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Three Myths About Healthcare AI Disassembled

Aidoc

As new technologies shift from early adoption to mainstream, it’s common to find public discourse riddled with inaccuracies and falsehoods. From believing the “cloud” is in the sky to microwaved food becoming radioactive, a curse – and benefit – of being a trailblazer often means educating along with innovating. At Aidoc, we’re okay with that, but it’s time to put these three myths about healthcare AI to rest for good.

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S&P downgrades Radiology Partners amid worries its capital structure could become unsustainable

Radiology Business

The country's largest imaging group has $3.37B in obligations, including “significant debt maturities looming in July 2025.

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Do clinicians want radiologists' management advice? Interviews shed some light on 'unwanted' recommendations

Health Imaging

Clinicians only want the information they need to make treatment decisions, rather than advice on what actions they should take, the survey found.

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How can AI enhance radiology workflow?

AuntMinnie

Radiologists at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington, Massachusetts. Read more on AuntMinnie.

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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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Stress Cardiovascular MRI: What a New Meta-Analysis Reveals

Diagnostic Imaging

For the detection of obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD), stress cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrated a sensitivity rate of 81 percent and a specificity rate of 86 percent, according to a meta-analysis of 64 studies and data from 74,470 patients with stable chest pain.

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Philips' latest collaboration could make xenon MR imaging more widely available

Health Imaging

In alliance with Polarean, Philips is rolling out a new MR system with advanced multi-nuclei imaging capabilities that will offer radiologists a detailed evaluation of lung ventilation using xenon gas as a contrast agent.

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ISMRM: How can AI improve musculoskeletal MRI imaging?

AuntMinnie

TORONTO - AI shows impressive benefits when it comes to reducing image acquisitio. Read more on AuntMinnie.

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Excellent Advice for Living

Ben White

2. Being enthusiastic is worth 25 IQ points. 12. Pros are just amateurs who know how to gracefully recover from their mistakes. These gems from the original 68 bits of unsolicited advice have joined more of Kevin Kelly’s wisdom in a new book containing 450. The post Excellent Advice for Living first appeared on Ben White.

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Federal bill would require more transparency from private equity-backed physician practices

Radiology Business

H.R. 3561 also would apply to groups owned by physicians, hospitals, insurers, or venture capital firms, who could face fines of $2M for failing to comply.

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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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Virtual reality hypnosis could alter pain management during interventional procedures

Health Imaging

The lead-up to radiation therapy can be anxiety-inducing and painful, but experts are optimistic a new relaxation method that is equal parts ancient and futuristic could help to ease patients’ worries.

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Hyperfine partners with the ISMRM, Gates Foundation

AuntMinnie

Portable MRI developer Hyperfine is collaborating with the International Societ. Read more on AuntMinnie.com Related Reading: FDA clears Hyperfine's portable MRI system software Hyperfine touts Swoop trial results Viz.

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Confidence in RadPartners Continues to Fall

Ben White

As reported by Radiology Business , S&P has downgraded Rad Partners’ credit rating from B- to CCC+ (from vulnerable to speculative/junk) The full descriptions of those ratings are here : An obligation rated ‘B’ is more vulnerable to nonpayment than obligations rated ‘BB’, but the obligor currently has the capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.

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Interventional radiology among specialties with the greatest growth in claims since 2018

Radiology Business

The specialty saw an 83% uptick in billing between 2018 and 2022, good for fourth place, data and analytics firm Definitive Healthcare reported.

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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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Radiologist-recommended testing for primary hyperparathyroidism improves diagnosis

Health Imaging

Biochemical evaluation for patients with incidentally detected enlarged parathyroid glands can prompt earlier diagnosis, according to new data in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

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Turing debuts MRI visual feedback module at ISMRM 2023

AuntMinnie

Neuroimaging software company Turing Medical Technologies (formerly Nous Imaging. Read more on AuntMinnie.

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Fudging with “Adjustments”

Ben White

From Verdad’s “ Private Equity Fundamentals ” (a good albeit somewhat technical read): The sample of companies we looked at is nearly unprofitable on an EBITDA basis, mostly cash flow negative, and extraordinarily leveraged (mostly with floating-rate debt that is now costing nearly 12%). These companies trade at a dramatic premium to public markets on a GAAP basis, only reaching comparability after massive amounts of pro-forma adjustments.

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US Radiology Specialists hires executive from its private equity backer to fill out C-suite

Radiology Business

Paul Taheri, MD, MBA, will serve as chief clinical officer following his time as clinical partner at Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe.

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Improving Access To & Utilization Of Cancer Screening With Color

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.

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ChatGPT effectively simplifies radiology reports, presents 'real opportunity' to better inform patients

Health Imaging

Radiology reports are typically written in language well above the average American adult’s eighth grade reading level, making them a source of confusion for patients.

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MedTrace's PET water device used to dose U.S. patient

AuntMinnie

Danish PET technology developer MedTrace said that the first U.S. patient ha. Read more on AuntMinnie.

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Don’t Mind the Dust

Ben White

Hi! In the middle of frantic unplanned unavoidable total site re-design, oops! Please excuse any display quirks as I work on this in my copious free time. The post Don’t Mind the Dust first appeared on Ben White.

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Startup scores FDA clearance for virtual reality tool that creates patient avatars via CT, MR images

Radiology Business

Avatar Medical said its VR solution can serve as an aid in pre-operative planning or for use during procedures.

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From Prevention to Survivorship: How HR Can Support Employees Facing Cancer Diagnoses

Explore the latest insights from the American Cancer Society's “Cancer Statistics 2024” report, which unveils multiple alarming trends in cancer data. Cancer is on the rise among young adults, and diagnoses for 6 of the 10 most common cancers are escalating. With over 2 million new cancer cases projected in the U.S. this year, employers face increased challenges when it comes to supporting employees.

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Curbside MRI: Experts are developing system small enough to fit in a pickup

Health Imaging

Someday, getting an MRI exam could be as simple as having food delivered to your door—at least that is the hope of a group of experts at the University of Minnesota who are working on a compact system said to be small enough to sit in the bed of a truck.

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DeepTek.ai nets FDA nod for workflow software

AuntMinnie

Radiology AI software developer DeepTek.ai of Maharashtra, India, has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its Augmento AI-powered radiology workflow management software.

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The Path of Least Resistance: Make it a Road Less Traveled in Radiology

Diagnostic Imaging

Whether it’s attempting to get appropriate clinical histories from referring physicians or getting a tech to split up a multiphasic contrast study into separate image series, consistently striving to fight the good fight for optimal image interpretation is worth the effort.

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‘AI doctor’ reads radiology reports, other physician notes to predict patient outcomes

Radiology Business

"Large language models make the development of ‘smart hospitals’ not only a possibility, but a reality,” said Eric Oermann, MD, an assistant professor in NYU's Department of Radiology.

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An HR Leaders Guide: 7 Questions To Ask When Developing Your Cancer Strategy

As HR and Benefits leaders are in the midst of evaluating cancer care solutions and designing their requirements for vendors, it’s key to know what questions to ask to ensure the development of a truly comprehensive strategy: from prevention to diagnosis to treatment to survivorship. Getting to the right answers starts with asking the right questions: How can better access improve engagement?