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AuntMinnie 2008: Radiologist pays $7M to settle federal fraud claims

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In 2008, our top article shared the story of a $7 million settlement for allegations of fraudulent Medicare billing. The consulting and clinical research agreements noted by the government were terminated six years ago, prior to the government's investigation. A Florida radiologist has paid the U.S.

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HPI: Resident education work on decrease among attending radiologists

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Neiman Health Policy Institute (HPI) found "a 19% drop-in rate of cases read with a trainee among teaching radiologists [between 2008 and 2019], representing a significant and meaningful decrease," said lead author Judah Burns, MD, of Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, NY, in a statement released by HPI. in 2008 to 26.3%

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Martin B. Shirley Executive Vice President Sales, Marketing & Clinical Operations

TTG Imaging Solutions

Martin Shirley was appointed the role of TTG Imaging Solutions Executive Vice President Sales, Marketing & Clinical Operations in April of 2023 as part of TTG Imaging Solutions acquisition of Digirad Health, Inc and its subsidiaries Digirad Diagnostic Imaging, Inc and Digirad Imaging Solution, Inc. The post Martin B.

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Martin B. Shirley Executive Vice President Sales, Marketing & Clinical Operations

TTG Imaging Solutions

Martin Shirley was appointed the role of TTG Imaging Solutions Executive Vice President Sales, Marketing & Clinical Operations in April of 2023 as part of TTG Imaging Solutions acquisition of Digirad Health, Inc and its subsidiaries Digirad Diagnostic Imaging, Inc and Digirad Imaging Solution, Inc. The post Martin B.

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IBA Pioneers Theranostic Advancements, Empowering the Market to Produce Astatine-211

Imaging Technology

Furthermore, an IBA cyclotron Cyclone 70XP , installed in France in 2008, has enabled multiple research programs already. Despite its scarcity, At-211, an alpha emitter, is used in clinical research for targeted alpha-therapies in the field of oncology to treat brain, thyroid, ovarian, breast, prostate cancer.

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Fleischner Society updates thoracic imaging glossary of terms

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The latest glossary replaces previous glossaries published in 1984, 1996, and 2008. It includes new terms of clinical importance and concepts that have emerged, discards others that have become obsolete, and addresses terms where usage has either changed or become inconsistent to a degree that they warranted a new definition.

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REBEL Core Cast 125.0 – Hyperkalemia

REBEL EM

Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008; 3:324–330. Crit Care Med 2008; 36: 3246-51. Definition: A serum potassium level > 5.5 patients can jump from peaked T waves to sine wave) Management Basics: ABCs, IV, O 2 , Cardiac Monitor and, 12-lead EKG Identify + treat underlying cause of hyperkalemia (i.e. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2002; 17: 1639-42.

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