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.

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RSNA 2023: Hospital imaging systems may be gateways for ransomware, expert warns

Cybersecurity consultant Richard Staynings argued legacy medical devices are inherently insecure—and likely to remain in hospitals for decades to come.

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Sectra CEO discusses new partnership with GE and what’s on tap at RSNA

Torbjörn Kronander said the Sweden-based imaging IT company's primary focus is addressing radiologist burnout and the heavy demand on the specialty.

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Philips inks 8-year partnership worth up to $115M with NYU Langone Health

As part of the deal, the top-ranked academic medical center will adopt Philips’ AI-powered imaging technologies, including handheld US. 

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Radiologist launches ‘groundbreaking’ second-opinion service with 24-hour turnaround time

RadiologyCheck.com is slated to launch soon, allowing patients across the globe to easily upload files “within seconds.” 

Monique Rasband, KLAS vice president of strategy and research for imaging, cardiology and oncology, shares the trends she is seeing with the use of cloud storage in medical imaging. 

Cloud image storage for radiology is a growing trend in healthcare

Monique Rasband, KLAS vice president of strategy and research for imaging, shares the trends she is seeing in the specialty.

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HHS issues alert on new ransomware group that claimed radiology provider as 1st US healthcare victim

BlackSuit has “significant similarities” to the Royal ransomware family, a direct successor of the “notorious” Russian-linked Conti operation, the agency reported. 

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US Radiology Specialists will pay $450K for failing to upgrade hardware to prevent ransomware attack

Stemming from this alleged oversight, a “threat actor” gained access to its network and stole personal health information from 198,260 patients across the U.S. 

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Hospital faulted after 20-week MRI delay, missing opportunity for earlier diagnosis of terminal cancer

Dunedin Hospital has since ordered an additional MRI scanner to address lagging wait times and is updating processes to better track cancer patients' progress. 

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