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Healthcare Information Management Systems Society, Recognizes HIMSS 2024 Changemakers in Health Award Recipients

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Page Distinguished Fellow Award Olga Kagan, PhD, RN, CIMI, FAAAAI, FHIMSS, Fellow NYAM, Associate Adjunct Professor and Consortial Faculty, CUNY School of Professional Studies, New York, NY HIMSS Partner Award: HIMSS-ACCE Excellence in Clinical Engineering and Information Technology Synergies Award Christopher Falkner, MS, CCE, Sr.

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The Little White Lies of Radiology Partners

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Here are the options for “work setting” they could have picked: Academic institution Independent private practice National radiology practice Health system or hospital Hospital-affiliated group practice Non-hospital group practice Multi-specialty entity Outpatient clinic Military Treatment Facility U.S.

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Nanox Receives FDA Clearance for HealthFLD, an Advanced AI-Based Software Empowering Clinicians in Assessment of Fatty Liver

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adults are living with MASLD or NAFLDi, a metabolic disease linked to obesity, cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes, all of which pose significant public health concerns. Pickhardt , MD, of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health , and lead author of the AJR study. “We An estimated 24% of U.S.

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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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Case Western Reserve Researchers land $1.125 million National Science Foundation Grant to Advance Safer, Faster and Less Expensive Medical-imaging Technology

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With this grant, our multidisciplinary team aims to improve the medical-imaging process for clinical staff and patients,” said project leader Shuo Li, an associate professor at the university’s Case School of Engineering (CSE). Their goal: a safer, quicker and cheaper process using non-contrast images only.

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Paper Calls for Patient-first Regulation of AI in Healthcare

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head of the Division of Infectious Disease and Global Public Health at UC San Diego School of Medicine , co-director of the university’s Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute , and study senior author. “AI “The goal of medicine is to save lives,” said Davey Smith , M.D., Ayers , Ph.D.,