Imaging Informatics

Imaging informatics (also known as radiology informatics, a component of wider medical or healthcare informatics) includes systems to transfer images and radiology data between radiologists, referring physicians, patients and the entire enterprise. This includes picture archiving and communication systems (PACS), wider enterprise image systems, radiology information. systems (RIS), connections to share data with the electronic medical record (EMR), and software to enable advanced visualization, reporting, artificial intelligence (AI) applications, analytics, exam ordering, clinical decision support, dictation, and remote image sharing and viewing systems.

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IBM Watson Health announces new general manager, products, partnerships

IBM made several big announcements about the future of IBM Watson Health last week, building on the momentum it gained from acquiring Merge Healthcare back in August. 

September 11, 2015

Deadline near for submitting abstracts to SIIM 2016

The Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) 2016 Annual Meeting doesn’t kick off until June 29, 2016, but the deadline for submitting original scientific abstracts to the SIIM 2016 Scientific Program is rapidly approaching.

September 2, 2015

FDA grants 510(k) clearance to new HealthMyne platform

HealthMyne, an imaging informatics company, announced this week that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance to its new platform. 

August 27, 2015

TeraRecon names new president

TeraRecon, a global medical image management company, announced that Jeff Sorenson is the company’s new president.

August 25, 2015

Quantitative measures, interactivity on physician wish list for radiology reports

Many radiologists and oncologists believe that traditional radiology reporting should be improved to assist with the assessment of tumors, according to a study published in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

August 25, 2015

New Health Gorilla portal, network will connect physicians to over 35,000 radiology centers

Health Gorilla, an online healthcare marketplace, has announced the launch of its expanded physician portal.

August 14, 2015

Q&A: IBM's Kyu Rhee talks Watson and the future of healthcare

IBM made headlines Thursday when it announced its $1 billion acquisition of Merge Healthcare. Kyu Rhee, MD, IBM chief health officer, spoke on the phone with RadiologyBusiness.com about what the deal means for radiologists and healthcare as a whole. 

August 7, 2015
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Helping Watson ‘see’: IBM plans to acquire Merge for $1B

In a move to bolster its Watson Health unit, IBM has announced that it plans to acquire Merge Healthcare, provider of medical image management systems and other healthcare technologies, in a transaction valued at $1 billion.

August 6, 2015
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