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Senators introduce medical AI reimbursement bill

AuntMinnie

A new bill introduced in the U.S. Congress aims to establish a steady reimbursement pathway for medical devices authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that use AI and machine learning, including those used in radiology. The Health Tech Investment Act (S. 1399) was introduced by Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD) on April 9. The bipartisan bill would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to set up appropriate payment of certain algorithm-based healthcare services under the Medic

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Radiology Quality Police

Ben White

What is quality care, and how do you define it? I suspect for most people that quality is like pornography in the classic Supreme Court sense you know it when you see it. But quality is almost assuredly not viewed that way when zoomed out to look at care delivery in a broad, collective sense. Instead, its often reduced to meeting a handful of predetermined outcome or compliance metrics, like pneumonia readmission rates or those markers of a job-well-done as defined in the MIPS program.

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PET links depressive symptoms to Alzheimer’s brain pathology

AuntMinnie

Columbia University researchers in New York City have reported that worsening depression in older adults is related to higher levels of Alzheimers disease pathology, specifically the accumulation of tau protein. The finding is from an analysis of 300 participants who underwent multiple F-18 flortaucipir tau PET scans between 2015 and 2022 and suggests depression could be a modifiable risk factor for the disease, noted lead author Daniel Talmasov, MD, and colleagues.

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Moral distress is ‘pervasive’ in radiology, with 4 primary causes

Radiology Business

Common drivers include performing an unsafe number of studies, lack of administrative support and pressure to conduct unnecessary imaging.

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Testing Innovations in Cancer: How to evaluate and use new technologies

Amidst rising cancer prevalence and soaring costs, new cancer technologies and innovations are emerging to support the early detection, treatment, and surveillance of cancer. Read this guide to understand how to evaluate these solutions for your employees and members – and to learn more about the current state of coverage, clinical and cost effectiveness, and impact on quality and outcomes.

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IMV: PET procedure volumes continue strong growth trend

AuntMinnie

Overall PET procedure volumes increased by 12.2% in 2024 compared with 2023, according to the newly published IMV 2025 PET Market Summary Report. Over the same period between the two years, the average number of PET scans performed per installed fixed PET/CT systems increased by 8.2% -- a finding that indicates that much of the increased procedure volumes have been absorbed by existing PET system capacity.

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Digestive Disease Week (DDW), May 4-6, 2025

Omega Medical Imaging

DDW is the premier meeting for professionals working in gastroenterology, hepatology, GI endoscopy, gastrointestinal surgery, and related fields. Where is patient care headed? Come to DDW to find out. By connecting with top education, research, and fellow digestive health clinicians, researchers, and industry professionals from around the world, you will gain the tools and confidence […] The post Digestive Disease Week (DDW), May 4-6, 2025 appeared first on Omega Medical Imaging.

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Female radiologists scoring promotions at higher rate than male colleagues

Radiology Business

Imaging experts speculated that the COVID-19 pandemic and other factors may be helping to improve gender disparities across the profession.

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SNMMI calls on Congress to oppose F&A costs for NIH grants

AuntMinnie

The Society of Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) is calling on congressional leaders to oppose cuts to facilities and administration (F&A) costs for research grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This stems from a recent decision by the Executive Branch to impose a 15% cap on F&A costs, which the society says threatens the future of medical innovations in the U.S.

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Unmet needs such as transport and finances forcing cancer patients to miss imaging appointments

Radiology Business

Despite the prevalence of this concern, only 17% are screened for these health-related social challenges, experts write in JACR.

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Maximize Your Radiology Center’s Performance With Specialized Scheduling

Patient-centric scheduling can only be achieved through optimized radiology workflows, effective communications between staff and physicians, and, of course, through specialized schedulers. In this guide, we’ll take you through a step-by-step process to transform your radiology center into a high-performance hub of medical imaging.

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Could Ultrafast MRI Enhance Detection of Malignant Foci for Breast Cancer?

Diagnostic Imaging

In a new study involving over 120 women, nearly two-thirds of whom had a family history of breast cancer, ultrafast MRI findings revealed a 5 percent increase in malignancy risk for each second increase in the difference between lesion and background parenchymal enhancement (BPE) time to enhancement (TTE).

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Diagnostic imaging chain diversifies, adding urology group and its 16 locations

Radiology Business

Affidea is one of the largest radiology providers in Europe, operating a network of 391 centers spanning 15 countries and handling 20 million scans annually.

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FDA Clears AI-Powered Bone Mineral Density Assessment from Abdominal CT Scans

Diagnostic Imaging

The Bunkerhill BMD software provides AI-automated assessment of bone mineral density from non-contrast abdominal computed tomography scans.

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Fresh off raising $120M, whole-body MRI radiology group Prenuvo expands in new market

Radiology Business

The imaging startup is bringing its $2,499 elective exam to Las Vegas with additional locations in the works across Charlotte, Columbus, Miami, Nashville and Pittsburgh.

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The Employers Guide to Controlling Cancer

About 40% of us will be diagnosed with cancer in our lifetime, and patients are getting younger. At the same time, the cost of treatment continues to rise, with employers spending 8.5% more on cancer care for each employee than they did last year. The best thing employers can do for their employees and business tomorrow is to invest in cancer detection and care today.

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Recruiters, Stop Winging It: How to Use Data to Drive Better Hiring Results w/ Shad Tidler

MRI Network

In a sales-driven industry like recruiting, making decisions based on data and analytics is critical. You cant truly improve a process if youre not measuring it. The problem is, many organizations rely on gut-feel decision-making, and unfortunately, they end up winging it. On a gut-feel level, our prospecting pipeline might look good to us, but drilling down into the data shows us how well were really doing.

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Radiology practice managers speak out against Trump administration tariffs

Radiology Business

"Groups have already had to absorb increased costs for contrast agents used in many lifesaving imaging studies, which have doubled in the past 5 years," the RBMA said.

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