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.

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Big news for radiologists: Providers taught how to place more effective imaging orders

Physicians frequently leave out key information when ordering imaging examinations, an oversight that can make it harder for the radiologist to do their job. A team of researchers worked to reverse that trend, sharing its findings in a new study published in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

August 8, 2019

Why the impact of CDS on patient care remains unclear

Researchers continue to test the effectiveness of CDS, but according to a new commentary published in the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), it remains largely unknown how these systems will truly impact patient care.

July 18, 2019

CDS makes ‘modest, but significant’ impact on imaging order appropriateness

Clinical decision support (CDS) tools can improve the appropriateness of advanced imaging orders, according to new findings published in the American Journal of Roentgenology

July 16, 2019
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Informatics experts share 4 key use cases for AI in radiology

For radiology to truly benefit from AI’s potential, the specialty must learn how to get the most information possible out of all available digital data.

July 16, 2019

How a hospital improved communication between radiologists, referring physicians

Diagrams and an easy-to-use website can help improve communication between referring physicians and radiologists, according to a new study published in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology.

July 3, 2019
How radiology should prepare for AUC clinical decision support reporting requirements. CMS to require AUC CDS January 1, 2023.

Anywhere, anytime: 5 key findings from a new survey on teleradiology

Telemedicine makes more and more of an impact on healthcare in the United States with each passing year, and teleradiology is certainly an important part of that trend. 

July 2, 2019
Cheryl Petersilge, MD, MBA, with the department of regional radiology at the Cleveland Clinic, examined enterprise imaging—and how radiologists must integrate and collaborate with other departments. Her clinical perspective clinical perspective was published online in the October issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

NLP able to audit radiology reports, ID crucial information

Natural language processing (NLP) can provide significant value by auditing all communications related to critical findings, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

June 21, 2019

AI extracts additional information, context from radiology reports

Machine learning (ML) can help providers extract all relevant facts from radiology reports in real time, according to a new study published in the Journal of Digital Imaging.

June 20, 2019

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"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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