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 systemsartificial 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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Linking Cath Labs & Informatics: Growing a Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) Program

Sponsored by GE Healthcare

Growth seeded the need for a dedicated PCI program at Saratoga Hospital that went live in January along with a complete technology overhaul: cath lab, echo, hemodynamic monitoring and a fully integrated cardiovascular information system. The PCI program, close to 100 interventions later, is considered a jewel of the county. It also is a model for other facilities needing a technology refresh.

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KLAS survey: 45% pondering CVIS consolidation

One third of cardiology departments have consolidated their cardiovascular information system (CVIS) vendors and 45 percent plan to do so, according to a recent survey.

ACR 2015™ informatics and innovations sessions help radiology professionals navigate the new medical landscape

Informatics and innovations sessions at ACR 2015™ can help radiology professionals overcome information technology (IT) challenges and support enterprise imaging initiatives as medicine moves from volume to value-based care. Early bird registration and abstract submission deadlines are approaching for ACR 2015™, the all-new American College of Radiology (ACR) annual meeting, May 17–21, 2015, at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, DC. 

CVIS market to top $211M by 2018

The international cardiovascular information system (CVIS) market is expected to reach $211.3 million by 2018, for a 7.9 percent increase from 2013, MicroMarket Monitor predicted.

CVIS market may hit $233M by 2018

The global cardiovascular information system (CVIS) market is on a growth trajectory, a market research company reported in April.

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North Kansas City Hospital: Technology & Teamwork Take CVIS Up a Notch

Sponsored by Siemens Healthineers

This is a tale of making cardiac care better. Better for patients, better for the caregivers providing it, and better for a hospital morphing and migrating to thrive in the new world of accountable care.

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Oklahoma State University Medical Center: CVIS Enhances Image Quality & Productivity

Sponsored by GE Healthcare

Join Connie Ryan, Cardiology Resource Manager at Oklahoma State University Medical Center as she shares how OSUMC was successful in enhancing their physicians workflow and in increasing productivity in their echo lab with the GE Healthcare's Centricity Cardio Enterprise Solution (CCE).

Agfa HealthCare to highlight IMPAX Cardiovascular IT solutions at EuroPCR

Agfa HealthCare announces today that it will highlight its comprehensive IMPAX Cardiovascular suite of products at the EuroPCR congress, the official congress of the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI), from May 21-24, in Paris, France.

Around the web

Ron Blankstein, MD, professor of radiology, Harvard Medical School, explains the use of artificial intelligence to detect heart disease in non-cardiac CT exams.

Eleven medical societies have signed on to a consensus statement aimed at standardizing imaging for suspected cardiovascular infections.

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