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.

Quantitative measures, interactivity on physician wish list for radiology reports

Many radiologists and oncologists believe that traditional radiology reporting should be improved to assist with the assessment of tumors, according to a study published in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

August 25, 2015

New Health Gorilla portal, network will connect physicians to over 35,000 radiology centers

Health Gorilla, an online healthcare marketplace, has announced the launch of its expanded physician portal.

August 14, 2015

Q&A: IBM's Kyu Rhee talks Watson and the future of healthcare

IBM made headlines Thursday when it announced its $1 billion acquisition of Merge Healthcare. Kyu Rhee, MD, IBM chief health officer, spoke on the phone with RadiologyBusiness.com about what the deal means for radiologists and healthcare as a whole. 

August 7, 2015
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Helping Watson ‘see’: IBM plans to acquire Merge for $1B

In a move to bolster its Watson Health unit, IBM has announced that it plans to acquire Merge Healthcare, provider of medical image management systems and other healthcare technologies, in a transaction valued at $1 billion.

August 6, 2015

Not just radiology: Survey shows image sharing is a hot topic across the enterprise

Medical image sharing continues to play a crucial role in a wide variety of departments, according to a recent report published by peer60. 

August 5, 2015
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Breast Tomosynthesis: Scientific Evidence, Clinical Experience & Improving Image Workflow

Sponsored by Sectra

Watch this free webinar with Q&A, featuring Dr. Donna Plecha, Director, Breast Imaging, Mammography and Beverly Rosipko, Radiology PACS Manager of University Hospitals.

June 24, 2015

Agfa HealthCare receives FDA 510(k) clearance for XERO® Viewer Full Fidelity mobile diagnostic viewing

Agfa HealthCare announces today that it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for diagnostic viewing with the XERO Viewer.

June 18, 2015

vRad white paper: how radiology can use imaging analytics to become an indispensable partner

Radiology provides critical value in the diagnostic process. However, significant changes in healthcare now require the specialty to think creatively about how to provide additional value beyond interpretation, including transparency into quality and economic performance. 

June 12, 2015

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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