Clinicians who receive specialty-specific workflow training are 24 times more likely to agree that the EHR meets their functionality needs, according to a new KLAS report.
Monique Rasband, vice president of imaging, cardiology and oncology, KLAS Research, shares some of technology trends observed in radiology PACS and and imaging informatics since 2019.
The British Columbia Radiological Society pleaded with the province to provide resources necessary for accommodating “hundreds of thousands of patients” queued in a wait list.
As the population of patients with adult congenital heart disease grows, they are presenting to adult cardiology clinics and being imaged with CT. Many also do not have access or cannot be imaged by MRI, said Renee Bullock-Palmer, MD.
Also, up to 26% of eligible women have not had a formal conversation with their physician regarding their breast cancer risks, despite current guidelines that suggest these discussions start sooner rather than later.
Validation and testing of all algorithms is needed to eliminate any biases in the data used to train the AI, according to Julius Bogdan, vice president and general manager of the HIMSS Digital Health Advisory Team for North America.
Social vulnerability index scores account for factors like socioeconomic status, household composition, disability, minority status, language, housing type and transportation.