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IMV: MRI exam mix shifts from outpatient to hospital settings

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In contrast, the percentage of MRI procedures performed in an emergency hospital setting increased two percentage points, to 14%, and the percentage performed in an inpatient hospital setting increased three percentage points, to 20%. Davin Korstjens of IMV Medical Information Division. hours for hospital sites.

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IMV: Independent imaging centers face competition for CT scan volume

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Hospital-based sites are more likely to be experiencing this shift compared to independent imaging centers. By site type, 55% to 59% of independent imaging centers and hospitals with 200 or more beds use one CT technologist for CT procedures, while this is only the case for 39% of hospitals with less than 200 beds.

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Hospital-based procedures drive CT procedure volume growth

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While both hospital and nonhospital CT procedure volumes increased, hospital volumes increased year-over-year by almost 10%, while nonhospital volumes increased just over 6%. Hospital 9.8% Davin Korstjens is a Senior Market Research Program Manager at IMV Medical Information Division, part of Science and Medicine Group.

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IMV: PET procedure volumes continue strong growth trend

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Davin Korstjens of IMV Medical Information Division. This ranges from a high of 567 scans per physician in over 400 bed hospitals, to a low of 119 in under 200 bed hospitals. Follow IMV Medical Information on LinkedIn for more diagnostic imaging updates. Want to share your knowledge of medical imaging?

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Hospital system data sharing initiative leads to 80% of patients accessing their imaging records

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The change was made to comply with the information blocking rule in the 21st Century Cures Act.

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ACR/RBMA workforce survey: Radiologist recruiting remains a key concern

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Recruiting remains a key concern among both academic and hospital radiology practices, with 67% of radiologists reporting that their practices are understaffed, researchers have found. Both hospital (85%) and national (89%) practices were more likely than academic ones (77%) to offer malpractice insurance.

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How can Enterprise Imaging empower radiology in the modern health network?

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While academic medical center radiology departments are expanding significantly and hospitals are adapting to health system consolidation trends, demand for innovative imaging informatics remains strong among operations and physician teams. Another, a new hospital complex is underway at University of Utah Health.