By Dr. Neelam Dugar, AuntMinnieEurope.com columnist

Easy digital access to a patient’s electronically stored records, as well as the face-to-face dialogue with front-line doctors, has created proactive, patient-involved, clinical radiologists. In the U.K., for instance, this phenomenon started with the treatment of cancer patients. The transformation began to occur with multidisciplinary team meetings (MDTMs) for cancer care, and it has changed the practice of radiologists. Radiologists have come out of their darkrooms to work on the front line, making decisions on patient management at these meetings.

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This report assesses physicians’ current use and overall views of electronic health records (EHRs), patient support tools, and mobile health technologies from the Deloitte 2013 Survey of U.S. Physicians

The Cleveland Clinic is collaborating with Glens Falls Hospital in Glens Falls, N.Y. to implement electronic medical records for the hospital physician and specialty practices, the two medical centers announced today.

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Applied Radiology

Rasu B. Shrestha, MD, MBA, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA

Many institutions are at a point where they need to replace their PACS. Whether this process is undertaken with a new or current PACS vendor, it’s a perfect opportunity to redesign the system’s architecture to prepare for the future.

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