AuntMinnie

JANUARY 24, 2025

Imaging AI tools and algorithms continue to be rapidly developed and deployed into clinics, but experts say theres an elephant in the room that still needs to be addressed: reimbursement. Its the wild west out there as far as how its being handled, said Sandy Coffta, vice president of client services at Healthcare Administrative Partners.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Less than 1% of hospitalized cancer patients undergo percutaneous ablation to relieve pain associated with bone or soft tissue tumors, according to a study by researchers at Emory University. They analyzed data from a national healthcare claims database among 19,793 patients between 2009 and 2022. percentage points; p = 0.019).

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Imaging Technology

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

13, 2024 – Konica Minolta Healthcare Americas, Inc.has launched Exa Enterprise, an enterprise imaging solution with its integrated PACS/RIS core powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS). tim.hodson Thu, 11/14/2024 - 10:12 Nov.

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Radiology Business

DECEMBER 21, 2023

“Providing clear guidance on when to order thyroid ultrasounds can help reduce unnecessary healthcare utilization and potential overtreatment," experts wrote.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 1, 2024

Healthcare inequality -- and especially imaging inequality -- appears to be insurmountable on the surface and growing worse with each passing year. The First Read Initiative donated 7 Butterfly iQ+ ultrasound devices to the Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital in Kyiv, Ukraine. This is a solvable problem. What can I do?

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 7, 2025

Epic reported that more than 2,000 Epic hospitals and more than 50,000 Epic clinics are either live or preparing to go live on the federal Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) framework for nationwide health data exchange.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 11, 2023

has developed neural networks for interpreting chest x-rays that could help speed the adoption of AI systems in clinical settings, according to a study published December 8 in The Lancet Digital Health. Six hospitals from three National Health Service (NHS) Trusts contributed 2.5 A group in the U.K. million frontal x-rays.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 11, 2025

This was something that healthcare systems in the U.S. in the modern era of healthcare had not been used to adapting to, as was the general public, said Ella Kazerooni, MD, from the University of Michigan. Kazerooni and colleagues worked to develop protocols to reallocate healthcare resources while also keeping workers safe.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 1, 2024

Chest dynamic digital radiography (DDR) may have received a boost toward clinical use in patients with lung disorders, with researchers developing AI to perform time-consuming analysis involved in the technology, according to researchers in New York City. Image and caption courtesy of Chest Pulmonary.

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MRI Network

MARCH 10, 2025

Hospital workers have a demanding, critical job that takes unique skills, compassion, and dedication. But what is the impact of compensation adjustments and how will they influence healthcare hiring trends across the healthcare employment landscape in 2025? hospitals stands at 20.7%. Providence St.

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MRI Network

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Yet, from doctors to nurses, healthcare workforce trends continue to point to more skilled professionals leaving the industry, leading to medical provider shortages becoming increasingly evident. Why Is Healthcare Losing Medical Providers? What are the most significant reasons for medical providers leaving major hospital chains?

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Pricing for healthcare services -- including imaging -- isn't as consistent across the U.S. The findings underscore how important it is for patients to understand pricing variability in healthcare, wrote a team led by Benjamin Chartock, PhD, of Bentley University in Waltham, MA. Established patient office visit $88 ($69 to $114) 0.46

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Aidoc

MARCH 21, 2025

spends more than twice as much on healthcare as other wealthy countries, yet faces worse outcomes, according to a recent report. that clinical AI will be a powerful tool for physicians, enhancing diagnostic accuracy and improving patient outcomes. Morgan Healthcare Conference, ViVE and the European Congress of Radiology.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Most Influential Radiology Researcher Erik Middlebrooks, MD, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL Erik Middlebrooks, MD. One of this year's nominations for Most Influential Radiology Researcher is Erik Middlebrooks, MD, of the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL. He earned his medical degree from Washington University in St.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 21, 2024

Healthcare leaders around the world envision automation and artificial intelligence (AI) bridging critical gaps that hinder their institutions' ability to deliver timely, high-quality care to everyone, according to the ninth annual Future Health Index 2024 report. That is automating repetitive tasks and processes, the report stated.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 8, 2024

It's like any clinical tool as well. These hurdles include heterogeneity among healthcare system applications, reliance on proprietary closed-source software, and rising cybersecurity threats. They added that using AI techniques in healthcare raises significant legal and ethical issues.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 27, 2025

GE HealthCare plans to launch its Flyrcado (flurpiridaz F-18) injection in the U.S. GE HealthCare's launch coincides with the receipt of pass-through status by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), effectiveApril 1st. The company received approval from the U.S.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

GE HealthCare (GEHC) said it will highlight the company’s AI technology at RSNA 2023, and noted a focus on putting unused healthcare data to use to help providers optimize care. Approximately 30% of the world’s data is generated by healthcare and 97% of data produced by hospitals remains unused, GE HealthCare said.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 25, 2024

GE HealthCare (GEHC) is collaborating with JobsOhio, the University of Cincinnati (UC), UC Health, and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital to create a new MRI research and development center on the UC medical campus.

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Aidoc

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

At Aidoc, Ive had the privilege of speaking with radiologists, hospital executives and clinical leaders who are actively shaping the future of AI in healthcare. Its transforming clinical workflows, patient care and hospital operations. However, ROI isnt only about dollars saved its also about clinical benefits.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Previous research suggests that POCUS can help with access to healthcare by being used in geographic areas that don’t have easy access to medical facilities. Ward and colleagues described the experience of American radiology residents in two Nepalese clinics. The second outreach clinic was located about two hours east of Kathmandu.

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Aidoc

APRIL 11, 2025

AI is the future of healthcare. It has the ability to impact efficiency, reduce healthcare costs and drive economic growth, especially in developing countries. Transformation: Breaking the Chain of Tradition When thinking about making changes in healthcare, innovation is often what comes to mind. And yes, innovation matters.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The study findings offer a valuable contribution to the literature regarding lung cancer screening uptake, wrote a group led by Lecia Sequist, MD, of Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, both in Boston, in an accompanying commentary. "We

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Aidoc

OCTOBER 27, 2024

This guideline aims to reshape how healthcare systems approach AI integration at scale. It will focus on addressing long-standing challenges like system fragmentation and scalability, providing a comprehensive roadmap that helps healthcare organizations fully unlock AI’s potential. Want to be part of this journey?

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Imaging Technology

JANUARY 27, 2025

The Care Innovation Hub leverages the strengths of academia and industry to create, evaluate and translate novel technology into a clinical setting with the goals of advancing diagnosis and treatment of disease, improving hospital operations and driving more equitable access to care. tim.hodson Mon, 01/27/2025 - 10:11 Jan.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The technology figured prominently in five Minnies categories, including Hottest Clinical Procedure. Pickhardt believes using additional clinical data on CT imaging could save healthcare costs, especially when AI tools are used in parallel, suggesting it is a cost-effective or even cost-saving strategy for personalized or precision medicine.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 25, 2024

Previous reports have documented healthcare access disparities and lack of inclusion in clinical research regarding historically underserved populations. The index measures the social responsibility of more than 3,600 hospitals across the U.S. It evaluates hospitals on more than 50 metrics across equity, value, and outcomes.

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Imaging Technology

DECEMBER 2, 2024

26, 2024 — GE HealthCare has introduced the Pristina Via* mammography system designed to enhance the screening experience for both technologists and patients. The Pristina platform is supported by GE HealthCare service contracts and warranty, under which the Pristina systems demonstrate a 99% uptime. GE HealthCare Data on File.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 19, 2024

A team led by Aric Lee, MBBS, of National University Hospital in Singapore found that relatively straightforward initiatives such as workflow standardization and preadmission patient counseling cut delays for these types of exams by more than 30%. The hospital performs 32,000 MRI exams per year.) Of these, 88.7%

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Imaging Technology

JULY 19, 2024

mtaschetta-millane Fri, 07/19/2024 - 09:25 July 19, 2024 — GE HealthCare announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Intelligent Ultrasound Group PLC’s clinical artificial intelligence (AI) software business for total consideration of approximately $51 million.

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Aidoc

MARCH 17, 2025

It got me thinking more deeply about my current space in clinical AI. We all know AI is transforming healthcare, from predictive analytics to workflow automation. So, what can healthcare learn from these industries? Patients expect the same ease of interaction in healthcare as they do when shopping online.

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MRI Network

JANUARY 25, 2025

As a result, healthcare expenditures will rise, and the industry’s workforce will see a surge in demand across many roles connected to aging populations. Here is what to expect in the coming years as the baby boomers age for someone interested in healthcare workforce trends. healthcare system is at a crossroads.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 1, 2024

In an open forum, Yi Xiang Tay, of Singapore University Hospital's radiography and diagnostic imaging department, shared his team's research. All this goes against the objective of value-based healthcare." In addition, clinical decision support systems were the most evaluated mode of intervention, either integrated or standalone.

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Imaging Technology

DECEMBER 2, 2024

This study, conducted at Capio S:t Göran Hospital in Sweden, reinforces the real-world impact of Lunit INSIGHT MMG, which has successfully replaced one of the two human readers in the hospital’s double-reading breast cancer screening protocol. Previously, the waiting time for a clinical mammogram was five to six weeks.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 14, 2024

Weekend admission for transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) procedures is tied to higher mortality risk and post-procedure morbidity, suggest findings published June 12 in Clinics and Research in Hepatology and Gastroenterology. Researchers led by Renxi Li from George Washington University in Washington, D.C., days vs. 2.8

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AuntMinnie

MAY 9, 2024

MD, issued a nine-page letter to Congress recommending how to solve the reimbursement problem for AI in healthcare and ensure clinical AI is of value to patients and health systems. Among the key questions posed by Bera is, "What measures can be employed to guarantee proper reimbursement and coverage for AI technologies in healthcare?"

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

A critical access hospital in Grafton, ND, has ramped up its social media marketing efforts to woo Canadian healthcare consumers seeking medical imaging services, according to a September 13 CBC news report. Cross-border imaging at private clinics in the U.S.

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