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Employing a full-time reading room coordinator boosts radiologist efficiency, reduces turnaround times

Radiology Business

Few level 1 trauma centers employ such a position, typically tasked with fielding phone calls from referrers, triaging requests to residents and relaying critical results.

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As synthetic mammography keeps improving, it may soon be the new standard

Health Imaging

Synthetic mammography has certain disadvantages, but they may be outweighed by its improved safety.

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CMS agrees to broaden MRI pay policy in response to radiology societies’ advocacy campaign

Radiology Business

“After back and forth correspondence, and multiple phone calls, we are thrilled to announce that this campaign was successful,” one of the trade groups said Thursday.

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Majority of patients say cancer screening should not be based on life expectancy

Health Imaging

A poll from the University of Michigan shows that older adults are skeptical of cancer screening guidelines based on age.

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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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Private equity-backed Solis Mammography, large hospital system ink ‘groundbreaking’ partnership

Radiology Business

The Addison, Texas-based imaging group is teaming with Jefferson Health to open more than a dozen new centers in the Philadelphia area.

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What is the Future of Recruiting?

MRI Network

It’s critical to keep on top of the latest technological trends in recruitment. Innovations like gamification, virtual reality, and data analytics attract talent to your company, improve workflows, and support your human resources team. Check out these latest recruiting trends. Virtual Reality Virtual reality (VR) is still a new technology and its value depends on internet quality and the type of headset used.

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Diagnostic Imaging's Weekly Scan: September 24-September 30

Diagnostic Imaging

Catch up on the top radiology news of the past week.

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Nanox.AI’s HealthCCSng AI Solution Reveals ~60% of Patients in Study had Previously Undetected Risk of a Cardiovascular Event from Routine Chest CTs

Imaging Technology

milla1cf Sat, 09/30/2023 - 11:12 September 29, 2023 — Nano-X Imaging , an innovative medical imaging technology company, today announced that HealthCCSng, an AI -powered solution created by Nanox’s deep-learning medical imaging analytics subsidiary, Nanox.AI, was used in a clinical study evaluating routine CT scans and found that 58% of patients unknowingly had moderate to severe levels of coronary artery calcium (CAC), a proven indicator of future cardiac events.

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Radiology reporting of incidental osteoporotic vertebral fragility fractures present on CT studies: results of UK national re-audit

ScienceDirect

Publication date: Available online 29 September 2023 Source: Clinical Radiology Author(s): D.C. Howlett, K.J. Drinkwater, N. Mahmood, L. Salman, J. Griffin, M.K. Javaid, G. Retnasingam, A. Marzoug, R. Greenhalgh, A. Barrett, A. Chandegra, A. Dabbas, A. Dhillon, A. Elstob, A. Kamalasanan, A. Mirza, A. Mohamed, A. Neelakantan, A. Paddon, A.

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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.