AuntMinnie

JUNE 27, 2024

Under the auspices of Alara Imaging , a measure steward entity established by the university, CMS plans to adopt the measure into its hospital and physician pay-for-performance programs beginning in 2025. Administered CT radiation doses are highly variable across patients, radiologists, and hospitals throughout the U.S.

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Radiation Computed Tomography DICOM Hospital 232

AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Image courtesy of Canon Medical Systems. Canon has also incorporated its Altivity suite of AI algorithms including its Advanced intelligent Clear-IQ Engine (AiCE) and Precise IQ Engine (PIQES -- for optimizing image quality and decreasing scanning times. Canon's Galan 3T / Supreme Edition MRI scanner.

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MRI DICOM X-ray Patient Safety 264

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Alara Imaging is offering free HIPAA and SOC-II certified software to help physicians and health systems comply with a new radiation dose quality measure included in the U.S. The measure provides a standardized method for monitoring radiation dose across patients and facilities, Smith-Bindman said. CMS published the rule on November 2.

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Computed Tomography Radiation Medicare Inpatient 162

AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 12, 2023

And within these systems, there are items that need to be addressed separately such as system and modality interfaces, DICOM routers, and specialized turnkey hardware components such as vendor-neutral archives (VNA’s). Those that involve patient care and patient safety are always at the top of the list.

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