Imaging Informatics

Imaging informatics (also known as radiology informatics, a component of wider medical or healthcare informatics) includes systems to transfer images and radiology data between radiologists, referring physicians, patients and the entire enterprise. This includes picture archiving and communication systems (PACS), wider enterprise image systems, radiology information. systems (RIS), connections to share data with the electronic medical record (EMR), and software to enable advanced visualization, reporting, artificial intelligence (AI) applications, analytics, exam ordering, clinical decision support, dictation, and remote image sharing and viewing systems.

Intelerad launches assignment engine

Denver, Colorado and Montreal, Canada – October 8, 2014 – Intelerad Medical Systems™, a leader in medical imaging PACS, RIS and workflow solutions, today announced the launch of their Assignment Engine module, which automatically assigns pending cases from across the enterprise to the most suitable radiologist, and prioritizes the cases within the radiologist's own dynamic worklist.

October 8, 2014

Specialty Teleradiology attains Meaningful Use with PowerServer MU

September 18, 2014, Toronto, Ontario, Canada—Specialty Teleradiology LLC, a provider of teleradiology services based in Westlake, OH, announces that they have achieved Meaningful Use and increased operational efficiency since implementing PowerServer, a Complete Certified Ambulatory EHR-certified system developed by RamSoft. 

September 18, 2014

Who hasn't been hacked?

The latest healthcare hack appears to have been the HealthCare.gov website, federal officials confirmed last week. Hackers uploaded malware to a test server for the federal health insurance exchange.

September 8, 2014

INFINITT RIS Enables Customers to Attest to Meaningful Use Stage 2

Phillipsburg, NJ – September 4, 2014– INFINITT North America, an award-winning provider of image and information management solutions for healthcare, announced today that the INFINITT G3 RIS version 3.0.11.4 has been tested and certified as meeting the 2014 Modular Ambulatory EHR requirements, in accordance with ONC-ACB certification criteria. The INFINITT RIS was certified through InfoGard, one of the ONC-authorized certification bodies (ONC-ACBs), on August 21, 2014. The certification number issued to INFINITT is #IG-2384-14-0055.

September 4, 2014

Imaging Biometrics Issued US Patent

Elm Grove, WI – Imaging Biometrics, LLC (IB), a biotechnology company specializing in the development of software solutions for advanced visualization and analytics, today announced that it has been issued a US patent covering a unique technology for magnetic resonance (MR) image data acquisition and post-processing. The patented technology has the potential to improve radiological workflows, reduce costs, and benefit stroke and brain tumor patients.

August 28, 2014

Nuance PowerShare Network Achieves Industry-First Milestone, Sharing 3 Billion Medical Images via the Cloud

BURLINGTON, Mass., – August 25, 2014 – Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) today announced it has achieved an industry-first milestone in sharing 3 billion medical images through the Nuance PowerShare™ Network. This reflects steady growth of approximately 30 percent each year as the technology gains more widespread adoption in hospitals and facilities securely sharing patient medical images using the cloud.

August 26, 2014

New Exa EHR From Viztek Improves Information Exchange and Workflow in Radiology

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Viztek, the leading provider of complete digital software and hardware diagnostic imaging solutions, will showcase its new Exa EHR at the Association for Medical Imaging Management (AHRA) Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington, D.C., August 10 - 13. The cost-effective solution from Viztek enables the seamless exchange of information for radiologists and technologists, while enhancing end user workflow via its user-friendly design and synchronization of EHR with PACS.

August 12, 2014

Mach7 Technologies’ Physician & Patient Portal Consolidates Patient Care Records Across the Enterprise and Simplifies Image Sharing and Communication

Burlington, VT – July 29, 2014 – Mach7 Technologies, an award-winning provider of medical image management solutions, announced today the release of an enhanced version of its Physician & Patient Portal, version 11.5.

August 12, 2014

Around the web

"This was an unneeded burden, which was solely adding to the administrative hassles of medicine," said American Society of Nuclear Cardiology President Larry Phillips.

SCAI and four other major healthcare organizations signed a joint letter in support of intravascular ultrasound. 

The newly approved AI models are designed to improve the detection of pulmonary embolisms and strokes in patients who undergo CT scans.

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