Imaging Technology

DECEMBER 18, 2023

A few of the key findings in the survey report include: POCUS adoption has stalled due to a lack of infrastructure The top challenges caregivers face with their current POCUS solutions are poor image quality and integrating the device with hospital IT such as PACS or electronic health records (EHR).

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 15, 2024

The document is made up of responses to questions about five trends radiology administrators face in the coming year. In terms of hospital/facility size, 46% of survey respondents reported 100 beds or less, 37% reported 100 to 349 beds, and 17% reported 350 beds or more.

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Imaging Technology

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

According to research from the 2024 HIMSS State of Interoperability and Connected Care survey *, improving patient outcomes remains the most important goal for health systems and hospitals. It also integrates with etherFAX for the secure return of documents via cloud fax API. hospitals and health systems.

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Ben White

DECEMBER 8, 2023

There is a ton of inefficiency in healthcare, but most of it is around and distracting from the actual care of people’s health: billing games, crufty software and documentation, and agonizing compliance schemes. Just last week I was at a hospital where they told me: We have our own sales team now. Now you’re in opposing camps.

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Imaging Technology

JANUARY 22, 2024

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for the latest update of its AI-based clinical software LungQ (v3.0.0), making its new features widely available for use in hospitals in the United States. It is currently used by more than 600 hospitals and has been validated in more than 200 publications globally. LungQ 3.0.0

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AuntMinnie

MAY 28, 2024

When the billing entity providing the Professional Component (PC) is different from the one providing the Technical Component (TC), e.g., in the case of hospital patients, the PC is billed separately using modifier -26. The same would apply for a registered hospital outpatient if services were provided elsewhere.

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Future Teleradiology

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

This blog post delves into the benefits of online tele-electrocardiogram (ECG) platforms for healthcare customers, specifically hospitals and nursing homes. Explore how these platforms efficiently handle varying workloads and adapt to changing demands in hospitals and nursing homes.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 21, 2024

Bahl said 10 of the women had documented risk factors. Consideration is needed for breast cancer screening in women younger than 40 years, according to research presented at the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) annual meeting. These were detected in women 35 to 39 years old, the researchers noted.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 18, 2024

The document is made up of responses to questions about five trends radiology administrators face in the coming year. As for hospital/facility size, 46% of survey respondents reported 100 beds or less, 37% reported 100 to 349 beds, and 17% reported 350 beds or more.

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 8, 2024

Over the course of this evaluation process, it made the following amendments: An intake nurse asked patients social determinants of health questions and documented the responses in the EMR. The hospital's IT department provided a weekly report of patients reporting financial hardship. A designated team member (e.g.,

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 8, 2024

This yttrium-90 (Y-90)-labeled fibroblast activation protein inhibitor (FAPI)-46 research comes from Helena Lanzafame, MD, and colleagues from the department of nuclear medicine at University Hospital Essen in Germany, who noted their study involved the largest Y-90-FAPI-46 cohort studied to date.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 21, 2024

Leading AI implementation overall, however, 43% of respondents said they have implemented AI for in-hospital patient monitoring, and leaders cited remote patient monitoring as an area of focus for the next three years as more healthcare services move beyond hospital walls.

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Imaging Technology

APRIL 21, 2023

The enhancements reduce technology investment risks for hospitals and health systems by offering the flexibility to choose those health AI applications that are the best fit for their environment and needs without creating more IT silos that could hamper workflow and congest networks.

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Imaging Technology

JULY 17, 2024

The Down Light and Wall Light features enable users to read documents when the room is dim or completely dark, the former illuminating the desk or table surface below the monitor and the latter casting light on the area behind it. LG’s expanded lineup of diagnostic monitors covers the major display needs of large hospitals.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 16, 2024

Exo Works Connect streamlines ultrasound exam documentation; allows for real-time collaboration and feedback; enables quality assurance; and tracks user proficiency with features accessible from a smartphone, tablet, or computer.

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REBEL EM

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

PMID: 37597449 Clinical Question : In sepsis patients with CHF, does a restricted volume resuscitation strategy of less than 30mL/kg IV crystalloid initiated within the first three hours of sepsis identification, compared to volume resuscitation with 30 mL/kg IV crystalloid, decrease in-hospital mortality? 2.89, p = 0.01.

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REBEL EM

JANUARY 29, 2024

in the paper but 2.7% to ≈0.99 (p<0.001) Mean MPI/Tei Index≈ 0.47 to 4.0mg/hr typically given in EKOS therapy (See Below).

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AuntMinnie

MAY 3, 2024

Luke's program included greater technologist engagement through increased incident documentation, adoption of safer workflow, and greater participation at safety meetings, the team noted. by sharing through documentation, they could anonymously teach the rest of us. Positive results of St.

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Imaging Technology

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Exo Iris comes equipped with Exo’s point-of-care ultrasound workflow solution, Exo Works , to seamlessly document and review exams in seconds from anywhere. This combination blends an entire medical imaging ecosystem to perform flawlessly across hospitals, clinics, and at home, making communication across all spectrums of care possible.

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Imaging Technology

MARCH 7, 2024

hospitals unused today.ii Portrait Mobile’s routable communications architecture enables hospitals to leverage their existing network infrastructure when deploying the system, potentially reducing installation and maintenance costs. In the U.S.,

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Imaging Technology

AUGUST 15, 2023

In elderly patients, however, the procedure of prostate biopsy may be associated with longer hospital stay and post-biopsy complications such as infection, bleeding or urinary retention. “Due In general, PSMA PET/CT is indicated when intermediate or high-risk cancer has been found on biopsy.

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Imaging Technology

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Philips is addressing technical obstacles associated with interoperability, such as device-specific connectivity protocols and security challenges across the organization, to help caregivers view, document, report, and analyze data before making care-related decisions. Harmonized data is available to caregivers across the hospital.

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 7, 2024

What’s more, adults with a history of diabetes (odds ratio = 1.2), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (odds ratio = 1.58), cancer (odds ratio = 1.29), or past-year hospital admissions (odds ratio = 1.44) were also more likely to receive CTC. Colorectal cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in men under 50 in the U.S.,

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Imaging Technology

MAY 6, 2024

milla1cf Mon, 05/06/2024 - 10:35 May 6, 2024 — Hvidovre Hospital has the world's first prototype of a sensor capable of detecting errors in MRI scans using laser light and gas. The prototype is designed in such a way that it is already suitable in hospital contexts as a robust and well-functioning instrument.

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Imaging Technology

APRIL 23, 2024

vice chair of research and associate professor at the University of Toronto and deputy lead of sustainability at the Joint Department of Medical Imaging, Toronto General Hospital. For more information: www.rsna.org Tuesday, April 23, 2024 - 15:49 If you enjoy this content, please share it with a colleague

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

His work is documented in more than 900 scientific papers, more than 300 original publications among these, and more than 30 patents. Willi Kalender, PhD. Courtesy of National Academy of Engineering.

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Imaging Technology

JUNE 26, 2024

Enabling personalized approach to treatment planning and monitoring of disease progression over time, automated LungQ analysis helps potentially improve patient’s outcomes, documented with objective evidence. “By

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REBEL EM

JUNE 22, 2023

Population: Adults aged 30-85 years of age with BMI > 25 ( > 23 in those identifying as Asian or Latino) who had COVID-19 symptoms for fewer than 7 days and a documented SARS-CoV-2 positive PCR or antigen test within 3 days of enrollment without prior SARS-CoV-2 infection.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 21, 2024

The software uses AI to automatically segment the pulmonary segments and subsegments of the lung, which supports clinicians in the diagnosis and documentation of CT pulmonary tissue images. It is currently being used in more than 600 hospitals around the world, it said.

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REBEL EM

JULY 3, 2023

What They Did: Researchers conducted a multicenter, retrospective cohort study in three community hospitals and two freestanding emergency departments. The study was dependent on EMR documentation which is prone to error. Critical information such as HR, SBP, drug administration times were occasionally missing.

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REBEL EM

JUNE 8, 2023

The relationship between ICU hypotension and in-hospital mortality and morbidity in septic patients. Emergency department hypotension predicts sudden unexpected in-hospital mortality: a prospective cohort study. PMID: 31270748 Maheshwari K, et al. Intensive Care Med. 2018;44(6):857–67. PMID: 29872882 Jones AE, et al. 2006;130(4):941–6.

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JVIR

JUNE 12, 2023

Neuropsychiatric toxicities are uncommon but well-documented side effects of antibiotics. Antibiotics have a wide spectrum of affective and cognitive toxicities, the most severe of which can lead to hospitalization or suicide. These same classes of drugs are also used to treat infectious complications in our patients.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 19, 2024

Disparities in cardiovascular care have been well documented, the authors explained, and many studies have shown that socioeconomic status is one of the strongest determinants of coronary artery disease (CAD) outcomes. A team led by Vincent Sachs, DO, of the University of South Florida in Tampa reported that U.S. relative to [CAD] prevalence."

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Aidoc

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

While implementing a healthcare AI platform may seem like a significant upfront investment, the long-term benefits in terms of efficiency, scalability and improved patient outcomes makes it a smart strategy for hospitals looking to optimize their operations for now and in the future.

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REBEL EM

AUGUST 12, 2024

Hospitals should be cautious in deciding to put their efforts towards them when the data from this trial has actually shown that it works in a diversified patient population such as that which exists in the United States.

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 28, 2024

The Department of Radiology at University Hospitals (UH) in Cleveland, OH, has been recognized by the American College of Radiology (ACR) as a Recognized Center for Healthcare-AI (ARCH-AI). The Department of Radiology at UH will receive an ACR recognition badge to display in their waiting rooms and lobbies.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The Karolinska hospital group has recently established an MR safety team involving staff at Solna and Huddinge. We have registered the accident with the authorities and started an internal investigation, but we will wait for the report on what caused the accident before we take any further steps.

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