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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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UW's Grist honored with creation of funded professorship

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The GE HealthCare (GEHC) Foundation has given $3 million for the creation of a professorship at the University of Wisconsin (UW) School of Medicine and Public Health Department of Radiology. Tom Grist, MD. Grist pushed the boundaries of knowledge in the fields of MRI and CT.

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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. What are the challenges to integrating CTC for colorectal cancer screening into clinical practice? and the U.K.,

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Radiology 'giant' Lawrence Muroff dies at 82

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A year after securing his MD, he served for two years with the Bureau of Radiological Health, a public health service, in Rockville, MD. Segal Funeral Home Muroff earned an undergraduate degree in sociology at Dartmouth College (1964) and his medical degree at Harvard Medical School (1967).

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Microsoft partners with Mass General Brigham, UW on imaging AI

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Microsoft is collaborating with Mass General Brigham and the University of Wisconsin (UW) School of Medicine and Public Health along with its partnering health system, UW Health, to support research on AI in medical imaging.

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Amyloid PET scans improve outcomes in AD patients

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“In the context of the increased morbidity and mortality associated with hospitalization in patients with dementia, even a small reduction in hospitalization rates may have important implications for public health,” the group wrote. Eligible participants were Medicare beneficiaries 65 years or older with a diagnosis of MCI or dementia.

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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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