A staff radiologist recommended the redirect to ensure that no abnormalities were missed when analyzing high-definition images. 

The hefty totals underscore the need to simplify processes for physicians who are overburdened by complex PACS systems, imaging experts wrote in Radiology. 

Sutter Buttes Imaging said that unauthorized individuals infiltrated its systems through an unspecified third-party IT infrastructure. 

The current relative value unit system likely contributes to burnout because of its propensity to underestimate physicians' work effort, one expert wrote recently. 

Such unwarranted fluctuations could have downstream implications affecting repeat imaging, medical costs and quality, Brigham and Women's experts noted.

While many still use CDs for data sharing, one medical center is making tremendous strides with online access via its electronic health record.

The Medical Group Management Association called the legislation a "failure" for excluding fee-for-service Medicare and most commercial plans. 

Administrator Seema Verma said Medicare beneficiaries have traditionally not had predictable, immediate access to innovative devices, but that will change following a recent announcement.