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Moore’s Law for radiologists

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To cover a CT and MR "list" was a luxury; it was to escape the murderous fluoroscopy rooms, intravenous urography (IVU) lists, and indeterminable piles of plain films Then the scanners got fast. So as to report more CT and MRI, radiologists stopped doing hands-on ultrasound and fluoroscopy. 20s rotation, 40s reconstruction.

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Few ‘surprise’ patient bills are from radiologists, study finds

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In addition, they computed the out-of-network rate by imaging modality, with claims categorized as CT, MR, nuclear medicine (NM), ultrasound, radiography or fluoroscopy (XR), and interventional procedures. For example, among diagnostic imaging, NM had the largest decline, from 14.5% In total, they identified 80.4 in 2021.

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Coding changes that will impact radiology practices in 2024

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Diagnostic radiology Coronary Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR) with CT : New Category I code 75580 will replace Category III codes 0501T, 0502T, 0503T, and 0504T to describe noninvasive estimated coronary FFR derived from augmentative AI software analysis of coronary CT angiography (CCTA) data. per procedure when billing globally, or $13.43

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Higher Medicaid-to-Medicare reimbursement ratios boost imaging use

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Higher Medicaid-to-Medicare reimbursement ratios (MMRR) are linked to increased likelihood of Medicaid patients receiving CT, MR, ultrasound, and x-ray imaging, researchers have reported. Ultrasound 0.85 X-ray or fluoroscopy 0.82 higher for ultrasound, and 31.8% Nuclear medicine 0.76 higher for MR, 21.4% higher for x-ray.

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Study finds decreases in imaging's share of all healthcare spending

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to identify noninvasive diagnostic imaging services in this data. Ultrasound 24% 28% X-ray/fluoroscopy 56.2% Ultrasound 24% 28% X-ray/fluoroscopy 56.2% million individuals; they used the Neiman Imaging Types of Services (NITOS), version 4.0 The changes varied by modality, according to the researchers.

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New CT, MR scanners and AI top GE HealthCare highlights at RSNA 2023

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Ultrasound In ultrasound developments, GEHC discussed the addition of Caption Guidance AI software to its Venue family of point-of-care ultrasound systems. Other ultrasound scanners on display included GEHC’s Logiq E10, Fortis, Invenia ABUS 2.0, The system was developed by GEHC company BK Medical.

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4 ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in radiology

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Thiel and colleagues performed an LCA in April 2023 of the diagnostic radiology practice of Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN. "LCAs establish baseline data on carbon emissions and environmental waste and help analyze the impact of interventions on carbon footprints."

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