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 systems, artificial intelligence (AI) applications, analytics, patient monitors, remote monitoring systems, inventory management, the hospital internet of things (IOT), cloud or onsite archive/storage, and cybersecurity.

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Carestream upgrades Intermountain Health from CR to DR

Carestream Health has signed a contract with Salt Lake City-based nonprofit health system Intermountain Healthcare for the implementation of its Carestream DRX-1 Systems and Carestream DRX-Mobile Retrofit Kits, which will upgrade the health system from CR and film-based imaging systems to DR.

Survey: iPhone use soaring in med school

Sixty-nine percent of responding medical students own an iPhone as a mobile device and 64 percent are planning to purchase an iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad, according to a report released by Epocrates.

ICA to offer HIE services to Kansas City region

eHealthAlign, a nonprofit health information exchange (HIE) organization, has selected Informatics Corporation of America (ICA) as a strategic partner to furnish the technology and infrastructure for a multi-state regional HIE to serve the greater Kansas City area.

Webmedx, NLPI bring natural language processing to medical transcription

Webmedx will harness NLP International's natural language processing (NLP) software to boost the data mining and search capabilities of Webmedxs QualityAnalytics product line.

Cintas releases EMR adoption best practices

When migrating to an EMR system, healthcare organizations should take an inventory of all their files to see what they are actually storing, begins the recently released best practices for adopting an EMR system from specialized service provider Cintas.

HIEs: Specialize, Adapt & Survive

Health information exchanges (HIEs) are coming online at a rapid pace, fueled by federal dollars and the demands of an increasingly mobile population. What information is being exchanged? The answer depends on the HIE and the communities it serves. Answer this question correctly, and your HIEs prospects for survival greatly improve.

Blumenthal names final two RECs, expands coverage in Florida

David Blumenthal, MD, national coordinator for health IT, has selected two regional extension centers (RECs), completing a system of 62 organizations to help physicians, clinics and hospitals move from paper-based medical records to EHRs.

JACR: Malpractice suits for RTs remain infrequent

Successful malpractice payments on behalf of radiologic technologists (RTs) are very infrequent, despite widespread perceptions of an increasingly litigious environment for most healthcare providers, according to a study published in the September edition of the Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR).

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Cardiovascular Business
Payment cuts and beyond: Key takeaways for cardiologists from the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

The American College of Cardiology has shared its perspective on new CMS payment policies, highlighting revenue concerns while providing key details for cardiologists and other cardiology professionals. 

AI in Healthcare
A modest proposal to rally AI regulators around a simple game plan

As debate simmers over how best to regulate AI, experts continue to offer guidance on where to start, how to proceed and what to emphasize. A new resource models its recommendations on what its authors call the “SETO Loop.”

Cardiovascular Business
FDA commissioner urges clinicians to join fight against medical misinformation

FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, MD, said the clinical community needs to combat health misinformation at a grassroots level. He warned that patients are immersed in a "sea of misinformation without a compass."

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