2020 - Diagnostic Imaging Brief

AuntMinnie 2020: COVID-19 can be seen on CT scans outside the chest

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Topping the list in 2020 was a story on how patients with COVID-19 may initially present with non-respiratory symptoms. New articles will be published each Monday until our official anniversary at RSNA 2024. In the early stages of the global pandemic, articles on COVID-19 were very popular amongst AuntMinnie members.

Emergency Room

Emergency Room Disease Radiologist Diagnostic

Occupational radiation dose trends in U.S. radiologic technologists assisting with fluoroscopically-guided interventional procedures, 1980-2020

JVIR

APRIL 7, 2024

To summarize dose trends from 1980-2020 for 19,651 U.S. radiologic technologists who reported assisting with fluoroscopically-guided interventional procedures (FGIP), overall and by work history characteristics.

Radiology Technologist

Radiology Technologist Radiation Radiology

Trends in Telehealth in 2020

Mint Physician Staffing

APRIL 27, 2020

Mint Physician Staffing has compiled 4 trends to expect in telehealth in 2020. Inside Digital Health – Telehealth Momentum Fueling 6 Trends in 2020 2. MGMA – The Newest Trends in Telehealth in 2020 4. REMSA – Alternative Destination Transport 3. Medicare – Telehealth 5.

Insurance

Insurance Medicare Emergency Room Healthcare

RadNet enters first new market since 2020, acquiring 7 imaging centers

Radiology Business

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The M&A deal is with Houston Medical Imaging, which performed over 135,000 procedures last year, producing $28M in revenue.

Imaging

Imaging Medical Imaging Medical

Investors pour $5B into imaging AI, with average deal size tripling since 2020

Radiology Business

MAY 23, 2023

There are now more than 200 independent medical imaging AI software vendors, with 73% of the funds concentrated among the top 25.

Imaging

Imaging Medical Imaging Medical

Counting Chickens: RP loses its windfall award from United

Ben White

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

The summary: RP claimed United owed them lots of money for underpayment because United was using a 2020 contract to determine some of its payments instead of a more lucrative 1998 contract originally held by one of its purchased groups, Singleton. The battle between Radiology Partners and UnitedHealthcare has ended with United as the victor.

IT

IT Radiology

Cardiac CT Update- Virtual Conference by Society of Cardiovascular CT (SCCT), 2020

Manipal Hospitals Radiology Group

AUGUST 26, 2020

This year’s SCCT, 2020 was virtual with three parallel video channels (which were formerly run out of three different halls). Also, I used to feel distracted because of the myriad presentations going on in several parallel sessions and you had to choose which session to attend. And what a conference….

Disease

Disease Computed Tomography Imaging Radiology

Loss of smell during COVID linked to structural, functional brain alterations

Health Imaging

AUGUST 19, 2024

According to data shared by the CDC last year, around 34% of patients who contracted COVID between 2020 and 2023 reported losing their sense of smell.

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

AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 4, 2023

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 investigators found that 38, 806 cardiac CT exams were performed in 2013 and 112,909 in 2020, an increase of 191%. per 1,000 enrollees in 2020, an increase of 191%.

Radiologist

Radiologist MRI Medicare Inpatient

Jury awards woman $7M after radiologist misread leaves her blind at age 23

Radiology Business

OCTOBER 5, 2024

The case dates to November 2020 when Allison Mitchell was admitted at Saint Vincent Hospital for a headache that led to her losing consciousness.

Radiologist

Radiologist Hospital

3D printing use in radiology saves an estimated 41 minutes, $2,500 per case

Radiology Business

AUGUST 9, 2024

RSNA and ACR in 2020 established a registry aimed at collecting standardized data on 3D printing performed in healthcare facilities, sharing their insights in a new analysis.

Radiology

Radiology Healthcare Healthcare

Cancer incidence during pandemic lower than expected

AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

A team led by Krystle Lang Kuhs, PhD, from the University of Kentucky in Lexington found that cancer incidence from March to December 2020 included 134,395 potentially undiagnosed cancer cases, lower than expected. The researchers used 2020 U.S. They analyzed data from 1,297,874 cancer cases reported between March and December 2020.

Diagnose

Diagnose Healthcare Healthcare Radiology

Our 2020 vision of the Radiologist of the Future

Direct Radiology

JANUARY 14, 2020

2019 proved to be a monumental year for Direct Radiology. In addition to delivering quality teleradiology services, we made some significant and exciting changes within the organization, most notably our partnering with Philips to run the business operations of Direct Radiology with a shared vision of advancing teleradiology.

Radiologist

Radiologist Teleradiology Radiology Hospital

AI boosts breast cancer detection on DBT

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The first time period spanned from 2018 to 2020, before the radiologists had access to AI. The second time period spanned from 2020 to 2022, during which the radiologists used AI (ProFound Detection, iCAD).

Radiologist

Radiologist Hospital Imaging

Samsung to acquire ultrasound artificial intelligence firm Sonio for more than $92M

Radiology Business

MAY 8, 2024

Founded in 2020, the Paris-based firm offers products to aid physicians in assessing and documenting OB/GYN scans.

Ultrasound

Samsung finalizes $92M acquisition of French ultrasound AI firm Sonio

Radiology Business

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Founded in 2020, the acquired firm offers products to aid physicians in assessing and documenting OB/GYN scans, such as prenatal ultrasounds.

Ultrasound

How much of a financial toll did COVID-19 take on radiology?

AuntMinnie

MARCH 26, 2024

A team led by Ahmed Farag, MD, from the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School-Baystate Medical Center reported that their institution experienced a considerable loss in imaging volume and a large loss in revenue in 2020, the first year of the pandemic in North America, compared with the previous year.

Radiology

Radiology Healthcare Healthcare Medical

HPI: Resident education work on decrease among attending radiologists

AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 22, 2024

To do so they conducted a study that used Medicare Part B claims data between 2008 and 2020 to track the workload of 35,595 radiologists. In 2020, during the COVID pandemic, it dropped further to 24.5%. in 2008 to 26.3%

Education

Education Radiologist Medicare Clinic

Weight Bearing CT Imaging for Podiatry

CurveBeam AI

OCTOBER 3, 2024

2020 Oct;49(10):1615-1621. Epub 2020 May 11. 2020 Nov;41(11):1432-1441. 2020 Nov;41(11):1432-1441. Epub 2020 Aug 20. Skeletal Radiol. doi: 10.1007/s00256-020-03445-5. PMID: 32394072. (2) 2) Sripanich Y, Weinberg M, Krähenbühl N, Rungprai C, Saltzman CL, Barg A. Foot Ankle Int. doi: 10.1177/1071100720938331.

Imaging

Imaging X-ray Radiography

Cancer mortality rates decline, health disparities persist

AuntMinnie

JANUARY 15, 2024

between 2000 and 2020, racial and ethnic disparities persisted for many cancers, a study published January 12 in JAMA Health Forum found. They focused on data collected from the National Center for Health Statistics between 2000 and 2020. While cancer mortality rates declined in the U.S. over the past two decades. per 100,000.

Ultrasound

Ultrasound MRI Healthcare Healthcare

Jury awards woman $7M after radiologist misread left her blind at age 23

Radiology Business

OCTOBER 1, 2024

The case dates to November 2020 when Allison Mitchell was admitted at Saint Vincent Hospital after developing a headache that led to her losing consciousness.

Radiologist

Radiologist Hospital

American College of Radiology asks CMS to permanently allow remote supervision of diagnostic tests

Radiology Business

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services started allowing this perk in 2020 amid the pandemic, but it is slated to go away by the end of 2024.

Medicare

Medicare Diagnostic Radiology IT

Private equity-backed radiology provider LucidHealth names chief operating officer

Radiology Business

MARCH 4, 2024

David Grau served as the Columbus-based company’s chief strategy officer from 2020 to 2023 before recently taking on the newly created COO role.

Radiology

Appeals court revives whistleblower suits alleging unqualified broker made radiology referral decisions

Radiology Business

AUGUST 22, 2023

first filed the complaints in 2020 against Discovery Radiology Physicians, OneSource Medical Diagnostics and four physicians, alleging insurance fraud. Allstate Insurance Co.

Insurance

Insurance Radiology Diagnostic Medical

New Research Examines Socioeconomic Factors with Mammography No-Shows

Diagnostic Imaging

APRIL 10, 2024

Patients with Medicaid or means-tested insurance were over 27 percent more likely to miss mammography appointments, and only 65 percent of women with three of more adverse social determinants of health had a mammography exam in a two-year period covering 2020 and 2021, according to new research and a report from the CDC.

Insurance

Deep-Learning Chest Radiograph Model Predicts Mortality for Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Imaging Technology

JUNE 16, 2023

Hwang et al. AUCs were compared between the DL model and a risk score based on confusion, blood urea nitrogen level, respiratory rate, blood pressure, and age ≥ 65 years.

Radiograph

Radiograph Radiographer Radiographer Hospital

Private equity-backed radiology provider LucidHealth appoints news CEO

Radiology Business

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The company did not give a reason for the departure of previous chief executive Asif Ahmad, who filled the role from 2020 to 2023.

Radiology

Radiologists rapidly launch inpatient IR consult service that’s generating tens of thousands in new revenue

Radiology Business

MAY 12, 2023

Between 2020-2021 (and amid the pandemic), interventional consult volumes climbed 13%, while consult-specific payments leapt by 84%, experts detailed.

Inpatient

Inpatient Radiologist

Pandemic prompted an increase in negative mammograms

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The team compared data collected for 2019 to 2021, focusing on mammography volumes between March and June for these years since the steepest COVID-related restrictions took place in that period in 2020. However, this increased to 638 in 2021 during the period of post-COVID-19 restrictions.

Mammogram

Mammogram Nursing Diagnostic Hospital

How did radiology practices perform in the 2023 MIPS final results?

AuntMinnie

AUGUST 30, 2024

Additionally, during the 2020 and 2021 public health emergency years, many practices were able to qualify for a hardship exception, further reducing the amount of negative adjustment and therefore limiting the amount of upward adjustment.

Medicare

Medicare Radiology Public Health Education

Loss of smell during COVID linked to structural, functional brain alterations

Health Imaging

AUGUST 22, 2024

According to data shared by the CDC last year, around 34% of patients who contracted COVID between 2020 and 2023 reported losing their sense of smell.

Black women should start breast cancer screening 8 years earlier, new data suggest

Radiology Business

APRIL 20, 2023

women spanning 2011-2020. The recommendation is based on an analysis of mortality data from 415,000 U.S.

Hologic, university settle lawsuit alleging radiology vendor infringed on mammography patent

Radiology Business

APRIL 11, 2024

The case dates to March 2020, when the University of South Florida Foundation filed suit against the Marlborough, Massachusetts-based company, which later countersued.

Radiology

Private equity-backed Capitol Imaging acquires 2 radiology groups spanning 10 locations

Radiology Business

JUNE 15, 2023

The Metairie, Louisiana-based radiology group has doubled in size since Clearview Capital funded the company in October 2020.

Radiology

Radiology Imaging

RSNA to establish next Global Learning Center in Peru

AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The first RSNA Global Learning Center launched in 2020 at Stellenbosch University near Cape Town, South Africa. The RSNA is taking applications for volunteer faculty positions on the Lima center faculty; radiologists with subspecialties in pediatric radiology and pediatric oncology are needed.

Hospital

Hospital Education Patient Care Radiologist

Nearly 70% drop in volume precedes private practice’s decision to join Radiology Partners

Radiology Business

MAY 8, 2024

Glenwood Spring, Colorado-based Mountain Radiology first engaged in discussions about a partnership with RP in early 2020.

Radiology

ACS: Cancer mortality declines, but incidence rates rise

AuntMinnie

JANUARY 17, 2024

ACS researchers compiled the most recent data on population-based cancer occurrence and outcomes using incidence data collected by central cancer registries through 2020. As for how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted cancer trends, the ACS reported a lower cancer incidence rate in 2020 compared with 2019. per 100,000).

Diagnose

Diagnose Disease IT Imaging

Private equity-backed LucidHealth touts new 2-year partnership track for its growing teleradiology group

Radiology Business

AUGUST 25, 2023

Since 2020, the “virtual practice” has grown to include more than 75 physicians operating across 47 states, with leaders seeking to hire more.

IT

IT Teleradiology

The Academic Impact of Society of Interventional Radiology Foundation Grants: Report from the Society of Interventional Radiology Foundation/National Institutes of Health Task Force

JVIR

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

In 2020, the SIRF created a SIRF/NIH task force to evaluate the scientific ramifications of these funds in terms of overall productivity and research impact. The Society of Interventional Radiology Foundation (SIR Foundation) aims to promote scientific research in Interventional Radiology by providing funding to promising investigators.

Interventional Radiology

Interventional Radiology Radiology

REBEL Core Cast 119.0 – Sleep Hygiene

REBEL EM

MARCH 6, 2024

Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025. December 2020. Published 2020 Oct 27. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 9th Edition. Available at DietaryGuidelines.gov. Green W, Gao X, Li K, et al. West J Emerg Med. 2020;21(6):219-224. doi:10.5811/westjem.2020.8.47357

Hospital

Hospital IT Clinic

Private equity-backed imaging software provider Intelerad names new CEO

Radiology Business

MAY 25, 2023

Jordan Bazinsky takes over for the retiring Mike Lipps, who has served in the role since October 2020.

Imaging

Rosh Review My EMCert Monthly Question

REBEL EM

MAY 20, 2024

McGraw Hill; 2020(Ch) 244. McGraw Hill; 2020:(Ch) 239. Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide. link] Slattery DE, Pollack CV Jr. Thrombotics and antithrombotics. In: Tintinalli JE, Ma OJ, Yealy DM, et al., Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide.

Diagnostic imaging service expenditures shifting to third-party providers

AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 20, 2023

increase since 2020, when service spending was estimated to be $3.875 billion, and represents a 4.22% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over this period. Regarding corporate HQ influence in the purchasing decision for service contracts in 2023, 35% of sites say corporate influence is increasing, down 16 ppt from 51% in 2020.

Diagnostic Imaging

Diagnostic Imaging Diagnostic Imaging Hospital

Industry payments to radiologists dropped precipitously post COVID, with an uneven recovery since

Radiology Business

MAY 4, 2023

“Interestingly,” experts noted, despite such decreases, average payment amounts nearly tripled year-over-year, from $581 to $1,607 in 2020.

Radiologist

AuntMinnie 2020: COVID-19 can be seen on CT scans outside the chest

Occupational radiation dose trends in U.S. radiologic technologists assisting with fluoroscopically-guided interventional procedures, 1980-2020

Trending Sources

Trends in Telehealth in 2020

RadNet enters first new market since 2020, acquiring 7 imaging centers

Investors pour $5B into imaging AI, with average deal size tripling since 2020

Counting Chickens: RP loses its windfall award from United

Cardiac CT Update- Virtual Conference by Society of Cardiovascular CT (SCCT), 2020

Loss of smell during COVID linked to structural, functional brain alterations

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

Jury awards woman $7M after radiologist misread leaves her blind at age 23

3D printing use in radiology saves an estimated 41 minutes, $2,500 per case

Cancer incidence during pandemic lower than expected

Our 2020 vision of the Radiologist of the Future

AI boosts breast cancer detection on DBT

Samsung to acquire ultrasound artificial intelligence firm Sonio for more than $92M

Samsung finalizes $92M acquisition of French ultrasound AI firm Sonio

How much of a financial toll did COVID-19 take on radiology?

HPI: Resident education work on decrease among attending radiologists

Weight Bearing CT Imaging for Podiatry

Cancer mortality rates decline, health disparities persist

Jury awards woman $7M after radiologist misread left her blind at age 23

American College of Radiology asks CMS to permanently allow remote supervision of diagnostic tests

Private equity-backed radiology provider LucidHealth names chief operating officer

Appeals court revives whistleblower suits alleging unqualified broker made radiology referral decisions

New Research Examines Socioeconomic Factors with Mammography No-Shows

Deep-Learning Chest Radiograph Model Predicts Mortality for Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Private equity-backed radiology provider LucidHealth appoints news CEO

Radiologists rapidly launch inpatient IR consult service that’s generating tens of thousands in new revenue

Pandemic prompted an increase in negative mammograms

How did radiology practices perform in the 2023 MIPS final results?

Loss of smell during COVID linked to structural, functional brain alterations

Black women should start breast cancer screening 8 years earlier, new data suggest

Hologic, university settle lawsuit alleging radiology vendor infringed on mammography patent

Private equity-backed Capitol Imaging acquires 2 radiology groups spanning 10 locations

RSNA to establish next Global Learning Center in Peru

Nearly 70% drop in volume precedes private practice’s decision to join Radiology Partners

ACS: Cancer mortality declines, but incidence rates rise

Private equity-backed LucidHealth touts new 2-year partnership track for its growing teleradiology group

The Academic Impact of Society of Interventional Radiology Foundation Grants: Report from the Society of Interventional Radiology Foundation/National Institutes of Health Task Force

REBEL Core Cast 119.0 – Sleep Hygiene

Private equity-backed imaging software provider Intelerad names new CEO

Rosh Review My EMCert Monthly Question

Diagnostic imaging service expenditures shifting to third-party providers

Industry payments to radiologists dropped precipitously post COVID, with an uneven recovery since

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