Imaging Technology

JANUARY 24, 2024

milla1cf Wed, 01/24/2024 - 19:08 January 24, 2024 — A study by the Neiman Health Policy Institute found that, by 2021, only 1.1% of radiologists’ commercial claims were out of network (OON), down from 12.6% As such, by 2021, radiologists practiced almost exclusively in-network.

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Radiologist Insurance Inpatient Imaging Modalities 84

AuntMinnie

JANUARY 18, 2024

An automated protocoling algorithm used with a hospital's electronic health record (EHR) software reduces radiologist CT exam workload, a research team from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston has reported. Inpatient exams 3.5 The findings could make busy radiology departments more efficient, wrote a team led by Ryan Chung, MD.

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Imaging Technology

JANUARY 17, 2024

s accepted manuscript extracted claims from Optum’s de-identified Clinformatics Data Mart Database for hospital-based specialties occurring the same day as in-network emergency visits or inpatient stays (January 2017–December 2021). Christensen et al.’s After identifying OON claims, claims were then batched via simulated IDR rules.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The technology's value is limited by the expertise of the operator and poor conditions for diagnostic-quality ultrasound in the home and inpatient settings, and in primary care settings, there is a steep learning curve for staff, and accreditation and maintenance of skills are both essential, Tan pointed out.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 27, 2024

Under the auspices of Alara Imaging , a measure steward entity established by the university, CMS plans to adopt the measure into its hospital and physician pay-for-performance programs beginning in 2025. Administered CT radiation doses are highly variable across patients, radiologists, and hospitals throughout the U.S.

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Radiation Computed Tomography DICOM Hospital 93

AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The University of Washington's radiology department performs 120 to 130 CT exams per day for inpatients, outpatients, and emergency patients. That's why in 2021, the department invested in a syringeless power injector (CT Motion, GEHC), which has had a dramatic effect on the ability to conserve CT contrast.

Education 105

Education Inpatient Diagnostic Imaging Diagnostic 105

Aidoc

JANUARY 3, 2023

According to a survey conducted in 2021, nearly 40% of respondents were engaged in the AI market or actively assessing the role AI would play in their health system. In 2021, the AI in healthcare market was worth around 11 billion U.S. For example, helping radiologists read exams, ED physicians identify sepsis, etc.

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