Radiology Business

JUNE 19, 2023

The agency is proposing a new electronic clinical quality measure for inpatients tied to "excessive radiation dose or inadequate image quality."

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Neiman Health Policy Institute in Reston, VA, found that office ultrasound services have been mostly performed by radiologists while hospital outpatient and inpatient services have been performed more by cardiologists and cardiac surgeons. for the inpatient setting. and inpatient settings from 25.1% and from 44.8%

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REBEL EM

JANUARY 9, 2024

Clinical Scenario: A 45-year-old woman with hypertension presents with a productive cough and fever. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. A prospective randomized study of inpatient iv. BMJ (Clinical research ed.). O2 Sat 99% on RA, RR 18.

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 22, 2024

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) federal fiscal year (FY) 2025 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule includes several radiology-relevant topics, according to a detailed summary from the American College of Radiology (ACR). The CMS finalized a 2.9% The CMS finalized a 2.9%

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Imaging Technology

JULY 11, 2023

The clinical utility of DDR is being realized across different provider types, from hospitals to clinics and private practices, encompassing a multitude of applications, including ER/inpatient triage, outpatient imaging, specialty musculoskeletal (MSK) imaging, and pre-surgical evaluations. Zwanger-Pesiri Radiology (N.Y.),

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Aidoc

JUNE 19, 2024

However, when the ED becomes overcrowded, the ability to deliver timely and effective care is compromised, leading to significant clinical repercussions for health systems. A good portion of inpatient hospital admissions are funneled through the ED. A study by Cournane et al.

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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.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 9, 2023

In clinical care, amyloid PET scans are used to diagnose and manage Alzheimer’s disease patients based on the amounts of beta-amyloid plaque the scans reveal in the brain. The group included 6,848 participants who had been recruited at 595 clinical sites that provide specialty memory care across the U.S.

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Imaging Technology

JUNE 6, 2024

Braun , MD, Clinical Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine), Icahn Mount Sinai , and a co-author of the study. DDR is a much easier method to capture lung function and it provides more clinical data than PFT alone. Chest radiography is typically acquired in the evaluation of pulmonary disorders.

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Imaging Technology

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

This provides radiology with the assurance that any AIF in their clinical report is seen and acted upon. It captures patients with AIFs identified in all venues of care, including the emergency department, inpatient settings, and outpatient settings. This puts more patients under care and creates the opportunity to save more lives.

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Imaging Technology

OCTOBER 10, 2023

A focus of the collaboration is to implement enterprise-wide technology to optimize workflows and help improve clinical decision-making. This transformational approach will help UH keep pace with clinical and workflow innovations over time, regardless of location. and Canada.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 29, 2024

Thoracic surgeons at the University of Toronto in Ontario, Canada, assessed outcomes after implementing a quality improvement initiative in which they ditched x-rays in these patients in favor of clinical observation alone. All patients who had any symptoms underwent a chest x-ray. days vs. 2.3

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REBEL EM

JANUARY 22, 2024

Rosen’s Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. Outpatient versus inpatient treatment for acute pulmonary embolism. High Intermediate Low Very high Very low FOR THE RIGHT ANSWER CLICK ON THE ROSH REVIEW LOGO BELOW References Kabrhel C. Pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis. Elsevier; 2023:(Ch) 74.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

While TTE is the standard for determining LVEF in clinical practice, the researchers noted that it is “often not readily available” for immediate bedside evaluation and in low-resource settings. Assessing LVEF is fundamental in FoCUS exams. AI-FoCUS performance for LVEF assessment Abnormal LVEF ( Severe dysfunction ( AUC 0.98 Sensitivity 92.8%

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Imaging Technology

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

This technology has the potential to reduce burnout and allow physicians to spend more time with patients, which may ultimately lead to better outcomes," added Dreyer, who is an Associate Professor of Radiology at Harvard Medical School , Dreyer head of the MGH & BWH Center for Clinical Data Science (CCDS).

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 4, 2023

And it appears that radiologists are reading more cardiac CT exams, but not cardiac MRI studies, presenter Mustafa Al-Ogaili, MD, of the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, AZ, told session attendees. As for cardiac MRI, the number of exams increased annually between 2013 and 2019, and cardiologists read the majority of them, Beizavi reported.

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Aidoc

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

As a specialty that serves the needs of every clinical subspecialty in the hospital, the radiologist is uniquely positioned to understand both the technical and clinical landscape governing the healthcare system.

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Aidoc

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

This was vividly illustrated at the recent conference, which brought together a multidisciplinary team of experts, fostering a collaborative approach in both research and clinical practice, and paving the way for more comprehensive and nuanced care strategies. Here are our three key takeaways from the Annual PERT Consortium: 1.

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Imaging Technology

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Dr. Naeger has disseminated to countless radiologists and other health professionals the most current scientific and clinical information regarding diagnostic imaging, image-guided intervention, and related fields. Naeger—dedicated to education that results in improved participant performance, ultimately leading to enhanced patient outcomes.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

As the measure was also included in the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (HIQR) program and Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting (HOQR) program, physicians and hospitals will be aligned to optimize dose across all care settings, she noted.

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Imaging Technology

DECEMBER 8, 2023

5] [6] As the entry point to diagnostic imaging in the emergency room, inpatient bedside imaging and the intensive care unit (ICU), GE HealthCare continues to reinvent mobile X-ray to be one of the most intuitive and technologically powerful imaging tools available to help clinicians respond fast without compromising diagnostic precision.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 27, 2024

To address CT radiation dose safety issues, in 2019 CMS invited CT researchers and experts to develop a measure that could be incorporated into its programs that use financial incentives to motivate clinicians and hospitals to improve clinical outcomes and patient safety. Smith-Bindman R, Chu P, Wang Y, et al. JAMA Intern Med.

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REBEL EM

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Short-Course Therapy for Urinary Tract Infections in Children: The SCOUT Randomized Clinical Trial. What They Did: Study Design: Multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, non inferiority clinical trial. Investigators assessed clinical outcomes via 2 in-person visits on days 11–14 and days 24–30. JAMA Pediatr.

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REBEL EM

AUGUST 30, 2023

Take Home Points Clinical presentation is very nonspecific; evaluate all patients presenting with back pain for infectious risk factors. MRI is key to diagnosis, obtain this imaging in all patients who raise clinical suspicion Patients with hemodynamic instability and neurologic compromise warrant empiric antibiotics.

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Aidoc

OCTOBER 31, 2024

For AI to maximize its impact, radiologists need to look at how these tools fit into the broader clinical workflow, connecting the dots between radiology and other departments. Take, for instance, how some outpatient facilities use AI alerts to manage potential PE cases.

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Imaging Technology

MARCH 7, 2024

To help care teams make better use of this data, GE HealthCare is leveraging AI to help ease clinical workflows, enabling care teams to enhance precision care. "At In the U.S., clinicians spend nearly twice as much time working with electronic health records as working with patients.i hospitals unused today.ii

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The British Institute of Radiology

JUNE 8, 2023

As we all know, X-rays need to be reported by radiologist or reporting radiographers, but often clinicians make clinical decision before these inpatient portable x-rays reports are finalised and available on the hospital system, especially if quick intervention is required.

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Aidoc

OCTOBER 24, 2022

As the clinical arena adopts new AI-driven technologies, metrics to assess their inherent value must be developed. Vendors, physicians and hospitals must ask themselves how they can best quantify the impact of AI once deployed in their clinical arena. days, at an average cost of $10,400 per day.

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REBEL EM

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Mild to moderate DKA represents a subgroup of patients that often require admission to the ICU due to hospital policies not allowing insulin infusions outside of this clinical setting. However, it is unclear if all degrees (mild, moderate, severe) of DKA require the same intensive treatment. Paper: Griffey RT et al. Acad Emerg Med 2023.

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REBEL EM

APRIL 29, 2024

Additional sites such as the sternal, iliac crest, distal femur, and distal tibia have also been utilized, and the use of these alternative sites should be considered based on the clinical presentation. Clinical Management of Intraosseous Access in Adults in Critical Situations for Health Professionals. Healthcare. Trauma 1996.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The clinical implementation of point-of-care ultrasound is making steady progress. POCUS allows for real-time evaluation and administration of treatment, without reliance on facility-based scanning, i.e. radiology departments, and avoidance of unnecessary tertiary care referral is a major benefit, he added.

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Aidoc

JANUARY 3, 2023

Backed by a stockpile of scientific research, clinical trials and critical feedback, healthcare AI has reached that inflection point where it is now primed for widespread adoption. Clinical AI Will Drastically Expand Its Reach As clinical AI continues its maturation, I predict it will touch up to 50% of providers in 2023.

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Imaging Technology

OCTOBER 1, 2023

The qXR-CTR is a deep-learning-based computer vision algorithm designed for use by physicians in all inpatient and outpatient settings, to automate the CTR assessment on chest radiographs (CXR). Tariq Ahmad , Chief, Heart Failure Program - Section of Cardiology, Yale School of Medicine With the FDA clearance of qXR-CTR, Qure.ai

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Imaging Technology

JUNE 23, 2023

The next-generation system brings the same exceptional image quality and echocardiography workflows in cart-based systems to a portable compact unit, providing a single point of access to images and information, anytime, anywhere, to help increase clinical confidence and efficiency in diagnosing and treating cardiac disease.

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Imaging Technology

MARCH 12, 2024

Biofourmis’ demonstrated success with care-at-home solutions will extend GE HealthCare’s current inpatient monitoring portfolio to support patient care from the hospital to home,” said Ashutosh Banerjee, GE HealthCare.

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Aidoc

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

AI is revolutionizing healthcare, particularly in clinical workflows , diagnostics and patient management. According to Dr. Grodzin, “It alerts my team, both inpatient and outpatient, of PE patients that I don’t have to search for, which is a huge time saver for me, my administrative staff and the PE team.”

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Lammers is also part of another team evaluating the effect of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, which established the meaningful use program, for the U.S. Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC). "As

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