RSNA reports cybersecurity incident potentially impacting personal information
Radiology Business
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
The society emphasized that there is no evidence the information has been used for identity theft or financial fraud.
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Radiology data breach may have exposed private health information
Health Imaging
JUNE 18, 2024
Affected patients may have had their name, date of birth, address, health insurance information and medical information compromised, though there is currently no evidence that any data has been misused.
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Radiology information systems provider reports data breach
Radiology Business
AUGUST 16, 2024
The cyberattack impacted patient information including dates of birth, driver’s license and Social Security numbers, medical records, and health insurance details.
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The Transition from Wake to Sleep: Watching Cortical Synchronicity and Information Flow
UCSF Biomedical Imaging
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
The complex process of drifting from wakefulness to sleep is governed by the brain’s cortex, and new research from UCSF imaging scientists advances our understanding of this important phenomenon.
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Improving Access To & Utilization Of Cancer Screening With Color
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ACR raises 3 issues with proposed information blocking rule
AuntMinnie
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has raised three important issues with proposed new information blocking rules the U.S. First, the ACR said it endorses the proposed new exception from information blocking rules related to honoring requests for a specified delay in access to data.
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Many radiology PowerPoints inadvertently put private health information at risk
Health Imaging
OCTOBER 14, 2024
Many of these files are still readily available online, and numerous contain PHI that is “easily accessible,” new analysis reveals.
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Information-blocking penalties for providers slated to take effect soon, radiology experts warn
Radiology Business
JULY 19, 2024
HHS will focus on violations that harm patients, impact care delivery, occur over an extended period or cause financial losses to federal programs.
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Deetptek.ai Will Showcase Groundbreaking Chest X-ray AI solution, Augmento X-ray, at HIMSS 2024
Imaging Technology
MARCH 8, 2024
HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society) is the world's largest health information and technology (Health IT) conference, attracting tens of thousands of healthcare professionals, industry leaders, and innovators from around the globe. DeepTek.ai is shaping the future of medical imaging.
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Experts talk breast imaging's 2024 for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
AuntMinnie
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Putting that information and power in the hands of patients is a tremendous step forward,” said Molly Guthrie, vice president of policy and advocacy at Susan G. The mandate requires imaging facilities to disclose breast density information to patients receiving breast cancer screening.
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Nearly 40% of women in their 40s would delay mammography screening after learning of its downsides
Radiology Business
JULY 16, 2024
Many found information about the benefits and harms of mammography surprising," experts wrote in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
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New AI-based, non-invasive diagnostic tool enables accurate brain tumor diagnosis, surpassing current methods
Medical Xpress: Radiology
MARCH 11, 2024
Jointly developed by investigators of the Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology's (VHIO) Radiomics Group and the Bellvitge University Hospital's Neuroradiology Unit, the Diagnosis in Susceptibility Contrast Enhancing Regions for Neuroncology (DISCERN) is an open-access deep learning tool based on the training of patterns using artificial intelligence (..)
Company launches world's first online portal for MRI safety reporting
Health Imaging
NOVEMBER 17, 2023
The web-based portal aims to log all accidents and any associated remedies, bringing as much information as possible to a central location.
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AI draws conclusions from interventional radiology adverse events data, helping docs design interventions
Radiology Business
AUGUST 23, 2024
University of Toronto experts analyzed information from the U.S. FDA's database, pinpointing reasons that errors occurred during thermal ablation procedures.
Luminello Sold to SimplePractice and Now Everything Sucks
Ben White
MARCH 4, 2024
Their patient information is being held hostage. Meanwhile, the data export function the docs need to save their records (and, coincidentally, to transition to a different EHR) seems to be magically broken. Just for fun, the entire lab-ordering tab has disappeared.
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Ultralearning Radiology
Ben White
JUNE 20, 2023
Some passivity is unavoidable, but the point is that passive learning alone (reading and re-reading, watching YouTube) is an inefficient way to retain information in the long term and develop real-world skills. Retrieval Retrieval: Try to recall information from memory rather than simply re-reading or reviewing it.
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RSNA and ACR partner to help patients better understand their radiology reports
Health Imaging
JUNE 4, 2024
The new series touches on topics like the basics of reading reports, information on BI-RADS and LI-RADS, how to digest data specific to various anatomy, and more.
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AI accurately predicts breast cancer years before diagnosis
Health Imaging
OCTOBER 3, 2024
This information could give providers an opportunity to personalize breast cancer screening strategies and initiate treatment earlier.
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Radiology experts warn of unintended consequences stemming from imaging price transparency efforts
Radiology Business
OCTOBER 23, 2024
Researchers are expressing concern that this information may be motivating some to shy away from undergoing scheduled exams.
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Cybersecurity incident forces radiology practice to cancel all appointments so far in September
Radiology Business
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
Hawaii Radiologic Associates emphasized that no electronic public health information was accessed, compromised or disrupted during the breach.
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The Government Wants Your Input on Consolidation in Healthcare
Ben White
MARCH 8, 2024
For reference, Welsh Carson also owns US Radiology Specialists, which has purchased several outpatient imaging chains over the past few years including Touchstone, American Health Imaging, and Gateway Diagnostic Imaging.
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Write-nots and Think-nots
Ben White
DECEMBER 13, 2024
The progressive ease of information acquisition and low-effort good-enough “work” generation may be good for a lot of things, but actually internalizing the skills of deliberation, argumentation, and communication? A very short essay, well worth the 2 minute read.
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etherFAX Expands its Hyland Partnership by Launching New Cloud Fax Integration
Imaging Technology
MAY 15, 2024
Through the integration, etherFAX and Hyland are enabling healthcare organizations to securely exchange protected health information (PHI) via the cloud. For more information: [link] Wednesday, May 15, 2024 - 18:57 OnBase users can now streamline document management and enhance productivity without changing a single user workflow.
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Study on breast density notification narratives draws mixed reaction
AuntMinnie
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
The goal of the national density law is to provide information to women and providers to facilitate discussing breast cancer risk and supplemental imaging and whether to consider extra testing or an alternative screening strategy,” said Karla Kerlikowske, MD, from the University of California, San Francisco. “The
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HHS: Change Healthcare, not radiology groups, is responsible for breach notifications after cyberattack
Radiology Business
JUNE 3, 2024
OCR Director Melanie Fontes Rainer emphasized that patients impacted by the incident “must be notified that their protected health information was breached.”
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Idaho outpatient imaging center suffers data breach
AuntMinnie
AUGUST 14, 2024
In a statement , the health system said the information involved may have included names, dates of birth, social security numbers, medical record numbers, medical treatment and condition information, medical diagnoses, and health insurance information. “To
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Can Chat GPT accurately refer patients to IR for treatment?
AuntMinnie
APRIL 1, 2024
But how do patients get their own information about IR, if at all? If patients search for information using new tools like artificial intelligence, what is it telling them? As AI becomes more a part of our lives, its performance in providing health information will become more important to patients and clinicians alike.
GPT-4 can assist in management of glioblastoma patients
AuntMinnie
JULY 23, 2024
Laukamp and colleagues also said the summaries proved useful for treating physicians and added that none of the summaries were rated as having negative consequences such as omitting relevant information or adding incorrect information. "In
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ChatGPT can provide patients with radiation protection info
AuntMinnie
JUNE 25, 2024
Implementing ChatGPT may address the need for clear and accessible information about radiation protection,” the authors wrote. Some of the raters also criticized the ChatGPT-generated texts in the areas of response format and language, relevance, and misleading or missing critical information. The complete study can be found here.
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Radiologists and other physicians reject proposal to consolidate MAC jurisdictions
Radiology Business
OCTOBER 10, 2024
CMS sent out its request for information in September, mulling the possibility of reducing 4 Medicare Administrative Contractor districts down to 2.
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Radiologist-hospitalist collaboration could boost lung cancer screening rates
Radiology Business
AUGUST 21, 2024
population, or 35 million individuals, are hospitalized each year, with caregivers collecting critical information that could facilitate imaging. About 12% of the U.S.
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Brain Connectivity on MRI Predicts Parkinson’s Disease Progression
Imaging Technology
JUNE 25, 2024
“The loss of neurons and accumulation of abnormal proteins can disrupt neural connections, compromising the transmission of neural signals and the integration of information across different brain regions,” Prof. For more information: www.rsna.org Tuesday, June 25, 2024 - 19:03 If you enjoy this content, please share it with a colleague
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Tc-99m shortage expected into November
AuntMinnie
OCTOBER 17, 2024
“As the situation may evolve quickly, ASNC is encouraging members to contact their local nuclear pharmacies for up-to-date information on Mo-99 supply,” the ASNC noted. The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) also informed its members of the imminent delay.
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What do radiologists say about what's next for ChatGPT in 2024?
AuntMinnie
JANUARY 2, 2024
Throughout 2023, AuntMinnie.com has kept you informed about how GPT has been incorporated into various types of radiology department activities for research. Information identified for increased transparency would include training data used, how the model is trained, and whether user data is collected in inference.
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Hyperfine Announces FDA Clearance of Software Update That Enables Faster Acquisition of Best-in-Class Ultra-Low-Field Brain Images
Imaging Technology
JULY 17, 2024
“The balance between speed and image quality is crucial in acute care settings where early and timely information is essential to inform the best decisions for patients. For more information: www.hyperfine.io Wednesday, July 17, 2024 - 10:52
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AI chatbots tested on patient questions about Lu-177 PSMA-617
AuntMinnie
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Since ChatGPT launched in 2022 and Gemini in 2023, the chatbots have quickly become a part of everyday life for many people and it is well known that they are changing the way people are accessing medical information, Bilgin noted. AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Gemini are a promising step forward in making medical information more accessible.
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Konica Minolta Healthcare and Christie Innomed Partner to Provide Healthcare IT Sales and Services in the US
Imaging Technology
JUNE 21, 2024
Konica Minolta's Healthcare IT service excellence has a proven track record in simplifying complex and diverse digital ecosystems to facilitate the flow of information and streamline access to and sharing of diagnostic information through efficient and customizable workflows. "We About Konica Minolta Healthcare Americas, Inc.
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Radiologists can promote health equity with responsible AI use
AuntMinnie
MAY 29, 2024
For example, not including demographic information such as race, ethnicity, and insurance status can lead to consequences such as misdiagnosed findings and inappropriate treatment strategies, Yahyavi said. The reason behind that mostly is because these algorithms are trained on unbalanced data sets.”
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Jury still out on clinical use of ChatGPT
AuntMinnie
MAY 2, 2024
However, seven studies highlighted concerns with ChatGPT's performance, noting inaccuracies in providing information on diagnosis and clinical decision support in six (6/44; 13.6%) and in patient communication and content delivery in one (1/44; 2.3%).
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After years in the works.it's finally here!
J Gershon Breast Imaging
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
women will receive standardized information regarding their breast density. Beginning today, all U.S. If you have dense breast tissue, be aware and be active. Screening breast ultrasounds, in addition to mammograms, save lives.
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In Memoriam: Former ITN Editor Cristen Bolan
Imaging Technology
JUNE 19, 2024
More information on her memorial service can be found here. mtaschetta-millane Wed, 06/19/2024 - 12:40 It is with great sadness that the ITN/DAIC team learned of the sudden passing of former Editor Cristen Bolan on June 17. Cristen worked on the brands from 2005-2010, before moving on to other industry related ventures.
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Could cranial ultrasound sub for brain MRI in imaging infants?
AuntMinnie
NOVEMBER 6, 2024
Early postnatal cranial ultrasound can provide information on potential findings on brain MRI and may help inform outcome of newborns in low-middle income countries and situations where MRI is not clinically possible,” Fox and co-authors wrote. They further wrote that cranial ultrasound is easily accessible and cost-effective.
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Mount Sinai Study Calls for Major Changes in the Way People With Comorbidities Are Selected by Physicians for Lung Cancer Screening
Imaging Technology
APRIL 17, 2024
For more information: www.mountsinai.org Wednesday, April 17, 2024 - 16:12 The policy of shared decision-making was intended to take into account the patient’s full health history.
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PSMA-PET provides long-term benefits
AuntMinnie
OCTOBER 24, 2024
population and was informed by data from real-world settings. Our findings highlight the need to consider longer evaluation horizons, as well as methodological strategies to inform preliminary boundaries at which imaging agents may yield improved patient outcomes,” the researchers concluded. The full study is available here.
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