Industry news in brief
This Digital Health News industry roundup covers a new framework agreement for BridgeHead Softare and a promising study of triaging chest x-rays.
News
Special Report: Imaging
The regionalisation of NHS imaging services facilitated by the cloud is a promising stepping-stone towards more integrated care. AI’s potential, however, is taking longer than expected to be fulfilled. By Owen Hughes.
Feature
Special Report: Imaging
With investment being awarded to digitise diagnostics across the NHS in England, Jennifer Trueland explores what impact this will have on imaging.
Clinical Software
Special Report: Enterprise Imaging
Having a good imaging enterprise imaging system in place can help contribute to having the fullest picture of a patient possible. Jennifer Trueland explores what this means for clinician and patients.
Clinical Software
Leeds Teaching Hospital goes live with imaging solution from Agfa
Agfa HealthCare’s Enterprise Imagine solution provides a platform with clinical tools, reporting and a workflow engine to support better collaboration.
News
Chesterfield Royal Hospital goes live with region-wide PACS system
Chesterfield Royal Hospital has become the sixth NHS Trust in the East Midlands to go live with region-wide imaging system.
Shared Records
Mitigating a post-covid-19 surge on imaging departments with joined tech
Despite a falling number of Covid–19 patients in ITU, imaging departments are facing another surge in demand, explains Dr James Diss, a radiology registrar.
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Royal Berkshire Hospital to deploy Brainomix AI for rapid stroke diagnosis
Brainomix’s AI software rapidly analyses CT scans of the brain and is designed to act as an expert second opinion in diagnosing stroke patients.
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Imaging, robotics and AI to form part of new international cancer research
Charities and universities have teamed up to form the International Alliance for Cancer Early Detection to develop new strategies for detecting cancer.
AI and Analytics
New tech for treating cardiovascular disease ‘faces lack of research’
A new generation of robotics, imaging and implantable tech for treating cardiovascular disease is being hindered by a lack of research.
Infrastructure