AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 25, 2024

7-tesla MRI gets us closer in imaging to our pathology colleagues, and offers many new possibilities for better treatment," he said. Going forward, Middlebrooks plans to apply his skills to the further development of AI for image reconstruction. There's a huge role for AI in image acquisition," he said. Perry Pickhardt, MD.

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 20, 2024

Royal Philips will supply Carilion Clinic in Roanoke, VA, with cardiovascular imaging software and tech at the future home of the clinic's Cardiovascular Institute at Crystal Spring Tower. Services will include inpatient nursing care, cardiovascular operating rooms, cardiac catheterization, and electrophysiology labs.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 27, 2024

Under the auspices of Alara Imaging , a measure steward entity established by the university, CMS plans to adopt the measure into its hospital and physician pay-for-performance programs beginning in 2025. Administered CT radiation doses are highly variable across patients, radiologists, and hospitals throughout the U.S.

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 22, 2024

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) federal fiscal year (FY) 2025 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule includes several radiology-relevant topics, according to a detailed summary from the American College of Radiology (ACR). The CMS finalized a 2.9% The CMS finalized a 2.9%

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Adopting health information exchange (HIE) between unaffiliated healthcare providers leads to significant decreases in repeat imaging studies in emergency departments (EDs) and could potentially save millions of dollars, according to a large study from the University of Michigan.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The technology's value is limited by the expertise of the operator and poor conditions for diagnostic-quality ultrasound in the home and inpatient settings, and in primary care settings, there is a steep learning curve for staff, and accreditation and maintenance of skills are both essential, Tan pointed out.

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Imaging Technology

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Driven by a mission to heal, to teach, and to discover, University Hospitals offers access to quality care for everyone in Northeast Ohio,” says UH Chief Operating Officer Paul Hinchey, MD, MBA. “GE A focus of the collaboration is to implement enterprise-wide technology to optimize workflows and help improve clinical decision-making.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 13, 2024

Automation represents the current value of AI in the hospital emergency department (ED), a Yale University emergency radiologist shared last week at the 124th American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) meeting in Boston. Emergency imaging is becoming more dominant; however, having multiple algorithms running can be problematic.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Alara Imaging is offering free HIPAA and SOC-II certified software to help physicians and health systems comply with a new radiation dose quality measure included in the U.S. On behalf of CMS, Alara Imaging provides the translation software for measure computation, according to Smith-Bindman. CMS published the rule on November 2.

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 23, 2024

The fiscal year (FY) 2025 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule includes a new technology add-on payment (NTAP) of $241.39 Hospitals acquire the Annalise Enterprise CTB Triage - OH system on a subscription-based model, with an annual cost of $180,000 per hospital, the FY IPPS final rule explained.

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Imaging Technology

JULY 3, 2024

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% Even in the office setting, radiologists interpreted a majority of non-cardiac advanced imaging (84.4%

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UCSF Biomedical Imaging

MARCH 27, 2023

The resumption of in-patient care at Mount Zion Hospital in 2020 after many years as an outpatient site presented an opportunity for imaging expansion.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 29, 2024

Ordering x-rays after removing chest tubes from lung surgery patients does not lead to meaningful change in patient management and prolongs hospital stays, according to a study published July 26 in the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. Image courtesy of JTCVS Open. A graphical abstract of the study. days vs. 2.3

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AuntMinnie

MAY 3, 2024

We developed a step-by-step guide describing exactly how to clear and scan an inpatient with a CIED per our policy. The results informed us of where we needed to focus attention," Ellis-Land and colleagues explained. "We A CIED Practice Clearance Tracker was used to gain and maintain clearing skills.

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Imaging Technology

AUGUST 9, 2023

With the aim of exploring a safer, more accessible solution for hydrocephalus patients, the HOPE PMR study is assessing the feasibility of integrating the Swoop system, a brain imaging solution with zero ionizing radiation that is accessible at a child's bedside, into routine inpatient, outpatient, and emergency pediatric care settings.

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging Imaging Inpatient Radiation 98

AuntMinnie

MAY 4, 2024

Using a dedicated MRI system in the ED offers many potential benefits, from improving access to the modality for trauma patients to offering a more certain diagnosis than other imaging modalities can, said presenter Catherine Mandel, MD, of the University of Melbourne in Australia. Safety versus speed creates tension," she said.

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Imaging Technology

JANUARY 17, 2024

s accepted manuscript extracted claims from Optum’s de-identified Clinformatics Data Mart Database for hospital-based specialties occurring the same day as in-network emergency visits or inpatient stays (January 2017–December 2021). Therefore, IDR rulemaking may negatively impact patient access to in-network care.” Christensen et al.’s

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Everything Rad

JULY 17, 2023

The enduring shortage is affecting staffing for radiographers and radiologists; and all imaging modalities. Marion Anderson, CRA, Diagnostic Imaging Manager at Karmanos Cancer Center in Detroit, Michigan reports that her facility is down two-thirds of staff for CT and mammography exams. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Lewis added.

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Imaging Technology

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Notably, operational AI-enabled tools can address challenges that often pose a threat to patient care such as cost of care, and hospital inefficiencies. As such, it stated, health systems will need to rely on technology to help solve some of these challenges.

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Imaging Technology

JULY 11, 2023

The clinical utility of DDR is being realized across different provider types, from hospitals to clinics and private practices, encompassing a multitude of applications, including ER/inpatient triage, outpatient imaging, specialty musculoskeletal (MSK) imaging, and pre-surgical evaluations.

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Capitol Imaging Services

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Along with the normal anxiety associated with needing a medical imaging study, worrying about your out-of-pocket expense is a reasonable concern. A PET scan creates images of your body’s biological processes. A CT uses X-Ray technology to provide images of the structures within your body through cross-sectional body scans.

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Imaging Technology

MARCH 7, 2024

hospitals unused today.ii This integrated system leverages organized data like imaging report and waveform analysis reports in the cardiology care pathway and provide evidence based clinical decision support based on up to date AFib guidelines. In the U.S., Tiles enable teams to take action with real time & cross-system insight.

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The British Institute of Radiology

JUNE 8, 2023

In the third blog of her series on AI and the radiographer, Shamie Kumar explores the impact on the radiographer when AI is integrated within an imaging modality. The question to explore in this blog is when AI is integrated within an imaging modality itself and how that may impact a radiographer.

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Aidoc

JUNE 19, 2024

A good portion of inpatient hospital admissions are funneled through the ED. Inefficiencies within the healthcare system, such as inadequate staffing levels, insufficient inpatient bed capacity and patient transfer delays. Moreover, increased delays in CT and MRI corresponded with increased hospital costs.

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Aidoc

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Within a given hospital, AI algorithms may be deployed in a variety of subspecialty domains, including cardiology, radiology and oncology. Vendors, physicians and hospitals must ask themselves how they can best quantify the impact of AI once deployed in their clinical arena. days, at an average cost of $10,400 per day.

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Aidoc

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The skeletal structure of the healthcare system, from government agencies and health insurers to hospital administrators and physicians, creates an ecosystem inundated with concrete obstacles when attempting to generate real change. Healthcare Data Imaging is data.

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Aidoc

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

In the medical imaging field, one of the most significant value propositions for AI has been its capability to flag incidental findings and prioritize worklists. For example, AI-powered platforms can sift through thousands of images to flag potential issues, ensuring critical patients are routed to the appropriate physicians.

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Imaging Technology

JUNE 23, 2023

The Philips Compact Ultrasound 5000 Series system is designed to fit the needs of many specialties including general imaging, cardiology, obstetrics and gynecology and point of care. In addition, it features an optional battery add-on that allows up to 2.5

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Aidoc

JANUARY 3, 2023

AI will impact the patient throughout their clinical journey, whether they know it or not, both within and outside the walls of the hospital. On top of that, radiology is a key entry point for countless hospital workflows for both in- and out-patient procedures.

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Direct Radiology

MARCH 31, 2020

For hospitals, imaging centers, and other health care providers, Direct Radiology is a trusted emergency resource for teleradiology services. Emergency rooms are being inundated with potential COVID cases and inpatient volume is spiking, requiring unprecedented utilization of healthcare resources.

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Imaging Technology

DECEMBER 8, 2023

X-ray is the oldest form of imaging and a valuable tool on the frontlines of patient care, accounting for over 60 percent of all imaging exams. [4] The robust AI algorithm is trained on a large, global, diverse data set that includes more than 30,000 images from multiple countries and institutions.

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Imaging Technology

MARCH 12, 2024

christine.book Tue, 03/12/2024 - 12:14 March 12, 2024 — GE HealthCare and Biofourmis have announced a strategic collaboration aimed at enhancing continuity of care by enabling safe, effective, and accessible care in the home to support the patient journey beyond the hospital setting. American Hospital Association. 2022, September 19).

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The British Institute of Radiology

JULY 9, 2021

It was a time when the UK’s radiology reporting capacity was at a tipping point, backlogs of unreported examinations were in the thousands, demand for imaging services was constantly increasing, and more and more patients were being scanned. Let’s go back to the 1 January 2020.

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Imaging Technology

MARCH 3, 2025

Clinicians working across ambulatory, inpatient, emergency departments and other care settings will benefit from Dragon Copilots fast, accurate, secure and intuitive speech and ambient capabilities to document care, navigate electronic health record (EHR) workflows, and perform other administrative tasks.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 15, 2024

A team led by Tatu Happonen, MD, of the University of Turku in Finland found that factors such as older age, male sex, cardiovascular risk level, and particular neurologic signs appear to help clinicians better determine whether a patient could benefit from MR imaging -- thus reducing unnecessary exams.

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MRI Imaging Inpatient Diagnose 235

AuntMinnie

AUGUST 5, 2024

Louis hospital. You know the next few suits will involve the hospital and the radiologists. How are imaging experts and others handling NSF? The FDA asked physicians to use alternative methods to image patients with moderate to end-stage renal disease whenever possible. In 2006 the U.S. 356: 9234, pp. 1000-1001).

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AJNR

MAY 16, 2023

Main reasons for DAWN ineligibility were the absence of clinical-imaging-mismatch, low baseline NIHSS score (ie, <10 points), and premorbid functional disability (ie, mRS score >1 point). ATTENTION and BAOCHE were the first BAO trials which applied imaging scores, including pc-ASPECTS ≥6 and the pons-midbrain index.

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