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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

AuntMinnie

Hospital-based sites are more likely to be experiencing this shift compared to independent imaging centers. Looking at the settings for CT procedures in 2024, 43% of these exams were performed in an emergency setting; 36% in an outpatient setting; and 20% in an inpatient setting. 200-399 bed hospitals 15.5 400+ bed hospitals 15.6

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Ultrasound use shifts among radiologists, nonphysician practitioners

AuntMinnie

Neiman Health Policy Institute in Reston, VA, found that office ultrasound services have been mostly performed by radiologists while hospital outpatient and inpatient services have been performed more by cardiologists and cardiac surgeons. for the inpatient setting. and inpatient settings from 25.1% in 2009 to 34.2%

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Residency programs should consider rotating more outpatient blocks

AuntMinnie

More outpatient scheduling blocks may reduce resident burnout without reducing medical knowledge, according to an article published in JAMA Network Open. Veterans Administration hospital, and a local hospital, all located in Colorado, implemented a new 4 + 4 block scheduling system. vs. 60.2%).

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Use caution when billing for remote radiology reading

AuntMinnie

When the billing entity providing the Professional Component (PC) is different from the one providing the Technical Component (TC), e.g., in the case of hospital patients, the PC is billed separately using modifier -26. The same would apply for a registered hospital outpatient if services were provided elsewhere.

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Automated protocoling algorithm reduces radiologist CT workload

AuntMinnie

An automated protocoling algorithm used with a hospital's electronic health record (EHR) software reduces radiologist CT exam workload, a research team from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston has reported. Inpatient exams 3.5 The group's work was published January 17 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

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HPI: Almost a third of image interpretation done by nonradiologists

AuntMinnie

But the investigators also noted that radiologists interpreted nearly all outpatient hospital, inpatient, and emergency department exams compared to those conducted in an office setting. Nuclear medicine 11.8% Ultrasound 0.4% X-ray -- -- 97.9% Nuclear medicine 11.8% Ultrasound 0.4% X-ray -- -- 97.9%