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State of the Healthcare Industry: Hospital Strikes

Vesta Teleradiology

In 2020, hospitals and medical buildings surged with COVID patients, overloading facilities and professionals alike. Healthcare Strikes Going on Now Beginning in January of this year, over 7,000 medical professionals went on strike in New York City, says Vox. The strikes involve Mt.

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RSNA and GE HealthCare Bring Advanced Mammography Technology to Tanzania to Improve Access and Help Address Breast Cancer Mortality Rate

Imaging Technology

MNH at MUHAS is a public hospital serving Dar es Salaam, the largest city in Tanzania, and did not have a working mammography machine. GE HealthCare is committed to helping reduce disparities in care and improving access to medical imaging worldwide. 4 Its impact transcends borders, cultures, and socioeconomic backgrounds.

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Diagnostic imaging service expenditures shifting to third-party providers

AuntMinnie

hospitals spent an estimated $4.29 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. For 2022, the top three service providers by service-related expenditures are GE HealthCare, Siemens Healthineers, and Crothall Healthcare.

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NYU Langone Health Reports New "AI Doctor," NYUTron, Predicts Hospital Readmission and Other Health Outcomes

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christine.book Wed, 06/21/2023 - 10:48 June 21, 2023 — NYU Langone Health has published an overview of an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tool designed to smooth hospital operations for better patient care. The resulting 4.1-billion-word

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Pandemic prompted an increase in negative mammograms

AuntMinnie

Agosta and co-authors wanted to investigate the pandemic’s impact on mammography volumes, breast biopsies, and patient outcomes in a large women's specialty hospital in southern Louisiana. They noted that the hospital has been actively working on outreach efforts such as social media postings, mailed letters, and mobile mammography services.

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

AuntMinnie

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.

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GE HealthCare and Biofourmis Collaborate on Virtual Care-at-Home Solutions

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christine.book Tue, 03/12/2024 - 12:14 March 12, 2024 — GE HealthCare and Biofourmis have announced a strategic collaboration aimed at enhancing continuity of care by enabling safe, effective, and accessible care in the home to support the patient journey beyond the hospital setting. American Hospital Association. 2022, April).