Wed.Aug 16, 2023

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Paying to Get Paid

Ben White

Great reporting by Cezary Podkul in ProPublica (and amazing perseverance by Dr. Shteynshlyuger): A powerful lobbyist convinced a federal agency that doctors can be forced to pay fees on money that health insurers owe them. Big companies rake in profits while doctors are saddled with yet another cost in a burdensome health care system. The post Paying to Get Paid first appeared on Ben White.

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New Imaging Method Could Accurately Identify Serious Lung Infections in Real Time

MedImaging Nuclear Medicine

Researchers are developing an imaging technique that can identify specific lung infections in real time, thereby expediting treatment for critically ill patients who are most at risk.

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Digital vs Analog X-Ray — What’s the Difference?

Maven Imaging

Welcome to Maven Imaging's in-depth exploration into the world of X-ray technologies. Today, we're comparing digital and analog X-rays, two systems you're likely to encounter while updating your practice.

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How old are you, really? AI can tell your true age by looking at your chest

Medical Xpress: Radiology

What if "looking your age" refers not to your face, but to your chest? Osaka Metropolitan University scientists have developed an advanced artificial intelligence (AI) model that utilizes chest radiographs to accurately estimate a patient's chronological age. More importantly, when there is a disparity, it can signal a correlation with chronic disease.

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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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Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) Addresses Key Issues, Appoints New Leaders at 2023 Symposium

Imaging Technology

christine.book Wed, 08/16/2023 - 14:14 August 16, 2023 — In a recently published news update, the Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) reported on highlights and newly-appointed leadership updates from the SBI 2023 Symposium, held in National Harbor, MD. A snapshot of significant updates from that event, as reported in an SBI online update of the 3-day event held in May, follows.

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Unnecessary follow-up tests may be dissuading individuals from returning for future cancer screenings

Radiology Business

Nearly 18% of patients receive follow-up imaging or invasive procedures despite negative findings on lung cancer screening CT.

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How the 2022 contrast media shortage impacted stroke care

Health Imaging

A team of specialists tracked CT utilization before, during and after the 2022 shortage, sharing its findings in the American Journal of Neuroradiology.

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Radiology IT vendor Sectra inks $227M contract with large US health system

Radiology Business

The Linköping, Sweden-based company did not name the customer, but said the hospital group serves a “multi-million strong” patient community.

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REBEL Core Cast 106.0 – Nerve Block Basics

REBEL EM

Take Home Points REBEL Core Cast 106.0 – Nerve Block Basics Click here for Direct Download of the Podcast Resources REBEL EM: Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity Sono in Staten Blog: [link] Core Ultrasound: [link] POCUS Atlas: [link] Highland Ultrasound : [link] Post Created By: Billy Caputo MD Post Peer Reviewed By: Anand Swaminathan MD, MPH (Twitter @EMSwami ) The post REBEL Core Cast 106.0 – Nerve Block Basics appeared first on REBEL EM - Emergency Medicine Blog.

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Fearing delays, American College of Radiology urges CMS not to leave PET payment decisions up to MACs

Radiology Business

ACR is concerned such a scenario would result in delayed and highly variable coverage determinations across the U.S.

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ROI For Veterinarians with Digital X-Ray Equipment

Atlantis Worldwide

Medical imaging equipment isn’t cheap, so when you invest in it, you should start getting ROI immediately.

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Deep Learning Tool May Support Personalized Cancer Care

Health IT Analytics

Johns Hopkins researchers have developed a deep learning method to predict cancer-related protein fragments that trigger tumor cell-killing immune responses.

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Mammography Positioning Techniques: All Are NOT Created Equal

Mammography Educators

Written by: Louise Miller, R.T.(R)(M)(ARRT), CRT(M), FSBI, FNCBC How did you learn to position? Did you go to the “See one, do one, teach one” school? How about the “Watch one, botch one” academy? Positioning training is the most important aspect of your current or future role as a mammographer. After all, it is what you spend 90% of your time doing on the job.and your patient’s lives depend on it!

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Study Reveals Tradeoffs Between Contrast-Enhanced Mammography and MRI for Supplemental Screening

Diagnostic Imaging

In a new study comparing standard breast MRI, abbreviated breast MRI and contrast-enhanced mammography in supplemental breast cancer screening, researchers found that MRI offered a greater than 14 percent higher cancer detection rate and a nearly 39 percent higher sensitivity rate than CEM.

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Will Moving Your Cloud PACS Back On-Site Really Save You Money?

Purview

Healthcare industry finances are still rocky post-pandemic. Many smaller practices are feeling the pressure to cut back on expenses. Independent practices struggle with decreasing reimbursement rates. There is a tremendous cost burden to keep up with regulatory pressure. Malpractice insurance premiums continue to rise. To top it off, technology and equipment infrastructure costs are expansive.

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Calif. radiologist arrested for opioid prescription scheme

AuntMinnie

An interventional radiologist in California has been arrested on charges o. Read more on AuntMinnie.com Related Reading: Calif. radiologist pleads not guilty to vehicle crash murder charges Calif.

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The Reading Room Podcast: Emerging Concepts in Breast Cancer Screening and Health Equity Implications, Part 1

Diagnostic Imaging

In the first episode of a three-part series, Anand Narayan, M.D., Ph.D., and Amy Patel, M.D., discuss recently issued updates to breast cancer screening recommendations from the American College of Radiology and the United States Preventive Services Task Force and potential implications for health equity.

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Qure.ai and xWave establish strategic partnership

AuntMinnie

Radiology AI software developer Qure.ai and xWave Technologies have establishe. Read more on AuntMinnie.com Related Reading: Qure.ai highlights clinical results from chest x-ray software study Qure.ai partners with Blackford in U.K. Qure.ai wins Japan QuickFire challenge Qure.ai joins forces with Nuance Qure.

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Viz.ai Gets FDA Nod for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Module

Diagnostic Imaging

The De Novo approval for Viz HCM, which assesses electrocardiograms with artificial intelligence (AI) to identify possible cases of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), is the 12th FDA clearance of algorithms on the Viz.ai Platform.

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PocketHealth launches imaging report feature for patients

AuntMinnie

PocketHealth has launched a new feature called Follow-Up Navigator to help patient. Read more on AuntMinnie.com Related Reading: PocketHealth adds Illinois health system to customer list Image sharing technology firm PocketHealth wins Ga.

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Medical Imaging Assistant in The Villages (full-time)

Lake Medical Imaging

Job Type: Seeking a full-time CNA or MA to assist imaging staff with X-ray and fluoroscopy procedures under the guidance of a Radiologist. The schedule for this position will be Monday through Friday, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm. Education/Experience Requirements: Valid CNA or MA certification Medical terminology Strong customer service skills Ability to multi-task Education/Experience Requirements: [.

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AI outperforms clinical scores in high-risk lymphoma patients

AuntMinnie

Researchers have developed an AI algorithm for reading FDG-PET/CT scans tha. Read more on AuntMinnie.com Related Reading: Can PET/CT scans replace bone biopsies in lymphoma patients?

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AJNR Announces New Editorial Fellows

AJNR

The American Journal of Neuroradiology is delighted to announce the selection of 2 new Editorial Fellows. Nicholas S. Cho Nicholas S. Cho is an MD/PhD candidate at the UCLA-Caltech Medical Scientist Training Program in Los Angeles. He is currently pursuing his graduate thesis work in UCLA’s Brain Tumor Imaging Laboratory under Dr. Benjamin Ellingson.

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Ireland faces high osteoporosis burden

AuntMinnie

A group in Ireland has used data from dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA. Read more on AuntMinnie.

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Risk factors for portal vein system thrombosis after partial splenic embolisation in cirrhotic patients with hypersplenism

ScienceDirect

Publication date: Available online 15 August 2023 Source: Clinical Radiology Author(s): H. Gao, B. Sun, X. Li, T. Bai, L. Du, Y. Song, C. Zheng, X. Kan, F.

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Sectra signs enterprise imaging contract with one of the larger multi-region healthcare systems in the US

Health Imaging

Sectra will, as the sole imaging IT provider, oversee and deliver the end-to-end infrastructure through a turnkey, fully managed SaaS agreement.

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Effect of DiscoGel treatment of the intervertebral disc at MRI

ScienceDirect

To determine the impact of ethanol gel chemonucleolysis (EGCh) on the radiological picture of the treated intervertebral disc, the relationship betwee…

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Mammography Educators

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