Cybersecurity researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Beersheba, Israel, warn that medical imaging devices are becoming increasingly vulnerable to cyber-threats and are in need of ongoing security updates, according to a recent article by The Times of Israel.

New tech projects imaging scans over human body

What’s more impressive than highly sophisticated imaging techniques creating digital pictures of the inner body? Allowing those medical images to be displayed directly on a patient’s body as they move.

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US medical device industry cheers 2-year delay of tax

Congress voted to reopen the government Monday, Jan. 22, after a weekend-long shutdown, with a short-term spending bill effective through Feb. 8. As a part of this deal, the nationwide medical device tax that took effect Jan. 1, 2018 will now be delayed for another two years.

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GE HealthCare designed the new-look Revolution Vibe CT scanner to help hospitals and health systems embrace CCTA and improve overall efficiency.

Clinicians have been using HeartSee to diagnose and treat coronary artery disease since the technology first debuted back in 2018. These latest updates, set to roll out to existing users, are designed to improve diagnostic performance and user access.

The cardiac technologies clinicians use for CVD evaluations have changed significantly in recent years, according to a new analysis of CMS data. While some modalities are on the rise, others are being utilized much less than ever before.