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Ultrasound use shifts among radiologists, nonphysician practitioners

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Ultrasound use has shifted over the past decade, including whether radiologists, surgeons, or nonphysicians practitioners perform the exams, a study published on December 13 in the American Journal of Roentgenology found. It described shifts in ultrasound use across billing provider specialties and places of service in the U.S.

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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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The agreement includes hundreds of new systems, including AI-enabled technologies , across nuclear medicine , X-Ray , vascular and cardiovascular ultrasound , regional CT , fluoroscopy, surgery, and bone densitometry for which GE HealthCare will be the sole provider. and Canada. “As and Canada. “GE

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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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HPI: Almost a third of image interpretation done by nonradiologists

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for ultrasound Radiologists performed a lower percentage of cardiac exams compared to noncardiac ones. 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. Ultrasound 0.4% X-ray -- -- 97.9%

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Imaging Market Share Analysis Shows 28% of Image Interpretation Performed by Non-Radiologists

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of ultrasound. For non-cardiac imaging, the study found that radiologists interpreted nearly all imaging in the hospital outpatient, inpatient, and emergency department settings: 99.5% for ultrasound. for ultrasound. of NM) but a minority of XR (43.1%) and ultrasound (29.2%), according to the study overview.

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Philips Helps Deliver Diagnostic Confidence in Echocardiography with Ultrasound Compact 5500CV at ASE 2023

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milla1cf Fri, 06/23/2023 - 21:36 June 23, 2023 — Building on its established leadership in cardiovascular ultrasound, Philips will showcase its Ultrasound Compact 5500CV at the 2023 American Society of Echocardiography Event ( ASE 2023 , June 23-26, National Harbor, MD).

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AuntMinnie 2014: Health information exchange lowers repeat emergency imaging

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The researchers retrospectively analyzed repeat imaging rates for CT, chest x-ray, and ultrasound in 37 emergency departments in California and Florida that have initiated HIE. The researchers used regression analysis to assess the impact of HIE on the rate of repeat chest x-ray, CT, and ultrasound imaging. of x-ray cases).

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