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AuntMinnie 2013: NY hospital to shutter radiology residency program

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In 2013, our top article covered a decision by a New York City hospital to close its radiology residency program. A New York City hospital on Monday moved to terminate its radiology residency program, leaving 11 residents without a program or funding to continue beyond the current program year ending June 30.

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Radiologists are reading more cardiac CT exams, but not cardiac MRI

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Al-Ogaili's research used data from cardiac CT CPT codes culled from the Part B Physician and Other Supplier Public Use File (POSPUF) database between 2013 and 2020. The team tracked volumes by provider type (cardiologists, radiologists, and "other") and practice setting (hospital and nonhospital). Hospital setting Radiologists 52% 58.3%

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Pain, Nausea, and Hospital Admission after Uterine Fibroid Embolization: A Comparison of 2 Protocols

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Uterine fibroid embolization (UFE) procedures performed from 2013 to 2019 were reviewed. Outpatient uterine fibroid embolization (OP-UFE) not requiring hospitalization was successful in 81.4% Ninety-six patients were treated with a new protocol, which added transdermal scopolamine, lorazepam, and intravenous acetaminophen.

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Abstract No. 170 Practice Sizes and Urban-Rural Distribution of Interventional Radiologists, 2013 to 2022

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These payment reforms, coupled with private equity and hospital system acquisitions, have been challenging for small physician practices to navigate and may be prompting IRs to join larger practice groups.

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Upstaging Rates, Management Strategies for Radial Scars on Screening DBT

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“Imaging surveillance rather than surgery is a reasonable approach for radial scars without atypia, particularly for those presenting as calcifications,” wrote coauthor Manisha Bahl, MD, MPH, from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Patients without surgical excision or at least 2 years of imaging follow-up after CNB were excluded.

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Affordable Care Act Expansions Improved Access to Cancer Care, Study Suggests

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milla1cf Fri, 05/10/2024 - 08:05 May 10, 2024 — Insurance expansions under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) were linked with an increase in patients receiving care at accredited cancer hospitals in Pennsylvania, according to a study published in Health Services Research by University of Pittsburgh researchers. There was an increase of 6.2

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Magnetic Resonance-guided Focused Ultrasound in Intracranial Diseases

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In a new review published in the KeAi journal Meta-Radiology , a team of researchers from the Chinese PLA General Hospital in China summarized the clinical trials of high-intensity FUS in the treatment of intracranial diseases.

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