Everything Rad
JULY 17, 2023
Reading Time: 5 minutes read Radiology administrators at AHRA share their strategies. What is the biggest challenge currently facing radiology administrators? The answer from radiology administrators attending AHRA 2023 was unanimous: attracting and retaining radiology staff. Read on to learn their strategies for addressing this critical and persistent issue.
Ben White
JULY 20, 2023
$39 billion of student loans were forgiven tax-free this month. If you have any FFEL, Perkins, or Health Education Assistance Loan (HEAL) Program loans, please check out the IDR Waiver FAQ. You have until the end of 2023 to do a Direct Consolidation to make those loans eligible for loan forgiveness programs and count previous payments without resetting the clock.
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Cassling's MRI
JULY 21, 2023
‘Elder’ describes a senior authority figure who is highly respected and valued for their wisdom. Cassling is lucky to have many whose leadership and service help us strengthen community healthcare, but one aptly named Regional Service Manager (RSM) truly takes things to another level: Tim Elder.
Imaging Technology
JULY 21, 2023
milla1cf Fri, 07/21/2023 - 14:30 July 21, 2023 — RefleXion Medical , a therapeutic oncology company, today announced that researchers from multiple clinical programs will present new scientific evidence in 28 oral, panel, and poster presentations validating the efficacy and feasibility of the RefleXion X1 machine with SCINTIX biology-guided radiotherapy at the 2023 American Association of Physicists in Medicine ( AAPM ) Annual Meeting in Houston, July 23-26.
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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.
Radiology Business
JULY 21, 2023
“When choosing a role, radiologists should consider their unique strengths, availability, and personal and financial risk tolerance," experts advised.
Diagnostic Imaging Brief brings together the best content for architecture professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Diagnostic Imaging
JULY 19, 2023
An artificial intelligence model, trained on MRI and FLAIR imaging from over 900 patients with multiple sclerosis, demonstrated a 96 percent accuracy rate and 99 percent specificity rate for contrast-enhancing lesions in this patient population.
Imaging Technology
JULY 20, 2023
milla1cf Thu, 07/20/2023 - 20:09 July 20, 2023 — The American Society for Radiation Oncology ( ASTRO ) selected 29 distinguished members to receive the ASTRO Fellow ( FASTRO ) designation for its 2023 class of Fellows. These physician leaders will be recognized at an awards ceremony in San Diego on Tuesday, October 3 during ASTRO’s 65th Annual Meeting.
Radiology Business
JULY 20, 2023
Desert Radiology, which joined Rad Partners in 2019, had handled a “significant” number of scans at University Medical Center of Southern Nevada annually.
Health Imaging
JULY 17, 2023
This could pose as a barrier to referrals for image-guided interventions for radiologists specializing in IR, authors of a new paper in Clinical Imaging suggested.
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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.
UCSF Biomedical Imaging
JULY 18, 2023
Christopher Brunson, MD, an interventional radiologist, will join ZSFG. Kevin Sweetwood, MD, will continue with our musculoskeletal division. Allen Ye, MD, PhD, will join our Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital team as a neuroradiologist.
Imaging Technology
JULY 20, 2023
milla1cf Thu, 07/20/2023 - 20:11 July 20, 2023 — The members of the American Society for Radiation Oncology ( ASTRO ) recently elected three new officers to ASTRO’s Board of Directors, including Sameer Keole , MD, FASTRO , as President-elect; Wendy Woodward , MD, PhD, FASTRO, as Science Council Vice Chair; and Vivek S. Kavadi, MD, MBA, FASTRO, as Health Policy Council Vice Chair.
Radiology Business
JULY 21, 2023
The Ohio-based startup also recently scored $15M in funding from the Mayo and Cleveland clinics and GE Healthcare.
Diagnostic Imaging
JULY 17, 2023
In a recent interview at the SNMMI conference, Roger Lecomte, M.D. and Vincent Doyon discussed the advent of ultra-high resolution (UHR) brain positron emission tomography (PET), which reportedly offers double the spatial resolution of conventional PET and may facilitate earlier detection of Alzheimer’s disease and other conditions.
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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.
UCSF Biomedical Imaging
JULY 18, 2023
A team, including researchers from the UC San Francisco Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, investigated a new imaging tool for monitoring response to therapies in patients with glioblastoma (GBM).
Imaging Technology
JULY 19, 2023
milla1cf Wed, 07/19/2023 - 19:53 July 19, 2023 — Guerbet , a global specialist in contrast media and medical imaging solutions, announced the success of its teams at the PI-CAI (Prostate Imaging: Cancer Al) Grand Challenge1, an international challenge organized by a consortium2 of radiology opinion leaders in prostate imaging, urologists and artificial intelligence experts, to compare the performance of artificial intelligence algorithms in the detection of prostate cancer.
Radiology Business
JULY 19, 2023
Cost considerations should be weighed against potential radiation dose advantages when choosing an image guidance modality, experts wrote in JACR.
REBEL EM
JULY 17, 2023
Background: Standard rapid sequence intubation (RSI) in the emergency department involves administration of an induction agent and a neuroblocking agent in quick succession. RSI inherently carries with it risks of complications such as post-intubation hypotension and cardiac arrest in the most extreme cases. It is possible that the induction agent used could play an important role on hemodynamic effects in critically ill adults.
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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.
Health Imaging
JULY 17, 2023
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are working on developing measurements that will provide better insight into soft tissue properties visualized on portable MRI images.
AuntMinnie
JULY 18, 2023
ChatGPT is on a par with medical students when it comes to passing free-respons. Read more on AuntMinnie.com Related Reading: Can ChatGPT support diagnostic imaging decisions? Can ChatGPT perform well for patient education?
Radiology Business
JULY 18, 2023
ICAD Inc. said the deal spans multiple years and will see the nation’s largest radiology group adopting its breast technology across the enterprise.
Imaging Technology
JULY 19, 2023
milla1cf Wed, 07/19/2023 - 19:35 July 19, 2023 — The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA ) Research and Education (R&E) Foundation Board of Trustees has approved over $4.7 million in radiology research and education funding this year, achieving a funding rate of 36% of grant applications. Since its inception in 1984, the RSNA R&E Foundation has awarded over $78 million in grant funding.
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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.
Health Imaging
JULY 17, 2023
The program leverages the in-context learning abilities of large language models to generate report summaries using domain-specific, individualized data relative to radiology.
MedImaging General Imaging
JULY 20, 2023
Researchers have successfully enhanced mammography, an X-ray imaging technique used for early-stage tumor detection, leading to significantly improved reliability and.
Radiology Business
JULY 17, 2023
It’s also the fifth local legislature to do so in 2023, following in the footsteps of Tennessee, Washington, Maryland and New Mexico.
Imaging Technology
JULY 20, 2023
milla1cf Thu, 07/20/2023 - 19:59 July 20, 2023 — Registration is now open for the Radiological Society of North America ( RSNA ) 109th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting , the world’s leading annual radiology forum, to be held at McCormick Place Chicago, Nov. 26 – Nov. 30, 2023. This year’s theme is Leading Through Change. “Radiology has long led medicine in showing how we can embrace change by seeking innovation,” said RSNA President Matthew A.
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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?
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