AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Regulatory issues facing radiology groups in 2024 We pay a lot of attention to government regulation in healthcare, especially the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS), which influences reimbursement not only from Medicare but also from other payers as many commercial contracts are tied to the MPFS. Sandy Coffta.

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Imaging Technology

MARCH 26, 2024

milla1cf Tue, 03/26/2024 - 13:20 March 26, 2024 — Robert J. Other incoming officers of SIR’s 2024–2025 Board of Directors include President-elect Robert A. As we look forward, SIR remains committed to fostering healthcare innovations that improve patients’ lives worldwide.”

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Imaging Technology

MARCH 8, 2024

milla1cf Fri, 03/08/2024 - 22:02 March 9, 2024 — DeepTek.ai, a leading medical imaging AI company, will showcase its groundbreaking US FDA -cleared chest X-ray reporting AI solution, Augmento X-Ray , at the upcoming HIMSS 2024 conference, taking place March 12th-14th, 2024, at booth #4661. With over 1.5 DeepTek.ai

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 5, 2024

CHICAGO Philips brought a range of new AI-enhanced offerings to RSNA 2024 aimed at bolstering efficiency and improving workflows for radiologists and radiologic technologists. The goal is to shorten complex MRI exams and improve workflow for radiologists, according to the vendor. tesla BlueSeal MR wide-bore scanner.

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Imaging Technology

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

milla1cf Mon, 02/26/2024 - 11:43 February 26, 2024 — DeepHealth, Inc. , DeepHealth technology is used in over 300 radiology departments and imaging centers across the world. For more information: [link] Find more ECR24 conference coverage here Monday, February 26, 2024 - 11:43

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Who made it to the final round in the 2024 edition of the Minnies, AuntMinnie.com 's event recognizing excellence in radiology? Most Influential Radiology Researcher Erik Middlebrooks, MD, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL Erik Middlebrooks, MD. The Minnies finalists were drawn from over 200 candidates across 15 categories.

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Imaging Technology

JUNE 5, 2024

milla1cf Wed, 06/05/2024 - 20:50 June 5, 2024 — A new Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute study found that from 2014 to 2023 the number of medical practices with affiliated radiologists decreased 14.7% (from 5,059 to 4,313) even though the number of radiologists increased 17.3% (from 30,723 to 36,024).

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Imaging Technology

APRIL 4, 2024

milla1cf Thu, 04/04/2024 - 12:33 April 4, 2024 — The latest Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute (HPI) study shows that radiologists in radiology-only practices score significantly lower in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) in 2021.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 23, 2024

Attrition doesn’t appear to be a significant contributing factor in the shortage of radiologists in the U.S., according to research published July 23 in Radiology. Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to compare national workforce attrition rate of radiologists with that of other specialists. Radiologists: 13.2%

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Imaging Technology

JULY 18, 2024

mtaschetta-millane Thu, 07/18/2024 - 08:21 July 18, 2024 — At the Annual Meeting of AHRA (the Association for Medical Imaging Management ), Agfa Radiology Solutions will demonstrate how its solutions help customers address productivity needs in an industry dealing with staffing shortages and tight budgets.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Dear AuntMinnie Member, RSNA 2024 did not disappoint. Whether you were taking in scientific presentations, participating in a myriad of other educational opportunities, or were primarily interested in exploring the Exhibit Halls at McCormick Place, radiologys premier meeting delivered the goods. What else is on the list?

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Imaging Technology

MARCH 25, 2024

milla1cf Mon, 03/25/2024 - 06:00 March 25, 2024 — The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) presented its highest honor, the SIR Gold Medal , to Fred T. These awards acknowledge distinguished and extraordinary service to SIR or to the specialty of interventional radiology. MD ; Albert A. Nemcek, Jr., Nemcek, Jr.,

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Imaging Technology

JULY 3, 2024

christine.book Wed, 07/03/2024 - 12:53 July 3, 2024 — A new Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute ( HPI ) study found that radiologists interpreted 72.1% According to a written study summary released by HPI, market share varied by imaging modality; radiologists interpreted 97.3% of radiology/fluoroscopy (XR), 50.9%

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Imaging Technology

APRIL 23, 2024

milla1cf Tue, 04/23/2024 - 15:49 April 23, 2024 — A diverse writing group—lead by authors at the University of Toronto—have developed an approach for radiology departments and practices to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and become more resilient to the effects of climate change.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 19, 2024

Lying in bed the night after my visit to the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) 2024 meeting in Orlando with my legs moving like Elvis in concert and my kidneys on overdrive from all the water I drank trying to stay hydrated, I heard the music from the movie Chariots of Fire running through my head.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Women’s imaging at this year’s RSNA reflects momentous changes in trends regarding personalized, targeted healthcare in 2024 for women’s health. At RSNA 2024, research will cover more ways that AI is being used in women’s imaging. You can also access the complete scientific and educational program on the RSNA 2024 website.

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Diagnostic Imaging

MAY 6, 2024

percent concordance between attending radiology reports and AI assessments for possible cervical spine fractures on CT, according to new research presented at the 2024 ARRS Annual Meeting. Researchers found a 98.3

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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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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Finally, we provide a sampling of interventional radiology research, which is also largely concerned with reducing patient radiation. Here, we’ve highlighted just a small sample of digital x-ray presentations scheduled for RSNA 2024. You can also view the complete 2024 scientific and educational program on the RSNA website.

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Imaging Technology

JUNE 18, 2024

milla1cf Tue, 06/18/2024 - 20:07 June 18, 2024 — The advancement of Artificial Intelligence ( AI ) in healthcare to support diagnostic decision making, stave off burnout and enhance quality patient care has taken a giant stride forward. For more information: [link] Tuesday, June 18, 2024 - 20:07 Recently, Qure.ai

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

"If private practices don't thrive and don't survive, then everyone has to become an employee at some point, and the leverage we have and negotiating power of radiologists goes away." Sixty-six percent of radiologists are working full-time before retirement which means that fully a third are on part-time schedules."

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Imaging Technology

MAY 31, 2023

milla1cf Wed, 05/31/2023 - 20:57 May 31, 2023 — American College of Radiology ( ACR ) CEO William T. MD, FACR , announced his intent to retire June 30, 2024, after ten years leading the association. “ACR He cares deeply about patients, the ACR, radiology and quality healthcare. Thorwarth Jr., Thorwarth Jr.,

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Imaging Technology

MARCH 8, 2024

milla1cf Fri, 03/08/2024 - 22:02 March 9, 2024 — DeepTek.ai, a leading medical imaging AI company, will showcase its groundbreaking US FDA -cleared chest X-ray reporting AI solution, Augmento X-Ray , at the upcoming Health Information Management Systems Society conference, HIMSS 2024 , taking place March 12th-14th, 2024, at booth #4661.

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X-ray Medical Imaging Hospital Healthcare 105

AuntMinnie

MARCH 18, 2024

A radiologist’s perception when viewing a complex MR image may be akin to a Major League Baseball (MLB) batter reading the stitches on a fastball, according to researchers exploring exactly how diagnostic interpretations are made. These results highlight that, at best, experience is an uncertain predictor of expertise level,” Alexander said.

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Imaging Technology

MARCH 28, 2024

Noting that imagers might need to tailor their reporting language to better contextualize their findings, “radiologists may also consider mechanisms for timely and appropriate communication of important findings to ordering providers, to ensure advance notification,” the authors of this AJR accepted manuscript added. Tan et al.’s

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Imaging Technology

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

milla1cf Fri, 02/23/2024 - 10:34 February 23, 2024 — Can dual-energy tomosynthesis be performed portably? This is one of the topics to be discussed by KA Imaging’s Team Lead for Spectral Imaging, Steven Tilley , during a presentation at the upcoming European Congress of Radiology ( ECR ). said CTO Karim S.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Welcome to the first installment of this year’s Road to RSNA preview of the RSNA 2024 meeting. CST to recognize the winners of the 2024 RSNA Lumbar Spine Degenerative Classification AI Challenge. What's more, the RSNA will also be hosting a Challenge Recognition Event on December 2 from 4 p.m. 9:20 a.m. | 11:00 a.m. | 2:40 p.m. |

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Radiology Business Solutions

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Daniel Corbett and Robert Schaffer — Radiology Business Solutions, LLC Radiologist Recruiting Update — New Channels for Radiologist Jobs Reading the blogs, scrolling social media, and talking to dozens of radiologists each week, the only topic hotter than radiologist compensation is recruitment!

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Radiologist Radiology 52

AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 22, 2023

2024 will see term beginnings for newly appointed radiology chairs. University of Wisconsin In December, the University of Wisconsin (UW) School of Medicine and Public Health named Scott Reeder, MD, PhD, chair of the department of radiology. Reeder's term becomes effective in early 2024, according to UW.

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Imaging Technology

APRIL 25, 2024

milla1cf Thu, 04/25/2024 - 17:50 April 25, 2024 — NewVue Inc. , a leader in innovative cloud-native radiology workflow solutions, announced a strategic partnership with Electromek Diagnostic Systems , a renowned employee-owned provider of medical imaging equipment and IT solutions. Thursday, April 25, 2024 - 17:50

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Imaging Technology

OCTOBER 23, 2024

tim.hodson Wed, 10/23/2024 - 14:18 Oct. 23 , 2024 — Lunit recently announced the findings from two large-scale studies evaluating its AI-powered mammography solution, Lunit INSIGHT MMG. Wednesday, October 23, 2024 - 14:18 If you enjoy this content, please share it with a colleague The Danish study, led by Dr. Mohammad T.

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Imaging Technology

APRIL 25, 2024

milla1cf Thu, 04/25/2024 - 17:43 April 25, 2024 — International medical imaging IT and cybersecurity company Sectra has signed two contracts to provide the radiology module of its enterprise imaging solution with two university medical centers in Germany— Universitätsklinikum Tübingen and Universitätsmedizin Göttingen.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 4, 2024

An AI algorithm boosts junior radiologists' breast cancer detection metrics, according to a presentation delivered March 1 at ECR 2024. The study findings could make a busy radiology department more effective, said presenter Mehran Ahmadi, MD, of Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iran. "[We compared with 3.8%

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 3, 2024

celebrates this year's Breast Cancer Awareness Month, radiology experts and advocates reflect on the big year that breast imaging has had. In 2024 alone, the following states passed laws requiring such coverage on supplemental imaging without forcing women to pay out-of-pocket costs: Alaska, Iowa, Louisiana, and New Hampshire. “We

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Imaging Technology

JULY 11, 2024

RSNA and the Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention (MICCAI) Society have led a series of joint panels and seminars focused on the present impact and future directions of AI in radiology. AI tools can play a key role in radiology, but radiologists must be able to trust in the systems’ design and receive adequate training.

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Radiology Medical Imaging Radiologist Clinic 102

Aidoc

DECEMBER 11, 2024

While AI has been a key theme at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) conference for several years, this year marked a pivotal shift: foundation models emerged as the transformative force poised to redefine healthcare workflows, diagnostics and patient care. In 2024, foundation models emerged as the next phase of clinical AI.

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

For another year running, radiologic technologists (RTs) and radiologists enjoyed higher salaries in the past year, according to AuntMinnie.com 's 2024 SalaryScan survey. On geographic analysis, the West North Central region was the highest paying for radiologists, with an average base salary of $584,000.

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