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Imaging Market Share Analysis Shows 28% of Image Interpretation Performed by Non-Radiologists

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of all imaging studies for Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries in 2022, with the remaining 27.9% According to a written study summary released by HPI, market share varied by imaging modality; radiologists interpreted 97.3% of radiology/fluoroscopy (XR), 50.9% of radiology/fluoroscopy (XR), 50.9% of ultrasound.

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Study finds decreases in imaging's share of all healthcare spending

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Although medical imaging has frequently been considered a major culprit behind the growth of healthcare spending in the U.S., In fact, imaging's part fell from 10.5% the sum of payments from health plans and patients to health care providers for imaging and related services) on imaging increased 35.9%

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The state of radiology: Part 1 -- Is practice building dead?

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We are seeing a rising crisis in terms of the volatility of our radiologist workforce," noted Geoffrey Rubin, MD, chair and professor of medical imaging at the University of Arizona College of Medicine Tucson, at the 2024 meeting of the Society for Computed Tomography in Boston. anesthesiologists No. 1, orthodontists No.

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Meet the Minnies 2024 semifinal candidates

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The following is the list of candidates for the 2024 edition of the Minnies, AuntMinnie.com 's campaign to recognize the best and brightest in medical imaging. Image from Fangyi Liu, MD, of the Chinese PLA General Hospital, et al. Radiologist Workforce Attrition from 2019 to 2024: A National Medicare Analysis.

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Minnies winners for 2023 highlight AI, innovation in radiology

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Perry Pickhardt, MD, UW-Madison While Pickhardt’s efforts revolve around what is commonly called “opportunistic screening,” he likens the goals to value-based medical imaging and repurposing scans for useful incidental data for cardiometabolic screening purposes.

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Rural Hospital Raises the Bar with Comprehensive State-of-the-art Imaging Systems

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Rural and Socioeconomic Challenges A recent study found that regions of the US with an extreme level of socioeconomic disadvantage were less likely to have access to accredited medical imaging facilities. Some 2,796 US zip codes met the criteria for extremely disadvantaged. Of these, rural zip codes totaled 1,160.