Medical images viewed on smartphones can be effectively used to remotely evaluate stroke patients through telemedicine, according to a study published online ahead of print in Stroke.

Park Avenue Associates in Radiology has selected McKesson RMS for coding and billing services for its radiology physician group and imaging centers.

Multimedia electronic health records (EHRs) are essential, according to a January 2011 workshop examining the role of multimedia images in the EHR. However, the report based on the workshop, which was published in August in Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, outlined various challenges to the development of fully functional multimedia EHRs.​​​

Data are the heart of medicine, science and business; yet for all of the value they deliver, data remain woefully elusive. Several of this week’s top stories illustrate various aspects of the data dilemma.

BOSTON—Opportunities to engage patients using health IT in emergency departments are not being taking advantage of nearly as often as they should, according to the panelists of a Sept. 16 presentation at the 2012 Medicine 2.0 Congress.

Though computer-aided detection (CAD) systems are designed to improve image interpretation, they also can interfere with a visual search and elevate the chances that observers miss stimuli that were unmarked by CAD, according to a study published in the October issue of Academic Radiology.

In radiology, acquiring the image is only part of the job. Effective communication of image data is key, particularly in urgent cases. Communication of critical radiology results has wide-reaching implications, from patient safety to regulatory compliance.