Ben White
AUGUST 16, 2024
Something happened to the field of Radiology. Actually, a lot of things have happened and are happening to Radiology all the time, but one of those things has been that the proliferation of corporate and private equity-backed radiology practices over the past decade has been followed by a historic radiologist shortage, a subsequent piping-hot radiology job market, and a challenging zero-sum game to hire on-site and even remote radiologists.
Diagnostic Imaging
AUGUST 16, 2024
Acute clinical events with stable MRI (ACES) in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) are reportedly associated with significantly higher rates of confirmed disability accrual, relapse-associated worsening, and transition to secondary progressive MS.
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AuntMinnie
AUGUST 16, 2024
SPECT/CT imaging can show over time how patients taking tafamidis for heart disease respond to the treatment, a group at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston reported. In a study of patients with transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis taking the medication, the researchers found that technetium-99m (Tc-99m) pyrophosphate (PYP) SPECT/CT metrics significantly decreased over an average period of 2.8 years.
Radiology Business
AUGUST 16, 2024
Every 10 years, the Office of Management and Budget reclassifies jobs as either “technical” or “professional,” with the window now open.
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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.
AuntMinnie
AUGUST 16, 2024
A measure to petition the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to classify radiologic technologists (RTs) as professionals has generated more than 42,000 comments submitted via the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) Advocacy Action Center. The ASRT and other societies rallied this summer in response to a call for comments and notice of review of the 2018 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Manual.
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Health Imaging
AUGUST 16, 2024
New findings portray both treatment options in a similar light when it comes to overall survival rates, though one creates significantly more burden for both patients and hospital resources.
Radiology Business
AUGUST 16, 2024
Norway has worked to address unnecessary imaging in its public healthcare system, sharing lessons learned in the journal Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology
AuntMinnie
AUGUST 16, 2024
Deep-learning algorithms can effectively segment CT scans of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and thus offer prognostic information to clinicians, researchers have reported. The data could be used to improve how patients with IPF are tracked and treated, wrote a team led by Munhunthan Thillai, MD, of the Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge, U.K.
Radiology Business
AUGUST 16, 2024
The controversy dates to 2018, when a woman underwent a CT scan for abdominal pain and a rad overlooked bowel cancer on the images.
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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.
Diagnostic Imaging
AUGUST 16, 2024
While cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) demonstrated high pooled sensitivity and specificity rates for intraparenchymal hemorrhage in the systematic review, researchers noted higher false-negative rates for subarachnoid and intraventricular hemorrhages.
Imaging Technology
AUGUST 16, 2024
tim.hodson Fri, 08/16/2024 - 12:42 Naitive Technologies, a population health company, has secured £334K co-funding from Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency, under the Biomedical Catalyst competition, to increase the accessibility of its osteoporosis screening technology, OsteoSight. Every year, osteoporosis leads to 37 million fractures and costs health systems billions 1.
MedImaging Nuclear Medicine
AUGUST 16, 2024
Researchers have developed a novel imaging method that allows for the specific detection of Aspergillus fumigatus infections promptly, without the need for invasive procedures.
AuntMinnie
AUGUST 16, 2024
Increased licensing revenue helped propel radiation therapy software provider RaySearch Laboratories to strong sales growth and significantly higher operating margins in its second quarter. In interim results for its second quarter (end-June 30), the Stockholm, Sweden-based company reported net sales of 318.9 million Swedish krona ($30.5 million U.S), up 33% overall and up 32% on a constant-currency basis from the 239.5 million krona ($22.9 million) produced in the second quarter of 2023.
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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.
Cassling's MRI
AUGUST 16, 2024
As we celebrate 40 years as a company, I can’t help but think about how far we’ve come in supporting healthcare providers on their journey to deliver extraordinary care to patients. Cassling was founded in 1984 by my father, Bob Cassling. He left a reliable career in imaging sales and service to begin his own venture at age 54, a time when most people are thinking about retirement.
AuntMinnie
AUGUST 16, 2024
Imaging facilities participating in the network of medical benefits management network EviCore should be aware of payer network standards that become effective September 1, according to the company. All facilities applying for participation in the network must meet new criteria set forth in the standards, and network providers are required to maintain compliance with these quality standards, EviCore said.
Radiology Business
AUGUST 16, 2024
Dana Smetherman, MD, MBA, outlines a possible remedy for the growing number of these roadblocks in the specialty.
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