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Private equity firm acquiring 'leading' teleradiology group that spans 48 states

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Grovecourt Capital Partners said it hopes to fuel further expansion for Miami-based Premier Radiology Services, which was founded in 2006.

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The Modified Valsalva Maneuver: Practical Treatment or Pointless Trick?

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Generally, adenosine has a favorable safety profile, with mostly minor side effects (Holdgate 2006). These rates are significantly lower than those in other research (Holdgate 2006). Additionally, robust evidence supports using calcium channel blockers, which may have a more favorable side effect profile (Holdgate 2006).

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Racial, ethnic representation increases over time in NCDB

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They assessed individuals in both databases diagnosed with breast, colorectal, lung, and prostate cancer in two periods: 2004 to 2006 and 2017 to 2019. The team included data from 5,175,007 individuals. Of these, 0.5% were American Indian or Alaska Native, 3.1%

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AMA working with radiology groups to fix flawed approach that’s driving Medicare payment decisions

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The Medicare Physician Fee Schedule utilizes 2006 cost information to develop practice expense relative values and resulting reimbursements.

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Nielsen named president-elect of SNMMI Technologist Section

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Nielsen has served SNMMI in leadership roles since 2006, most recently as chair of the Advocacy Committee and as a member of the Publications and Educator’s committees.

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Yellowcross launches teleradiology management service

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The two first worked together in 2006 at Nighthawk Radiology Services. Most recently, Vaules was senior vice president of sales and marketing at ONRAD while Thomas was most recently vice president of operations and integrations for Radiology Partners.

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Clinical Conundrums: Should You Give the First Dose of Antibiotics IV Before Discharging Home on Oral Antibiotics?

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2006; 333(7580):1193. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2006(2). PMID: 8874253 Oosterheert JJ, Bonten MJ, Schneider MM. Effectiveness of early switch from intravenous to oral antibiotics in severe community acquired pneumonia: multicentre randomised trial. BMJ (Clinical research ed.). PMID: 17090560 Castro-Guardiola A et al. Pneumonia 2017.

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