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AI-guided point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) can accurately detect tuberculosis (TB), according to research presented April 14 at the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) conference in Vienna, Austria. We gained in specificity when using AI algorithms to interpret these ultrasound images.
Allegheny Health Network's (AHN) Allegheny Valley Hospital (AVH) in Natrona Heights, PA has completed a $12 million expansion and renovation of its imaging and radiology department. A new mobile imaging pad outside the hospital also now supports rotating MRI and PET/CT capabilities.
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This makes the Medicare payment rate 1.77% lower than it was in 2023, rather than the 3.37% cut that was contained in the 2024 MPFS Final Rule. decrease from 2023 in Mississippi, but it could have been an 8.5% from 2023 levels, based on the same volume of services. the “GPCI Work Floor”). wGPCI $ 7.95 -4.8% - 2024 with 0.95
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