AuntMinnie

MAY 28, 2024

Compliant billing for remote reading services is not always as straightforward as normal onsite billing, and radiology practices must be aware of the requirements of each payer, most especially those of Medicare and other government programs. The same would apply for a registered hospital outpatient if services were provided elsewhere.

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Medicare Radiology Inpatient Hospital 279

AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 15, 2023

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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Ultrasound Radiologist Inpatient Medicare 290

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

POCUS allows for real-time evaluation and administration of treatment, without reliance on facility-based scanning, i.e. radiology departments, and avoidance of unnecessary tertiary care referral is a major benefit, he added. Courtesy of Dr Michael Yam, lead for 3D printing centre in Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH).

Global Radiology 266

Global Radiology Radiology X-ray Ultrasound 266

AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

This time, it evaluated the association of a 4 + 4 block schedule (rotating four inpatient weeks with four outpatient weeks) compared to a 4 + 1 block schedule (rotating four inpatient weeks with one outpatient week) to measure schedule-associated burnout, wellness, and self-reported professional engagement, and clinical preparedness.

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Inpatient Education Clinic Hospital 286

AuntMinnie

JULY 1, 2024

The results were published on June 28 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. Cardiology is the only non-radiology specialty that interprets a large percentage of advanced imaging -- CT, MR, and NM -- but only cardiac [exams]." Nuclear medicine 11.8% Ultrasound 0.4% X-ray -- -- 97.9% Nuclear medicine 11.8% X-ray -- -- 97.9%

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Image Interpretation X-ray Nuclear Medicine Imaging 290

AuntMinnie

AUGUST 22, 2024

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) federal fiscal year (FY) 2025 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule includes several radiology-relevant topics, according to a detailed summary from the American College of Radiology (ACR). The CMS finalized a 2.9% The CMS finalized a 2.9%

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Inpatient Radiology Hospital Medicare 130

AuntMinnie

JANUARY 18, 2024

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. The findings could make busy radiology departments more efficient, wrote a team led by Ryan Chung, MD.

Radiologist 289

Radiologist Electronic Medical Record Inpatient Hospital 289

AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Who made it to the final round in the 2024 edition of the Minnies, AuntMinnie.com 's event recognizing excellence in radiology? Most Influential Radiology Researcher Erik Middlebrooks, MD, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL Erik Middlebrooks, MD. Most Effective Radiology Educator Francis Deng, MD, Johns Hopkins Medicine Francis Deng, MD.

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Nuclear Medicine Education Radiology Technologist Radiation Science 358

Ben White

OCTOBER 9, 2024

…Hospitals quite literally cannot operate beyond a few hours without diagnostic radiology. We are the bottleneck for all inpatient care. Hospital systems simply have no leverage against their radiologists except fear of the unknown. Negotiations with the hospital have yielded minimal results.

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Radiologist Inpatient Hospital Interventional Radiology 208

AuntMinnie

JUNE 27, 2024

Under the auspices of Alara Imaging , a measure steward entity established by the university, CMS plans to adopt the measure into its hospital and physician pay-for-performance programs beginning in 2025. Administered CT radiation doses are highly variable across patients, radiologists, and hospitals throughout the U.S.

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Radiation Computed Tomography DICOM Hospital 233

AuntMinnie

MAY 13, 2024

Automation represents the current value of AI in the hospital emergency department (ED), a Yale University emergency radiologist shared last week at the 124th American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) meeting in Boston. Davis also said emergency radiology is constantly evolving. It's usually a year-long process for budgeting."

Radiologist 182

Radiologist Hospital Inpatient Radiology 182

AuntMinnie

AUGUST 23, 2024

The fiscal year (FY) 2025 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule includes a new technology add-on payment (NTAP) of $241.39 for Annalise.ai's Enterprise CTB Triage - OH, the American College of Radiology (ACR) noted in a final rule summary.

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Inpatient Medical Device Medicare Hospital 130

Imaging Technology

OCTOBER 10, 2023

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 A focus of the collaboration is to implement enterprise-wide technology to optimize workflows and help improve clinical decision-making.

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Patient Care Hospital Healthcare Healthcare 105

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

It specifies the adoption of a new quality measure into the diagnostic radiology set of the Quality Payment Program (QPP) called Excessive Radiation Dose or Inadequate Image Quality for Diagnostic Computed Tomography (CT) in Adults, with the goal of improving patient safety by optimizing CT radiation dose.

Computed Tomography 162

Computed Tomography Radiation Medicare Inpatient 162

AuntMinnie

JULY 29, 2024

Ordering x-rays after removing chest tubes from lung surgery patients does not lead to meaningful change in patient management and prolongs hospital stays, according to a study published July 26 in the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. No patient underwent any procedure following the post-chest tube removal x-ray. days vs. 2.3

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X-ray Radiograph Radiographer Radiographer 162

Everything Rad

JULY 17, 2023

Reading Time: 5 minutes read Radiology administrators at AHRA share their strategies. What is the biggest challenge currently facing radiology administrators? The answer from radiology administrators attending AHRA 2023 was unanimous: attracting and retaining radiology staff.

Radiology 98

Radiology Radiograph Radiographer Radiographer 98

Aidoc

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Reducing Treatment Times In understaffed radiology departments and overcrowded hospitals, clinical AI is already demonstrating its potential to deliver faster treatment for patients by significantly reducing treatment times. With the new budget, investing in similar AI solutions could help the NHS deliver timely care to more patients.

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Hospital Computed Tomography Inpatient Healthcare 52

Imaging Technology

JANUARY 17, 2024

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

Inpatient 105

Inpatient Radiology Hospital Radiologist 105

AuntMinnie

MAY 3, 2024

Led by MR safety officer and radiologic technologist Jean Ellis-Land and fellow technologists Katherine Sedler and Monica Weiser, the program began by using surveys and observations to assess needs. We developed a step-by-step guide describing exactly how to clear and scan an inpatient with a CIED per our policy.

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MRI Education Inpatient Radiology Technologist 230

Imaging Technology

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

This technology has the potential to reduce burnout and allow physicians to spend more time with patients, which may ultimately lead to better outcomes," added Dreyer, who is an Associate Professor of Radiology at Harvard Medical School , Dreyer head of the MGH & BWH Center for Clinical Data Science (CCDS).

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Radiology Operations Healthcare Healthcare Nursing 104

Imaging Technology

JULY 3, 2024

of radiology/fluoroscopy (XR), 50.9% The research, published June 28 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology, JACR, was based on 123 million Medicare Part B imaging claims in 2022. According to a written study summary released by HPI, market share varied by imaging modality; radiologists interpreted 97.3% of ultrasound.

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Image Interpretation Radiologist Imaging Ultrasound 111

AuntMinnie

MAY 4, 2024

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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MRI Radiograph Radiographer Radiographer 124

Direct Radiology

APRIL 30, 2020

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.

Teleradiology 40

Teleradiology Inpatient Radiology Hospital 40

Aidoc

JUNE 19, 2024

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. analyzed the impact of radiology processing times and patient outcomes. A study by Cournane et al.

Inpatient 52

Inpatient Emergency Room Patient Care Hospital 52

Aidoc

JUNE 29, 2023

With more than 30,000 inpatient and 500,000 outpatient visits each year, ensuring coordinated and collaborative care is essential at Hoag Health System ’s three acute care hospitals, 15 urgent care centers and 10 health centers.

Patient Care 52

Patient Care Clinic Inpatient Hospital 52

Capitol Imaging Services

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

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Insurance Inpatient Hospital Computed Tomography 52

Imaging Technology

JULY 11, 2023

Zwanger-Pesiri Radiology (N.Y.), The clinical utility of DDR is being realized across different provider types, from hospitals to clinics and private practices, encompassing a multitude of applications, including ER/inpatient triage, outpatient imaging, specialty musculoskeletal (MSK) imaging, and pre-surgical evaluations.

Radiography 75

Radiography X-ray Clinic Fluoroscopy 75

JVIR

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Interventional radiology (IR) services may be performed at either hospital facilities (“facility sites”) or office-based labs (“office sites”). Office sites are typically lower cost settings, yet lack the ability to escalate care to an emergency department or inpatient service if needed.

Private Practice 40

Private Practice Inpatient Radiologist Interventional Radiology 40

Aidoc

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Within a given hospital, AI algorithms may be deployed in a variety of subspecialty domains, including cardiology, radiology and oncology. Vendors, physicians and hospitals must ask themselves how they can best quantify the impact of AI once deployed in their clinical arena. days, at an average cost of $10,400 per day.

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Hospital Healthcare Healthcare Inpatient 52

Aidoc

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

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 its core, radiology is a healthcare data science field.

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Radiologist Healthcare Healthcare Government 52

The British Institute of Radiology

JUNE 8, 2023

In previous BIR blog posts, I have explored how AI is integrated into PACS with the AI outputs seen on radiology systems, and whether non-reporting radiographers could learn and benefit from AI. She studied further in leadership, management, and counselling with a keen interest in artificial intelligence in radiology.

Imaging Modalities 52

Imaging Modalities X-ray Radiograph Radiographer 52

Aidoc

JANUARY 3, 2023

AI will impact the patient throughout their clinical journey, whether they know it or not, both within and outside the walls of the hospital. One of the most promising starting points for healthcare AI has been radiology thanks in part to the department’s high volume output of structured data, which alone makes it a prime AI candidate.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Healthcare Hospital Inpatient 52

Direct Radiology

MARCH 31, 2020

During this difficult time, the entire Direct Radiology team wishes our customers, their employees, and everyone the best in safety and health. For hospitals, imaging centers, and other health care providers, Direct Radiology is a trusted emergency resource for teleradiology services.

Emergency Room 40

Emergency Room Inpatient Teleradiology Healthcare 40

The British Institute of Radiology

JULY 9, 2021

It was a time when the UK’s radiology reporting capacity was at a tipping point, backlogs of unreported examinations were in the thousands, demand for imaging services was constantly increasing, and more and more patients were being scanned. Let’s go back to the 1 January 2020.

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Radiologist Teleradiology Radiograph Radiographer 52

Aidoc

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

According to Dr. Grodzin, “It alerts my team, both inpatient and outpatient, of PE patients that I don’t have to search for, which is a huge time saver for me, my administrative staff and the PE team.” AI has enabled teams at Lexington to “call themselves in for strokes,” often arriving at the hospital before emergency calls even went out.

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IT Medical Hospital Healthcare 52

AuntMinnie

AUGUST 5, 2024

Louis hospital. Since then, reports on NFS and its connection to gadolinium have been pouring in: At the 2007 European Congress of Radiology (ECR) meeting in Vienna, Scottish radiologists reported on NSF episodes in the whole renal failure population of western Scotland. 21-26; Radiology , January 31, 2007). Figure 1a,c.

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Disease MRI Radiologist X-ray 290

AJNR

MAY 16, 2023

Given the chronology of events that led to the patient’s hospital admission, it is likely that RCVS led to his presentation of TGA. Distinctive radiological features also arise in GABAA-R encephalitis characterized by multi-lobar deep white matter and juxtacortical lesions on FLAIR imaging (without enhancement). Neurosurgery.

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Computed Tomography Inpatient Insurance MRI 40