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Responding to a Ransomware Attack in Radiology

Everything Rad

Imagine that your radiology department has no access to your PACS, your RIS, or even email. Our radiology department was one of the fortunate ones, we were without PACS “only” six days. Other Irish healthcare sites were without PACS for almost five weeks. We had an almost complete loss of communication with external departments.

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The PACSman Pontificates: Dog tired after HIMSS 2024

AuntMinnie

That pretty much summarizes how I felt after a full day walking the exhibit hall trying to assess the PACS and AI market at what is by all accounts an IT show. AI was the talk of the show with seemingly every other vendor promoting AI except those within the medical imaging community. “This is the story of two men who run. not to run.

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Medweb Launches MedwebX, Transforming Secure Data Exchange and Sharing for Healthcare

Imaging Technology

Established by a physician three decades ago, Medweb is a pioneer in providing web-enabled, secure telemedicine, teleradiology, and RIS/PACS solutions, with over 1,000 installations around the world. Medweb will be exhibiting at the RSNA 2023 event taking place from Nov. 26–30 at McCormick Place, Chicago.

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Demystifying How Medical Images Are Managed

Median

Download our: Medical Imaging in Oncology Review brochure here DICOM, PACS, RIS, EHRs, HIS, VNAs Accessibility and efficiency have been key drivers of innovation (as well as a multitude of acronyms!) the development of the RIS (Radiological Information System), which complements a PACS). CT scans, X-rays).

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Image Sharing Made Easy: The Benefits of Cloud-Based Teleradiology Solutions (Uttar Pradesh, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Pilibhit, Pratpgarh, Rae Bareli, Rampur, Saharanpur, Sant Kabir Nagar, Sambhal, Shahjahanpur)

Future Teleradiology

Integrated PACS and EHR Systems: Discuss the integration of cloud-based teleradiology with Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) and Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems. Discuss how these solutions can seamlessly adjust to varying volumes of imaging studies, ensuring consistent service quality.

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Research from Philips and Vanderbilt Shows Decarbonizing Healthcare and Reducing Costs Can Go Hand in Hand

Imaging Technology

Other generators of carbon emissions within the department included the use of medical disposables, PACS (picture archiving and communication system) and linen production and laundry. In addition, the energy use of scanners accounted for more than half of the total emissions released from diagnostic radiology. 26-30 in Chicago, IL.

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Crowdsourced Advice for Being a Young Radiology Attending

Ben White

With PACS it has decreased, so attend multidisciplinary conferences. Gathering the group together for social events tends to diminish misbehavior and helps with relationships. Develop efficient work habits, such as being concise in your communications. This has become more difficult over the years. Find a mentor to help.

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