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Solis Mammography partners with public health system to open community-based imaging centers

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Memorial Healthcare System operates six hospitals in South Florida, with new centers located in Weston, Plantation and Hialeah.

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Epic celebrates TEFCA onboards, integrates generative AI

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Epic reported that more than 2,000 Epic hospitals and more than 50,000 Epic clinics are either live or preparing to go live on the federal Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) framework for nationwide health data exchange. Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy (ASTP).

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CTC for colorectal cancer screening is at an 'inflection point'

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If the Medicare reimbursement approval translates to improved screening rates, patients will benefit, wrote a group led by David Kim, MD, of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison. Kim's colleagues included Anu Obaro, PhD, of St Mark's Hospital and Academic Institute in London, U.K.;

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MRI safety oversight: Gaps 'big enough to drive a truck through'

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Image courtesy of Tobias Gilk. Gilk described his efforts to get a copy of the report about the Kaiser accident from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), the state's body for licensing hospitals and healthcare providers. MRI bed gurney accident, Kaiser Permanente Redwood City, CA.

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Amyloid PET scans improve outcomes in AD patients

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Alzheimer’s disease patients with cognitive impairment or dementia who were referred for amyloid PET scans had fewer hospitalizations compared with a matched control group, according to a study published October 9 in JAMA Neurology. The percentage of patients impacted was small – just 4.5% of patients with dementia, the authors noted.

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Radiology leadership changes to begin in the new year

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University of Wisconsin In December, the University of Wisconsin (UW) School of Medicine and Public Health named Scott Reeder, MD, PhD, chair of the department of radiology. Reeder's term becomes effective in early 2024, according to UW. According to UVA statement, Derdeyn played a key role in creating a 10-year, $4.3

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Radiology leadership changes to begin in the new year

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University of Wisconsin In December, the University of Wisconsin (UW) School of Medicine and Public Health named Scott Reeder, MD, PhD, chair of the department of radiology. Reeder's term becomes effective in early 2024, according to UW. According to UVA statement, Derdeyn played a key role in creating a 10-year, $4.3

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