Fri.Aug 16, 2024

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Independent Radiology

Ben White

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.

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Multicenter Study Shows 26 Percent of Multiple Sclerosis Relapses Not Associated with New Lesions on MRI

Diagnostic Imaging

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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6 success factors for reducing low-value medical imaging

Radiology Business

Norway has worked to address unnecessary imaging in its public healthcare system, sharing lessons learned in the journal Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology

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SPECT/CT visualizes heart’s response to tafamidis

AuntMinnie

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.

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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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Rad tech advocates submit 42,000 comments to feds in push to gain ‘professional’ status

Radiology Business

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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Radiologist faces blame after ‘inadequate’ CT report overlooks deadly bowel cancer case

Radiology Business

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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ASRT celebrates response to RT reclassification effort

AuntMinnie

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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Radiology information systems provider reports data breach

Radiology Business

The cyberattack impacted patient information including dates of birth, driver’s license and Social Security numbers, medical records, and health insurance details.

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Deep learning proves effective for segmenting CT scans of IPF

AuntMinnie

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.

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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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What a Meta-Analysis Reveals About Cone-Beam CT for Diagnosing Acute Intracranial Hemorrhage

Diagnostic Imaging

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.

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Naitive Secures Funding to Expand Osteoporosis Screening Tool

Imaging Technology

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.

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ACR CEO discusses solution to fight burdensome prior authorizations in medical imaging

Radiology Business

Dana Smetherman, MD, MBA, outlines a possible remedy for the growing number of these roadblocks in the specialty.

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RaySearch higher Q2 margin fueled by licensing revenue

AuntMinnie

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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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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Cassling Celebrates 40 Years of Supporting Healthcare Providers

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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.

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Imaging center payer network standards updated

AuntMinnie

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.

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New Imaging Method Enables Early Detection of Fungal Infections Caused by Aspergillus Fumigatus

MedImaging Nuclear Medicine

Researchers have developed a novel imaging method that allows for the specific detection of Aspergillus fumigatus infections promptly, without the need for invasive procedures.

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