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Ultrasound use shifts among radiologists, nonphysician practitioners

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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% to 8.1%.

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Philips secures cardiovascular imaging contract with Va. clinic

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Services will include inpatient nursing care, cardiovascular operating rooms, cardiac catheterization, and electrophysiology labs. Along with offering care to the local community, Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital is a major referral center in the area and the only level-one trauma center for patients in the region.

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Mass Gen Brigham and GE HealthCare Collaboration Announces AI Algorithm, Radiology Operations Module (ROM), to Optimize Scheduling and Productivity

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is estimated to have a shortage of approximately 446,000 home health aides, 95,000 nursing assistants, 98,700 medical, and lab technologists and technicians, and more than 29,000 nurse practitioners. The statement referenced a report conducted by analytic firm Mercer noting that, by 2025, the U.S.

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Direct Radiology Provides Urgent Teleradiology Solution in the Midst of COVID-19

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Front-line doctors, nurses and administrators are reconfiguring inpatient units, closing many outpatient services, and making difficult decisions that no one could have prepared for. In the midst of pandemic planning, one Connecticut hospital faced a new problem it never expected.

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GE HealthCare and Biofourmis Collaborate on Virtual Care-at-Home Solutions

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christine.book Tue, 03/12/2024 - 12:14 March 12, 2024 — GE HealthCare and Biofourmis have announced a strategic collaboration aimed at enhancing continuity of care by enabling safe, effective, and accessible care in the home to support the patient journey beyond the hospital setting. American Hospital Association. 2022, September 19).

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The Radiologist as the Cockpit of Tomorrow’s Healthcare

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The skeletal structure of the healthcare system, from government agencies and health insurers to hospital administrators and physicians, creates an ecosystem inundated with concrete obstacles when attempting to generate real change. At the core of healthcare, though, is medicine, and at the heart of medicine is the physician.

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ISMRM: Does MRI have a role in the emergency department?

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And having MRI available in the emergency department means that ED patients don't have to compete with inpatients or outpatients for MRI time." Hospitals must develop a "safety first" culture for emergency department MRI, which should include tight access control, mandatory staff training, and vigorous screening, according to Mandel.

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