Ben White
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
In The Happiness Hypothesis , Jonathan Haidt describes work by William Damon at Stanford that sought “to see why some professions seemed healthy while others were growing sick”: Picking the fields of genetics and journalism as case studies, they conducted dozens of interviews with people in each field. Their conclusion is as profound as it is simple: It’s a matter of alignment.
Radiology Business
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
“Congress must act before the end of 2024 to provide clinicians with the financial stability needed to ensure beneficiaries continue to have access to high-quality care,” the groups wrote.
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MedImaging General Imaging
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
Researchers have found biomarkers that enable doctors to reliably distinguish the two conditions—albeit only with data from a particular imaging technique called positron emission tomography (PET).
Radiology Business
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
Kees Wesdorp, PhD, will be based in the Netherlands, collecting an annual base salary of $705,000 and an incentive bonus equal to that amount.
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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
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
Radiology Associates of North Texas (RANT) has implemented Sirona Medical's radiology operating system platform. RANT's more than 280 radiologists service 70 hospitals and 50 imaging centers, freestanding ER centers, and physician practices across rural and urban North Texas. According to RANT, Sirona's business continuity platform will eliminate IT costs and manual interventions associated with clinical interruptions that result from downtime events.
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Radiology Business
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
Medicare wants to limit the technical component for the exam to the HOPPS rate, which would represent an 81% reduction to the MPFS amount of $459.92.
AuntMinnie
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
Dedicated ultrasound and MRI protocols -- in contrast to routine ones -- are more effective in diagnosing endometriosis, researchers have reported. The results could lead to better patient care, noted a team led by Angela Tong, MD, of NYU Grossman School of Medicine in New York City. The group's findings were published September 11 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.
Diagnostic Imaging
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
While noting the strength of MRI for complete staging of disease and ultrasound’s ability to provide local disease characterization, the authors of a new literature review suggest the two modalities offer comparable results for diagnosing pelvic endometriosis.
Health Imaging
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
Although LLMs have seen rapid advancement in recent years, they still cannot compare to human radiologists when it comes to staging cancer using free text reports.
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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.
Cassling's MRI
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
In healthcare, so much of safety and reference materials emphasize how to protect the patient, but there are far fewer resources dedicated toward helping protect you, the provider, over the course of time. While patients may be exposed to radiation only when they come in for an imaging exam or undergo a surgical procedure utilizing a C-arm, the providers who use these systems over the course of years are exposed again and again and again.
AuntMinnie
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
Opportunistic CT imaging data found on abdominal exams performed for other indications can be used to improve patient care, according to a presentation delivered on September 12 at the International Society for Computed Tomography (ISCT) meeting. Perry Pickhardt, MD, of the University of Wisconsin (UW) in Madison, outlined the benefits of using findings from CT imaging to address a range of disease conditions, noting that the modality is not only commonly used but also that its results are "obje
Aidoc
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
Brain aneurysms are a relatively common but often asymptomatic condition that can lead to life-threatening hemorrhagic strokes when ruptured. Even though one in 50 people in the United States have an unruptured brain aneurysm, awareness of the disease – both among medical professionals and the public – trails other pathologies with similar prevalence, including heart disease ( one in 20 adults ) and stroke ( one in 416 adults ).
Diagnostic Imaging
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
The use of a portable dual-energy X-ray detector in the ICU at one community hospital reportedly facilitated a 37.5 percent decrease in chest CT exams in comparison to the previous three months, according to research presented at the American Society of Emergency Radiology (ASER) meeting in Washington, D.C.
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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.
Radiology Business
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
Michigan Hospital Association Executive Vice President Laura Appel said institutions are prioritizing exams related to medical emergencies.
Imaging Technology
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
tim.hodson Fri, 09/13/2024 - 12:04 Sept, 10, 2024 — At the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2024 in Barcelona, Spain, Lunit presented a study on how AI technology can predict immunotherapy response in advanced gastric cancer patients, potentially impacting treatment decisions. While Nivolumab plus chemotherapy has recently been approved as a standard first-line treatment for advanced gastric cancer (AGC), its efficacy varies among patients.
MRI Network
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
Electrification — the move from non-electric fuel to electric — is big business right now. Electric vehicle (EV) sales are soaring as more consumers and businesses start to accept that there’s no real future in gasoline. Setting the scene for this major change is the energy transition; a shift from dependence on fossil fuels to renewables like solar and wind power.
UCSF Biomedical Imaging
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
As part of our celebration of Postdoc Appreciation Week, we invited two postdocs, Minhao Zhou, PhD , and Tamara Vasilkovska, MD, PhD, to answer a few questions about their work and their time at UCSF.
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Discover how Color's comprehensive care solution is revolutionizing cancer screening adherence and knowledge. Through an in-depth case study, Color's unique approach to comprehensive cancer care has shown significant benefits in increasing screening rates and enhancing patient knowledge. Participants reported a 2-3x increase in adherence to screening guidelines over just 8 weeks, with 84% of participants increasing their familiarity with timing and frequency of cancer screening.
AuntMinnie
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
The American College of Radiology (ACR) and a larger coalition of healthcare provider organizations have called for a permanent Medicare Economic Index (MEI)-based inflationary update to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS), suggesting it will benefit small private practices. This week, the ACR and 120 organizations sent a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives to rally around the Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act (HR 2474).
Intelerad
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
Burnout is an escalating concern in the healthcare industry, driven by an increasingly aged population and short staffing. As the number of elderly patients rises, the demand for medical care increases, and the complexity of these cases rises as well. This increased demand puts undue pressure on physicians, often forcing them to work longer hours and accumulate more stress.
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