Enterprise Imaging

Enterprise imaging brings together all imaging exams, patient data and reports from across a healthcare system into one location to aid efficiency and economy of scale for data storage. This enables immediate access to images and reports any clinical user of the electronic medical record (EMR) across a healthcare system, regardless of location. Enterprise imaging (EI) systems replace the former system of using a variety of disparate, siloed picture archiving and communication systems (PACS), radiology information systems (RIS), and a variety of separate, dedicated workstations and logins to view or post-process different imaging modalities. Often these siloed systems cannot interoperate and cannot easily be connected. Web-based EI systems are becoming the standard across most healthcare systems to incorporate not only radiology, but also cardiology (CVIS), pathology and dozens of other departments to centralize all patient data into one cloud-based data storage and data management system.

Blockchain generic

6 ways blockchain could change radiology as we know it

The European Society of Radiology published a whitepaper detailing the power of this emerging distributed database technology in Insights into Imaging.

June 23, 2021

Radiology reporting may be missing a crucial perspective—patient feedback

Researchers embedded a two-question survey into electronic health records at two institutions to gain insight into how consumers and providers view imaging reports.

June 23, 2021
Cybercrime

5 tips radiology practices must consider to combat cybersecurity threats

Healthcare lags other industries in funding programs to combat cyberattacks, and successful breeches can leave imaging departments reeling.

June 18, 2021

PET/CT insights predict immunotherapy response in patients with advanced lung cancer

Moffitt Cancer Center researchers used PET/CT features to help develop their deep learning tool.

June 17, 2021

Interactive radiology reporting may become a competitive advantage in value-based care

HIMSS and SIIM detailed the current and future goals of interactive multimedia reporting in a new whitepaper published in the Journal of Digital Imaging.

June 16, 2021

New metric captures radiologists’ true reporting time for complex cases, potentially enhancing RVUs

The composite severity score independently predicts providers' efficiency in managing lumbar spine MRI exams.

June 9, 2021

Simple notification system for overdue radiology recommendations bolsters follow-up rates

Reminders also uncovered a handful of important findings lost in the shuffle, including a malignant mass and nodules requiring biopsy, researchers explained Wednesday.

June 2, 2021

Radiology provider warning patients after spotting unauthorized access on imaging server

Hoboken Radiology first learned of potentially suspicious activity on its server back in November 2020 but has not found evidence that personal information was misused.

June 1, 2021

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Two advanced algorithms—one for CAC scores and another for segmenting cardiac chamber volumes—outperformed radiologists when assessing low-dose chest CT scans. 

"Gen AI can help tackle repetitive tasks and provide insights into massive datasets, saving valuable time," Thomas Kurian, CEO of Google Cloud, said Tuesday. 

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

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