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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Parents of young patients want imaging results right away

Most parents of pediatric patients undergoing imaging examinations want those results as quickly as possible, even if it means not discussing them in person with a physician, according to new findings published in Academic Radiology.

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Do ‘all-in-one’ windows impact radiologist performance?

Reviewing chest CT examinations with an “all-in-one” (AIO) window does not have a negative impact on radiologist performance, according to new findings published in Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging.

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RSNA, ACR to launch clinical data registry for 3D printing in radiology

RSNA and the American College of Radiology (ACR) are launching a new clinical data registry to collect 3D printing data used in radiology.

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Big news for radiologists: Providers taught how to place more effective imaging orders

Physicians frequently leave out key information when ordering imaging examinations, an oversight that can make it harder for the radiologist to do their job. A team of researchers worked to reverse that trend, sharing its findings in a new study published in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

Lake Medical Imaging Selects INFINITT for Multi-Site RIS/PACS, Mammography PACS and Disaster Recovery

INFINITT North America, an award-winning developer of Enterprise Imaging solutions for radiology, cardiology, mammography and advINFINITT North America, award-winning developer of enterprise imaging solutions for radiology, cardiology, mammography, pathology and advanced visualization, will be implementing INFINITT RIS/PACS and INFINITT Mammo PACS at six Lake Medical Imaging facilities in The Villages and Leesburg, Florida.

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Why the impact of CDS on patient care remains unclear

Researchers continue to test the effectiveness of CDS, but according to a new commentary published in the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), it remains largely unknown how these systems will truly impact patient care.

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CDS makes ‘modest, but significant’ impact on imaging order appropriateness

Clinical decision support (CDS) tools can improve the appropriateness of advanced imaging orders, according to new findings published in the American Journal of Roentgenology

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Informatics experts share 4 key use cases for AI in radiology

For radiology to truly benefit from AI’s potential, the specialty must learn how to get the most information possible out of all available digital data.

Around the web

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.