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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Kentucky radiology group chooses Amicas

Central Kentucky Radiology has signed a new agreement with image and information management solutions company, Amicas.

JAMIA: Newborn screening program a test for HIE

A successful newborn screening program depends on reliable and secure multidirectional flow of patient information among data users, as well as long-term availability of such information as life changes for the patient, according to an article in the January edition of the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association (JAMIA).

HIMSS bestows Stage 7 Award to Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

The Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh, part of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, is the first childrens hospital to receive the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Analytics Stage 7 Award, according to the society.

Study: Ultrasound, x-ray ID role of allergies in chronic sinus disease

Exposing patients with chronic sinus disease to allergens and then obtaining repeated images by x-ray or ultrasound reveals that nasal allergies may be involved in some cases of chronic sinus disease, according to a study in the December issue of Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery.

Agfa nabs four-year, $500M deal with China

Agfa HealthCare, a provider of diagnostic imaging and health IT solutions, has signed a new four-year distribution agreement with its Chinese partners, responsible for the sale, distribution, installation and servicing of its medical imaging products in the Peoples Republic of China.

Study: Broader group of stakeholders improve likelihood of RHIO operationality

Finding ways to help regional health information organizations (RHIOs) become operational and self-sustaining will bolster the current approach to nationwide health IT, according to an article in the December edition of the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association (JAMIA).

AHRQ grants $48K to AHIMA to spearhead rural health IT summit

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has awarded health information management nonprofit, the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Foundation, a $48,000 research development conference grant to lead a two-day summit, based on a project to improve health services research agenda to leverage health IT in rural America.

California health system picks Accenx SaaS platform

St. Joseph Health System (SJHS) in Southern California has chosen Accenx Exchange as its Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform from Accenx Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of data management company Initiate Systems.

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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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