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.

Sectra signs agreement with teleradiology provider to improve post-operative follow-up for orthopaedic customers

International medical imaging IT and cybersecurity company Sectra signs agreement with the global teleradiology provider Telemedicine Clinic (TMC). Through this agreement, Sectra can now offer its orthopaedic customers access to the service Sectra Implant Movement Analysis.

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Simulation PACS in med school curriculum increases student confidence

The large difference between learning about something and applying it to real-world situations is a truth that extends to high-risk profession of medicine. Experts say that medical undergraduate education lacks in simulation-based curriculum and is behind other professions that are risky in nature.

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Can electronic triggers help prevent delays in patient care?

Developing electronic triggers to detect delays in follow-up of abnormal mammographic results offers healthcare providers with an “unprecedented opportunity to improve care,” according to a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. But are the triggers successful enough for clinical use?

SIR 2018 online registration is now open

The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) has announced that online registration is now open for the SIR 2018 annual scientific meeting held from March 17-22 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, Calif.        

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7 reasons why radiation exposure, patient dose are decreasing in cardiology

In the last decade, radiation exposure and patient dose has decreased in cardiology, according to trends analyzed and evaluated in a recent article published by the Journal of the American College of Radiology.  

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Cloud-based image sharing improves efficiency, reporting times

Radiologists may want to invest in cloud-based image sharing software for departmental workflow purposes. New research in the American College of Radiology showed high efficacy of cloud-based image sharing in a mammography department.

End-of-life imaging spending key to evaluating participation in advanced payment models

A recent study in the American College of Radiology aimed to assess spending patterns on high-cost imaging during the final three months of life.

Will AI enrich radiology jobs—or take them away?

Tech moguls Bill Gates and Elon Musk have differing views on artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on society. Gates believes AI will make our lives more productive; Musk has called it an “existential risk.”

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.