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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Radiology practice experiences cyberattack impacting 569,000 patients

Chattanooga Imaging recently completed a forensic investigation and is analyzing the information, with plans to send personalized letters to those impacted. 
 

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Private equity firm HealthEdge invests in leading provider of teleradiology services

Radsource was founded in 2001 and employs 25 fellowship-trained radiologists, handling subspecialized orthopedic and neurological MRI interpretations. 

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RSNA-sponsored imaging informatics course returns for 2024

The National Imaging Informatics Course is designed for fourth-year radiology residents, but is also relevant to any mid- or senior-level professional working with image data.

Video interview with Merge healthcare's General Manager of Imaging Ashish Sant on key trends in radiology IT and AI workflow orchestration at RSNA 2023. #RSNA #HealthIT #enterpriseimaging #PACS HealthAI

Radiology staffing shortages increasing demand for AI and cloud

Ashish Sant, general manager for Imaging at Merge explains how imaging informatics can help mitigate the radiology staffing shortage.

Video of Isaac Zaworski, president of Sectra U.S.A. Inc, discussing trends in radiology informatics system at RSNA 2023. #enterpriseimaging #RSNA #Sectra #RSNA23 #RSNA2023 #HealthIT #cloudstorage #SaaS #radiology

Trends in radiology enterprise imaging systems

Isaac Zaworski, president of Sectra U.S.A., believes AI can help radiology providers overcome some of the biggest challenges plaguing the specialty. 

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American College of Radiology urges feds not to target physicians in enforcing info-blocking rule

HHS hopes to create new disincentives for providers who knowingly and unreasonably interfere with the exchange of health information. 

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Program for closing loop on follow-up imaging recommendations generates $1M in revenue, covers FTE costs

Such a "safety net" team also can help to reduce diagnostic errors due to missed and delayed diagnoses, Brigham and Women's experts detailed in JACR

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Class action lawsuit filed against radiology group over cyberattack that impacted 600,000

Rachael Kuecher alleges that East River Medical Imaging PC in New York failed to encrypt sensitive data and implement standard security practices. 

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.

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