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Senators introduce medical AI reimbursement bill

AuntMinnie

This legislation would create that system, improving diagnoses and encouraging the adoption of AI devices in clinical settings. It is critical to advancing the medical progress upon which patients depend and which is being driven by medtech.

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Enterprise imaging: The now and future king of medical image management

Radiology Business

As recently as three to five years ago, clinicians diagnosing disorders could not afford to dismiss the possible presence of “stumble-across” imaging studies. These are anatomic abnormalities that pop up in imaging exams looking for something else. Don’t confuse the term with incidental findings.

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Cigna will pay $172M for allegedly filing false claims that lacked necessary imaging to back diagnosis codes

Radiology Business

NPs purportedly would diagnose serious, complex conditions without the necessary medical imaging to reach such conclusions, the Department of Justice said Sept.

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Nearly half of imaging equipment service calls require follow-up visit

AuntMinnie

About half of medical imaging equipment service calls are not fully resolved on the first visit, according to a new report. Analysis of anonymized data by agentic AI software developer Aquant tracked 14 medical imaging service organizations and 6,500 technicians running almost 2 million service events on nearly 300,000 assets.

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UltraCon: Ultrasound empowers patients with prosthetic limbs

AuntMinnie

Ultrasound is known for its versatility in medical imaging, but it can go far beyond just diagnosing patients with various diseases. Gil Weinberg, PhD, founder of Georgia Tech's Center for Music Technology, spoke with AuntMinnie.com on ultrasound's role in empowering patients with prosthetic limbs.

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Digital biomarker tool for rapidly identifying lung fibrosis cleared by FDA

Health Imaging

The AI-guided technology can diagnose the disease via medical images without the need for an invasive procedure.

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SNMMI lauds Congress for including NETs in Senate Defense Appropriations report

AuntMinnie

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging (SNMMI) is praising the U.S. NETs are diagnosed and treated with nuclear medicine imaging. Senate for including neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) in the fiscal year 2025 Senate Defense Appropriations report.