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.

Best in KLAS - Sectra PACS ranked #1 in customer satisfaction both in the US and globally

International medical imaging IT provider, Sectra (Link) (STO: SECT B), announced that its PACS has been awarded “Best in KLAS” both in the US and globally for highest customer satisfaction.

Viztek sees 20% year-over-year growth in PACS/RIS/EHR installs

Expanded DR Portfolio with addition of wireless DR panel and increased software sales boosts Viztek's growth and bottom line.

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CMS signals support of 90-day reporting period in 2015

In a blog post today from CMS chief medical officer Patrick Conway, MD, the agency signaled its interest in shortening the 2015 reporting period for the federal Meaningful Use programs to 90 days in 2015.

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Steinberg Diagnostic Medical Imaging supports growth with strong PACS and clinically experienced PACS administrator

McKesson

When Dane’lle Southern was approached by Steinberg Diagnostic Medical Imaging Centers’ (SDMI) CIO to take on the role of PACS administrator for the company, she initially declined, and remembers thinking she couldn’t possibly be a good fit for the position.

Oncology society rolls out big-data initiative, tells why radiology should care

Most knowledge about what works and what doesn’t in cancer treatment draws from the meager 3 percent of cancer patients who participate in clinical trials. A new partnership between the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and SAP, the German software giant, looks to leverage “big data” to glean insights from the other 97 percent. 

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Atlanta Medical Center Deploys Enterprise-wide, Web-based PACS Using Existing Workflows and Secure SSO Solution

McKesson

The Information Systems team at Atlanta Medical Center is not only keeping pace with the rate at which technology is evolving in healthcare, they’re taking the lead.

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USC radiologists foster patient-centered care using 3D models

Sponsored by FUJIFILM Healthcare Americas

Radiologists are putting patients at the center of care with the use of 3D modeling in surgical treatment planning. By leveraging image overlay tools available on FUJIFILM Medical’s Synapse 3D solution, radiologists at Keck Hospital, USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital, Los Angeles, are using volumetric imaging to generate 3D models of organs and other parts of the anatomy.

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IT spotlight: State-of-the-art VNA

Sponsored by FUJIFILM Healthcare Americas

Medical image storage has become complex: People expect easy access to images, and with the proliferation of electronic health records (EHR), this includes physicians. Vendor-neutral archive (VNAs) technology provides a single consolidated enterprise image management system, eliminating silo storage of specialized images.

Around the web

The patient, who was being cared for in the ICU, was not accompanied or monitored by nursing staff during his exam, despite being sedated.

The nuclear imaging isotope shortage of molybdenum-99 may be over now that the sidelined reactor is restarting. ASNC's president says PET and new SPECT technologies helped cardiac imaging labs better weather the storm.

CMS has more than doubled the CCTA payment rate from $175 to $357.13. The move, expected to have a significant impact on the utilization of cardiac CT, received immediate praise from imaging specialists.