PACS and other information technologies have become mainstream in the radiology community. Imaging informatics is definitely here to stay, and those radiologists who embrace it will be more productive and more efficient in their work. More »
Like other healthcare systems, Mercy Health Partners faces enormous challenges related to explosive growth in both the volume and the size of imaging exams. Our seven hospitals represent 21 discrete radiology, cardiology, and pathology imaging systems, each with a dedicated storage solution. More »
Speech recognition technology can be integrated with most electronic medical record applications for rapid report creation. Searches, queries, and form filling are faster to perform by voice than using a keyboard. More »
Radiology informatics has evolved to a relatively mature radiology subspecialty, yet surprisingly few radiologists -- or even radiology residents -- are aware of what radiologist-informaticians do and how it affects the practice of medicine. More »
When their hospital clients number in the hundreds, big teleradiology firms have to be efficient. Now two companies are making the same technologies and services that made them successful available to small fry. At the 2006 RSNA meeting, NightHawk and Virtual Radiologic unveiled plans to make... More »
The 2006 RSNA meeting made clear that the ability to reach outside the radiology department via digital information networks offers the opportunity to enhance business and educational opportunities and improve the quality of patient care. More »
U.S. radiologists face more of a threat from advances in computer-aided diagnosis than from foreign radiologists who perform interpretations at reduced rates, according to a speaker at the RSNA meeting. More »
Three-D interpretation tools have rapidly found their way into the image review process but seamless integration with workstations remains a barrier to widespread adoption, according to a study presented at the RSNA meeting on Sunday. More »
