Imaging Informatics

Follow-up emails with relevant clinical data help radiologists stay engaged

Using an algorithm that allows radiologists to request follow-up emails as they dictate radiology reports can engage providers across the board and improve patient care, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

Fujifilm partners with Availity to improve patient engagement, insurance pre-authorizations

Jun 11, 2018 | Imaging Informatics

Fujifilm Medical Systems USA announced its collaboration with Availity, a payer and provider engagement network, to improve patient financial engagement and automated insurance pre-authorizations.

Fujifilm to highlight enterprise imaging, AI at SIIM 2018

May 30, 2018 | Imaging Informatics

Fujifilm Medical Systems U.S.A. announced Wednesday, May 30, that it will be exhibiting its full enterprise imaging portfolio—including Synapse 5 PACS, Synapse 3D and Synapse VNA—and highlighting a new brand, REiLI, at the SIIM 2018 Annual Meeting May 31-June 2 in National Harbor, Maryland.

Commercially available CDS software helps providers order more appropriate imaging studies

May 29, 2018 | Imaging Informatics

Integrating commercially available clinical decision support (CDS) software into an electronic health record (EHR) helps improve the appropriateness of imaging studies ordered by emergency and inpatient healthcare providers, according to a new study published by the Journal of the American College of Radiology. The shift was especially significant for trainees.

Telephone triage system minimizes workflow interruptions in radiology reporting rooms

May 29, 2018 | Imaging Informatics

Implementing a telephone triage service could cut interruptions to radiology reporting rooms by more than 40 percent while staying budget-friendly, according to recent research out of the United Kingdom.

Playing the name game: Radiologists find 342 ways to describe a normal thyroid gland

May 23, 2018 | Imaging Informatics

Radiologists use “variable and complex” language to describe normal thyroid glands in chest CT reports, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. Could this have a negative effect on patient comprehension?

Patient awarded $540K after misfiled radiology report results in missed tuberculosis diagnosis

May 23, 2018 | Imaging Informatics

A patient from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, has been awarded 700,000 Canadian dollars (more than $540,000) due to a missed tuberculosis diagnosis back in 2008.

Language barrier: 60% of oncologists routinely confused by radiology reports

May 22, 2018 | Imaging Informatics

Referring physicians are increasingly struggling to understand radiologists’ jargon in written imaging reports, a trio of California physicians wrote in the Journal of the American College of Radiology this week. That lack of communication could result in misguided treatment.

Researchers use NLP techniques to extract data from free-text radiology reports

May 18, 2018 | Imaging Informatics

Natural language processing (NLP) techniques can help extract relevant data from free-text radiology reports, according to a study published in Journal of Digital Imaging.

Dicom Systems to unveil Load Balancer enterprise imaging module at SIIM 2018

May 16, 2018 | Imaging Informatics

Dicom Systems, a California-based enterprise imaging and teleradiology IT company, has announced the release of Load Balancer, an updated module for its Enterprise Imaging Unifier platform.

Radiologist shares firsthand account of treating terror attack victims

May 16, 2018 | Imaging Informatics

On July 14, 2016, a terrorist drove his truck through a large crowd in Nice, France, killing 86 people and injuring more than 450. Nicolas Amoretti, MD, with the department of radiology at Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice, helped treat patients in the immediate aftermath of the attack.

UK healthcare organizations speak out: Radiology workforce needs backup to handle breast screening backlog

May 15, 2018 | Imaging Informatics

Public Health England (PHE) revealed this month that, since 2009, approximately 450,000 women around the age of 70 were not sent invitations to receive breast cancer screening due to an IT issue. Jeremy Hunt, the U.K.’s health and social care secretary, has said the government will provide catch-up screening to women under the age of 72 within six months.

Redefining the imaging report in 2018: ‘Radiologists can and must do better'

May 14, 2018 | Imaging Informatics

Granting radiology patients access to online patient portals is growing transparency in the field, Atlanta radiologist Nadja Kadom, MD, and colleagues have reported in the Journal of the American College of Radiology—but a lack of health literacy across the country is compromising the success of such an idea.

Structured reporting drops revision rate by 50% for CT angiography exams

May 10, 2018 | Imaging Informatics

Radiologists and referring physicians prefer structured reports—and they present concrete advantages to free-text alternatives. Recent research showed structured reports can reduce errors, help standardize resident training and improve recall of important information.

Study-specific report templates help radiologists provide more information

May 10, 2018 | Imaging Informatics

Creating a specific report template for chest CT angiographic (CTA) examinations for suspected pulmonary embolism (PE) helps radiologists provide clinicians with more information, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

Almost 14,000 women in UK call for help after issue with breast cancer screening program is revealed

May 10, 2018 | Imaging Informatics

Public Health England (PHE) revealed last week that approximately 450,000 women around the age of 70 were not sent invitations to receive breast cancer screening due to an IT issue that was first identified in January. Since that news was announced, according to one PHE official, almost 14,000 women have reached out for more information.

Imaging Informatics

Clinicians view neuroradiology reports more than images, showing that radiologists' value ‘remains paramount’

May 10, 2018 | Imaging Informatics

In today’s era of quality over quantity, it’s important for radiologists to demonstrate their value by delivering high-quality radiology reports to clinicians. In some specialties, however, the clinicians don’t always necessarily view the full radiology reports or the images that accompany the reports.

Imaging Informatics, Quality

How interactive multimedia could elevate radiology reports from ‘archaic’ to innovative

May 03, 2018 | Imaging Informatics

Imaging reports may eat up the bulk of a radiologist’s day-to-day duties, but, according to a pair of Charlottesville, Virginia, clinicians, supplementing those reports with interactive multimedia could actually boost efficiency while adding value to conventional reporting.

Imaging Informatics, Quality

AI improves radiology workflow by standardizing reporting recommendations

May 03, 2018 | Imaging Informatics

In a profession where success hinges on quality imaging surveillance, a lack of universally accepted guidelines often gives way to inconsistent reporting in radiology rooms—but a group of clinicians thinks artificial intelligence could be cleaning up workflow.

Imaging Informatics, Artificial Intelligence

Exporting data from DXA exams directly to the EMR reduces errors, improves turnaround times

May 03, 2018 | Imaging Informatics

Automatically exporting bone mineral density (BMD) data from dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) exams to the electronic medical record (EMR) reduces errors and improves turnaround times, according to a new study published in the Journal of Digital Imaging.

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450,000 women not sent invitations to take part in UK breast screening program

May 02, 2018 | Imaging Informatics

Public Health England (PHE) announced this week that, since 2009, approximately 450,000 women around the age of 70 were not sent invitations to participate in the United Kingdom's NHS breast screening program. The issue, caused by “a complex IT problem,” was identified in January.

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