Imaging Technology

MARCH 26, 2024

Other incoming officers of SIR’s 2024–2025 Board of Directors include President-elect Robert A. Sabri, MD, FSIR , MedStar Georgetown University Hospital ; and Immediate Past-president Alda L. “As we look forward, SIR remains committed to fostering healthcare innovations that improve patients’ lives worldwide.”

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Radiology Business

AUGUST 7, 2024

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services revealed the news under the 2025 Inpatient Prospective Payment System rule released on Aug.

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Imaging Technology

MARCH 11, 2024

christine.book Mon, 03/11/2024 - 14:14 March 11, 2024 — The American Society of Radiologic Technologists ( ASRT ) has announced its members have elected four officers to serve on the 2024-2025 ASRT Board of Directors. ASRT 2024-2025 Board of Directors Daniel DeMaio, M.Ed., President-elect Heather Moore, Ph.D., Smith, M.B.A.,

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) and Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS) final rules. Although the 2025 MPFS calls for an overall 2.9% This means that the finalized 2025 MPFS conversion factor is $32.35, a decrease of 2.8%

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Radiology Business

JUNE 14, 2024

ACR’s June comments come in response to the 2025 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System rule released by CMS in April.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 24, 2024

Both changes take effect December 1, 2025. This change takes effect July 1, 2025. In a blog post , Holland and Knight added that other reform efforts could be coming, as the bill mandates that the Tennessee Health Facilities Commission create a plan to study healthcare facility licensure following the changes.

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Imaging Technology

OCTOBER 6, 2023

milla1cf Fri, 10/06/2023 - 12:14 October 6, 2023 — Lunit , a leading provider of AI-powered solutions for cancer diagnostics and therapeutics, and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust are embarking on the world's first prospective study of AI-powered breast reading in a symptomatic breast clinic environment, utilizing Lunit INSIGHT MMG.

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Imaging Technology

JULY 3, 2024

mtaschetta-millane Wed, 07/03/2024 - 09:24 July 3, 2024 — The American Society of Radiologic Technologists has launched the BeRAD Professionalism Award to recognize health systems, imaging centers, hospitals, clinics and other facilities in which medical imaging technologists and radiation therapists demonstrate a culture of professionalism.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 10, 2024

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a new reimbursement plan July 10 for diagnostic PET scans that would provide separate payments for radiopharmaceuticals, as well as an extra payment for hospitals when they use domestically produced technetium-99m (Tc-99m).

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AuntMinnie

JULY 3, 2024

The new award will recognize health systems, imaging centers, hospitals, clinics and other facilities in which medical imaging technologists and radiation therapists demonstrate a culture of professionalism, with the current application cycle open until September 30, ASRT said. Two awards will be given in the inaugural cycle.

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 23, 2024

The fiscal year (FY) 2025 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule includes a new technology add-on payment (NTAP) of $241.39 Hospitals acquire the Annalise Enterprise CTB Triage - OH system on a subscription-based model, with an annual cost of $180,000 per hospital, the FY IPPS final rule explained.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The radiology practices being added to Unify include the following: Kansas Imaging Consultants, Radiologic Associates of Fredericksburg, Diagnostic Medical Group of Southern California, Cascaid Health, Newport Diagnostic Center, and Jacobson Memorial Hospital.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The company noted the following achievements from hospital systems in the U.S. Rennes University Hospital (France): Opportunities identified to reduce annual emissions of the cath lab through energy savings and sustainable equipment upgrades. and Europe: Jackson Health System (Miami, FL, U.S.):

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Imaging Technology

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

1, 2024 — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have announced a significant adjustment to the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS). tim.hodson Thu, 11/07/2024 - 11:25 Nov.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 2, 2024

The Category III CPT code 0923T was released on July 1 on the AMA's website and will become effective on January 1, 2025. EchoGo Heart Failure is also covered in the hospital inpatient setting, using the New Technology Add-on Payment (NTAP) code XXE2X19.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed new reimbursement plan in 2025, which includes an add-on payment for hospitals for the use of domestically produced Tc-99m.

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 7, 2024

What’s more, adults with a history of diabetes (odds ratio = 1.2), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (odds ratio = 1.58), cancer (odds ratio = 1.29), or past-year hospital admissions (odds ratio = 1.44) were also more likely to receive CTC. . > 400% of federal poverty level). The professional component is $104 in both settings. "We

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AuntMinnie

JULY 10, 2024

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a new reimbursement plan July 10 for diagnostic PET scans that would provide separate payments for radiopharmaceuticals, as well as an extra payment for hospitals when they use domestically produced technetium-99m (Tc-99m).

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 12, 2024

software HealthVCF to review routine CT scans and has identified up to six times more patients with vertebral compression fracture than the national average at National Health Services (NHS) hospitals in the U.K., The study will continue through February 2025. The study uses the Nanox.AI Nanox highlighted.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 11, 2024

The CMS has included coverage of CTC in its proposed 2025 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS) and 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) proposed rules, which were published on July 10.

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Imaging Technology

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Among them are Kansas Imaging Consultants, Radiologic Associates of Fredericksburg, Diagnostic Medical Group of Southern California, Cascaid Health, Newport Diagnostic Center, and Jacobson Memorial Hospital. We now expect roughly 20 new practices to go live on the full Unify platform during 2025,” said Bill Corsten, Sirona Medical’s COO.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

BayCare healthcare system will install the system in Fall 2025 at the Fred J. Joseph’s Hospital in Tampa. Mevion Medical Systems has won a contract to install its Mevion S250-FIT proton therapy system at a Florida radiation therapy center. Woods Radiation Therapy Center at St.

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Imaging Technology

JUNE 13, 2023

milla1cf Tue, 06/13/2023 - 20:02 June 13, 2023 — The Cancer Institute at Northwell Lenox Hill Hospital is the first in New York State to use the HyperSight imaging solution, which employs state-of-the-art cone-beam computed tomography technology to deliver faster, sharper images during the radiation therapy treatment process.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Komen and supporters are strategizing to re-introduce the bill and garner more support when the 119th Congress convenes in 2025, Guthrie said. The Find It Early Act was introduced to the U.S. Senate but has not been voted on as of October 2. This is a month to celebrate our cancer conquerors, as well as those we have lost,” she added.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 2, 2024

tesla MRI AI body composition analysis Cardiac PET Cryo/thermoablation CT colonography Genicular artery embolization Hyperpolarized xenon-129 MRI PET/MRI Photon-counting CT Radiomics Theranostics Whole-body MRI screening Image of the Year 3D PET/MR image.

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Ben White

JANUARY 26, 2024

First Lien Term Loan lenders have agreed to extend the maturity from 2025 to 2029 and amend certain terms thereof. RP is offering to exchange its senior secured notes due in 2025 for new first lien notes due in 2029 and its senior unsecured notes due in 2028 for new second lien notes due in 2030.

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Imaging Technology

OCTOBER 21, 2024

In 2025, healthcare providers and payors and not just AI developers will be responsible for ensuring discrimination does not occur from the use of clinical algorithms and other AI solutions. Clinical AI products have special characteristics that must be accounted for when screening them for potential bias. Monday, October 21, 2024 - 15:14

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Imaging Technology

JUNE 14, 2024

The proton system is scheduled to be installed in 2025, and once in use will usher in a new era of cutting-edge radiation oncology services. Simon Cancer Center, located at Morristown Medical Center in New Jersey.

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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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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

ARRS invites medical schools, affiliated hospitals, and clinical research institutions with training interests in diagnostic radiology, nuclear medicine, allied sciences, or other professions fundamental to imaging techniques to submit one nomination for the 2025 ARRS Scholarships.

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Imaging Technology

JULY 9, 2024

She will focus on expanding Lunit's business in the US and EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) markets in 2024, followed by further territorial expansion from 2025 onward. It further notes that its FDA-cleared Lunit INSIGHT suite for cancer screening serves over 3,000 hospitals and medical institutions across 40+ countries.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 6, 2024

New quality measure for 2025 Efforts to advance low-dose CT and sufficient image quality are important, especially now that the U.S. I think that's a future development. Ensembling this into a logical, complete package, if you will, is going to be the next frontier." The Lown Institute called Measure 494 a victory for high-value care.

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REBEL EM

MARCH 6, 2024

Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025. Pharmacol Rev. 2018;70(2):384-411. doi:10.1124/pr.117.014407 117.014407 U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 9th Edition. December 2020. Available at DietaryGuidelines.gov.

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Imaging Technology

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The statement referenced a report conducted by analytic firm Mercer noting that, by 2025, the U.S. Notably, operational AI-enabled tools can address challenges that often pose a threat to patient care such as cost of care, and hospital inefficiencies.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

All Medicare contractors were recently instructed to remove national and local edits related to the AUC program as of January 1, 2025, according to a report by attorney Tom Greeson of ReedSmith. Eligible hospitals or critical access hospitals would not be considered meaningful users of an electronic health record (EHR) system for the year.

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Imaging Technology

JULY 20, 2023

Dr. Keole will serve one year as President-elect, followed by a year as President where he will oversee the 2025 ASTRO Annual Meeting; he then will serve one-year terms as Board Chair and Immediate Past Chair. Dr. Keole is a radiation oncologist at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona and also sees patients at Phoenix Children’s Hospital.

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REBEL EM

AUGUST 22, 2024

Finally, most hospitals lack the necessary protocols and processes to coordinate the complex interdisciplinary care patients with RAO may require. 2020;51(7):2018-2025. This is compounded by limited access to diagnostic tools like fundoscopic photography and optical coherence tomography (OCT) and emergency ophthalmology consultants.

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