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.

Teleradiology 2.0: A Decade of Evolution

Robert Pyatt, MD, a radiologist with Chambersburg Imaging Associates in Pennsylvania, recalls well the decision that his practice made to contract with a teleradiology group, almost 10 years ago. “We started with teleradiology in the fall of 2002,” he says. “Before then, we would be up all night reading cases. Then, life got a lot better—we would

Intelerad Introduces RIS/PACS Solution

Intelerad Medical Systems has launched InteleSuite™, a complete and customizable set of RIS/PACS solutions that combine the company’s

Dose Reduction in Radiology: An Industrywide Initiative

Sponsored by FUJIFILM Healthcare Americas

There is no more compelling story in radiology today than the urgency with which organized radiology and imaging modality vendors have come together to address the issue of dose management in radiology. Yes, more work lies ahead, and significant challenges remain—but the swiftness and decisiveness with which providers and vendors have cooperated,

All Aboard California’s Dose-reduction Locomotive

Sponsored by FUJIFILM Healthcare Americas

In September 2010, California Gov Arnold Schwarzenegger™ signed into law a measure mandating that radiologists include dose–length product or volume CT dose index in all reports. Such a development probably spurred many imaging service providers to begin thinking about radiation-dose–reduction initiatives, but Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center

UC Davis Medical Center Embarks on Journey to Reduce Dose by 20%

Sponsored by FUJIFILM Healthcare Americas

Dose management (including dose-reduction strategies) is a dominant topic of conversation throughout the imaging world. Cross-disciplinary efforts to resolve the issue are moving to the forefront of both vendor and provider dockets, spurred on not least by quality metrics that tie reimbursement rates to patient outcomes.

Productivity Pressure: IT Unlocks New Radiologist and Referrer Capabilities

Health IT continues to advance at a breakneck pace, and recent developments hold enormous potential for enhancing the productivity of both radiologists and the physicians who refer to them, according to Rick Jennings, CTO of Virtual Radiologic (vRad), Minneapolis, Minnesota. Jennings shared his perspective on some recent developments in health IT

Value-based Purchasing: From Theory to Practice

In the May 2011 issue of Journal of the American College of Radiology: JACR, the ACR® Future Trends Committee¹ published a paper focused on helping radiologists manage the transition to value-based purchasing. The paper outlines roles for radiologists that might be helpful in successfully participating in accountable-care organizations (ACOs).

Quantum Leap: Radiology Groups Consolidate to Grow

Health care in the United States is evolving rapidly, and Bruce Lehrman, MD, president of Diagnostic Imaging Inc (DII), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, believes that radiology is in the forefront of change in the industry. “I’ve never seen the landscape in health care changing more rapidly than it is now, and leading that change is radiology,” he says.

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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.

The all-in-one Omni Legend PET/CT scanner is now being manufactured in a new production facility in Waukesha, Wisconsin.

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