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.

Carestream’s Successful R&D Efforts Earn 36 US Patents In 2017; 43 Additional Patents in Other Countries

Company Developing Innovative New Technologies for Medical and Healthcare IT Systems

New conference to highlight digital health technologies

The Dev4Health Conference, a new joint initiative created by Health 2.0 and the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), released an schedule for its inaugural gathering.

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When providers in the same system share radiology reports with EHRs, patients benefit

Healthcare providers are being asked more and more to share diagnostic data through electronic health records (EHRs), but what kind of impact can that have on patient outcomes?

Radiologist allegedly threatens patients to cough up cash for rad reports

Tennessee-based radiologist Mark Winters closed the doors to his imaging facility, Digital Diagnostics, and allegedly threatened patients to pay extra money to “maintain” their imaging reports.

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Radiology-pathology report pairing system works wonders for radiologists

Radiology-pathology report pairing can provide potential opportunities for learning and improved accuracy when matched by organ systems, according to a new article published in Academic Radiology.

Computer glitch causes radiology department nightmare

Thousands of ultrasound reports have been affected by a glitch in an automatic computer system feed meant to send the reports to physicians at B.C. Children’s Hospital in Vancouver, Canada.

Change Healthcare acquires National Decision Support Company

Change Healthcare announced today that it has acquired National Decision Support Company (NDSC), a Madison, Wisconsin-based company known for delivering appropriate use criteria (AUC) for imaging, blood management and other specialties through its CareSelect platform.

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How radiologists studying health disparities can find the data they need

Research into health disparities has seen significant growth in the last few decades, and academic radiologists have been a part of that trend. But how can these specialists track disparities in imaging utilization if they don’t have the right data?

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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.