TRA Medical Imaging

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

When your doctor orders an imaging exam, one of the first questions you might have is: How much will this cost? At TRA Medical Imaging, we believe in transparent pricing and helping you navigate the complexities of insurance coverage, out-of-pocket costs, and financial assistance options. Does Insurance Cover My Imaging Exam?

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 29, 2024

Although medical imaging has frequently been considered a major culprit behind the growth of healthcare spending in the U.S., its share among employer-insured individuals actually decreased between 2010 and 2021, researchers have reported. In fact, imaging's part fell from 10.5% What's more, "nominal spending" (i.e.,

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Radiology Business

APRIL 6, 2023

Highmark Health's latest effort will spend another $12 million to build a new 8,000 square-foot imaging center in western Pennsylvania.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 21, 2025

The group serves hospitals, imaging centers, and outpatient practices while also fulfilling an academic mission as the radiology faculty at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, NJ. URG, a 60-year-old radiology practice based in East Brunswick, employs over 180 board-certified radiologists who interpret over 2.1

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 6, 2025

Radiology administrators express very high confidence that imaging will grow as a profit center in coming months, according to The MarkeTech Group's Medical Imaging Confidence Index (MICI) report for the second quarter of 2025. Radiologist group is short-staffed, which is causing interventional radiology procedures to be limited."

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 17, 2024

Strategies to increase the use of cardiac PET myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) in the U.S. that perform PET MPI, many perform a low volume of PET studies, with 56% of the cases in the Medicare database being performed in only 20 hospitals, they noted. the authors noted. Also, out of 400 centers in the U.S.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Prior authorization is required for over 70% of imaging services for cancer care, according to survey findings published October 18 in JAMA Network Open. Prior authorization is a process used by some health insurance companies to determine if they will cover a prescribed procedure, service, or medication.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 26, 2023

A steady increase in the volume of coronary CT angiography (CCTA) exams is occurring, especially at mid- to high-level community hospitals across the country. Performing CCTA imaging CCTA is a complex exam. In fact, a review 3DR Labs conducted in August showed a 44% increase in CCTA cases over 12 months.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 15, 2024

Radiology administrators are confident that diagnostic and interventional radiology will continue to grow as a profit center, according to The MarkeTech Group's Medical Imaging Confidence Index (MICI) new report for the second quarter of 2024. They're also confident that diagnostic and interventional radiology volumes will grow monthly.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Pricing for healthcare services -- including imaging -- isn't as consistent across the U.S. More than half of Americans carry private healthcare insurance, for which fees are negotiated rather than set by an entity such as Medicare, the study authors explained.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Radiology administrators are confident that diagnostic and interventional radiology will continue to grow as a profit center through the remainder of this year and beyond, according to MarkeTech Group's Medical Imaging Confidence Index (MICI) report for the fourth quarter of 2023.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Patient awareness of out-of-pocket imaging costs may prompt them to cancel or avoid needed care, according to a commentary published October 14 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology ( JACR ). Imaging exams are "shoppable services," and price transparency tools can help patients make cost-effective choices. Only 11.9%

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Peter Noël, PhD, an associate professor of radiology at Penn and director of CT research at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, told PBS station WHYY in Philadelphia that advanced CT technology has opened the door to unique scanning projects such as this one with the Philadelphia Orchestra.

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Everything Rad

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Reading Time: 10 minutes read By Henry Williams, Carestream Area Vice President, Sales Western Nowadays, with hospital budgetary restrictions at the forefront of the purchasing decision making process, it seems like the X-Ray market, like everything else, is not immune to the current state of the economy. Who is Making the Purchases?

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 6, 2024

Uncovering MACE risks With many factors underlying MACE, radiologists and data scientists have been mining various regions of interest on cardiac CT images to bring potentially useful predictive and prognostic tools to the forefront. More than 15 million CT exams are performed in the U.S.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 17, 2024

Imaging and radiology centers are among the least affected hospital services in Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian invasion in 2022, a study published May 17 in JAMA Health Forum found. The survey study included 74 Ukrainian hospitals from 12 oblasts (regions or provinces).

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 12, 2024

It's crucial to mitigate the factors that cause these delays -- which negatively affect patient care, wrote a team led by Ronilda Lacson, MD, PhD, of Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. Therefore, timely access, performance, and interpretations of an advanced imaging examination is critical for patient care." p Being female 1.11

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Chinese clinicians have provided evidence in a “real-world study” that shows amyloid PET imaging is effective for diagnosing and managing patients with Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study published February 8 in Alzheimer’s and Dementia. of patients, noted lead author Ke-Liang Chen, MD, a neurologist at Fudan University. in 2012.

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TRA Medical Imaging

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

When your doctor orders an imaging exam, one of the first questions you might have is: How much will this cost? At TRA Medical Imaging, we believe in transparent pricing and helping you navigate the complexities of insurance coverage, out-of-pocket costs, and financial assistance options. Does Insurance Cover My Imaging Exam?

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Professional Radiology

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Diagnostic imaging is an important tool used every day in healthcare to assist doctors in making the most informed decisions for their patients. Over the years, advancements in diagnostic imaging have greatly increased patients’ overall care, quality of life, and outcome when diagnosed with certain conditions.

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Capitol Imaging Services

JANUARY 3, 2022

According to the website, www.valuepenguin.com, “high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) were created for consumers to have a health insurance option with lower premiums and high deductibles. Insurance plans with a high deductible usually mean lower premium payments for employees. Capitol Imaging Services!

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) The MPFS Final Rule for 2024 included a suspension of the regulation that would have penalized radiologists for the failure to order physicians to consult AUC when ordering advanced diagnostic imaging. For radiology practices, use of the IDR process has been minimal.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 31, 2023

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. His work on abdominal imaging has led to over 500 scientific publications.

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Imaging Technology

MAY 10, 2024

milla1cf Fri, 05/10/2024 - 08:05 May 10, 2024 — Insurance expansions under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) were linked with an increase in patients receiving care at accredited cancer hospitals in Pennsylvania, according to a study published in Health Services Research by University of Pittsburgh researchers.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 21, 2023

It expressed concern that including a single ineligible claim would invalidate an entire batch, incentivizing insurers to be less transparent about claim eligibility. Despite the concern in its comments, the ACR also conveyed positive sentiment for some parts of the ruling.

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Imaging Technology

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

milla1cf Mon, 02/26/2024 - 11:27 February 26, 2024 — Hyland Healthcare , a leading global provider of intelligent content and enterprise imaging solutions for healthcare, will be returning to this year's Health Information Management System Society ’s ( HIMSS ) annual conference March 12-14. At booth No.

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CurveBeam AI

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Weight bearing CT (WBCT) imaging has fundamentally changed the evaluation and management of foot and ankle disorders such as hallux valgus, progressive collapsing foot disorder (PCFD), ankle instability, and traumatic deformities. The reality is that if insurance was not an issue, I would not perform conventional radiographic imaging anymore.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 12, 2024

Outgoing Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) president Ed Nicol, MD, of Royal Brompton Hospital in London, U.K., Jeffrey Kuvin, MD, of North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, NY, will serve as president and chair of the 15-member board of directors. The board's application can be reviewed here.

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Professional Radiology

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Maybe you recently decided to try the best 3D mammogram experience in El Paso, have recently moved, changed doctors, or acquired new insurance, and are now going to our imaging center for your annual mammogram. So, why are these prior images so important? How Can I Obtain My Prior Images?

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Vesta Teleradiology

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Radiologists can work in a variety of settings, including: Hospitals: Large institutions with diverse caseloads and advanced imaging technologies. Vesta offers a best-of-breed where they can be onsite at hospitals for a few weeks on a locum basis while reading remotely on a continuous basis.

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Imaging Technology

MAY 2, 2024

A detailed statement issued by MGH today on the study, “Demographic bias in misdiagnosis by computational pathology models,” reported findings of substantial variability in pathology AI models’ performance based on race, insurance type and age group, serving as a “call to action” to researchers and regulators to improve medical equity.

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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 21, 2024

christine.book Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:34 March 21, 2024 — Diagnostic imaging provider US Radiology Specialists has announced that Lee Cooper will become its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), and that current board member Molly Joseph will become its next Board Chair. Cooper and Joseph will succeed John Perkins , U.S.

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Capitol Imaging Services

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

You Choose Where to have Your MRI Many patients think when the doctor says, “you need an MRI ”, they have to use a hospital’s imaging department. The patient always has the right to choose where he or she goes for their imaging, or any medical service for that matter. Why Can Hospital Imaging Cost More?

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Capitol Imaging Services

JANUARY 24, 2022

Capitol Imaging Services shares a short story about the misunderstanding that even doctors have about healthcare pricing and costs for patients. The fact was when factoring in the hospital’s test fee, blood work and radiology fee, the hospital was actually hundreds of dollars more. Click here to complete this request.

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Independent Imaging

MARCH 27, 2020

Imaging services are an essential way to accurately diagnose injuries, medical conditions, and diseases. Outpatient imaging centers offer more relaxed, personalized service than hospitals and can offer many other benefits. What Is An Outpatient Imaging Center?

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Capitol Imaging Services

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022

Capitol Imaging Services has served tens of thousands of women with our women’s health examinations in screening mammography, diagnostic mammography, ultrasound, bone density studies, breast MRI and breast biopsy. For people with unfulfilled health insurance deductibles, that’s a major financial advantage.

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