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Epic celebrates TEFCA onboards, integrates generative AI

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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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CTC for colorectal cancer screening is at an 'inflection point'

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If the Medicare reimbursement approval translates to improved screening rates, patients will benefit, wrote a group led by David Kim, MD, of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison. Kim's colleagues included Anu Obaro, PhD, of St Mark's Hospital and Academic Institute in London, U.K.;

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Amyloid PET scans improve outcomes in AD patients

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Alzheimer’s disease patients with cognitive impairment or dementia who were referred for amyloid PET scans had fewer hospitalizations compared with a matched control group, according to a study published October 9 in JAMA Neurology. The percentage of patients impacted was small – just 4.5%

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Radiology leadership changes to begin in the new year

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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. In a UNMC statement, Walker said he hoped to shift his focus from administration to clinical work and resident education.

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Radiology leadership changes to begin in the new year

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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. In a UNMC statement, Walker said he hoped to shift his focus from administration to clinical work and resident education.

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Penn Medicine names new radiology chair

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She previously spent 17 years at Massachusetts General Hospital as a physician and researcher, studying topics ranging from imaging value to cancer screening, surveillance, and treatment selection. Neiman Health Policy Institute (HPI), and the American Cancer Society (ACS), among others. Chan School of Public Health in Boston.

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Radiology among least affected services during Ukraine war

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Imaging and radiology centers are among the least affected hospital services in Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian invasion in 2022, a study published May 17 in JAMA Health Forum found. The survey study included 74 Ukrainian hospitals from 12 oblasts (regions or provinces).

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