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AuntMinnie 2014: Health information exchange lowers repeat emergency imaging

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Our top article in 2014 reported on the financial benefits of health information exchanges. Little empirical evidence HIE involves electronic sharing of information such as tests and imaging results, discharge summaries, and medication lists. If all hospital-based EDs in California and Florida fully participated in HIE, more than $2.9

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GE HealthCare and University Hospitals Enter 10-Year Strategic Collaboration to Contemporize Its Imaging Fleet and Implement Enterprise Digital Solutions to Help Improve Patient Care and Optimize Processes

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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 For more information: gehealthcare.com Tuesday, October 10, 2023 - 13:11 If you enjoy this content, please share it with a colleague

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CMS approves head NCCT AI product for new technology add-on payments

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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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Independent Dispute Resolution of No Surprises Act Financially Unviable for Radiology

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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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The Crucial Link Between Emergency Department Flow and Overcrowding

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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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Enrollment Completed for HOPE PMR Pediatric Hydrocephalus Study Using Hyperfine, Inc. Portable MR Imaging System

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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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How Much Does a PET/CT Cost?

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Having the procedure done in a hospital as an inpatient costs far more than having the same procedure done in an outpatient center such as CIS. Since inpatient facilities tend to cost more to run, patients end up paying more for care. Why Can Hospital Imaging Cost More? Get a Price for Your PET/CT Today!