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Ala. health system advisers get interventional radiology earful

AuntMinnie

Medicaid reimbursement, cost-saving, and radiologist recruitment issues are contributing to a drastic reduction of interventional radiology services in Tuscaloosa, home to the University of Alabama, and surrounding communities. Others quoted by the Alabama Daily News report cited Medicaid reimbursement as a factor.

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The Society of Interventional Radiology 2024 Gold Medals and Charles T. Dotter Lecture Delivered at Annual Meeting

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milla1cf Mon, 03/25/2024 - 06:00 March 25, 2024 — The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) presented its highest honor, the SIR Gold Medal , to Fred T. These awards acknowledge distinguished and extraordinary service to SIR or to the specialty of interventional radiology. MD ; Albert A. Nemcek, Jr., Nemcek, Jr.,

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Society of Interventional Radiology Foundation Honors Innovation with Annual Awards

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milla1cf Mon, 03/25/2024 - 07:00 March 25, 2024 — The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Foundation today presented the Leader in Innovation Award to Suresh Vedantham , MD, FSIR , during SIR’s Annual Scientific Meeting in Salt Lake City. He is the current president of the Southeastern Angiographic Society (SEAS).

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Society of Interventional Radiology Names Robert J. Lewandowski, MD, FSIR, President for 2024–2025

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Sabri, MD, FSIR , MedStar Georgetown University Hospital ; and Immediate Past-president Alda L. milla1cf Tue, 03/26/2024 - 13:20 March 26, 2024 — Robert J. Lookstein, MD, FSIR , Mount Sinai Health System and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York; newly appointed Secretary Saher S.

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A few interventional radiologists get lion's share of industry payments

AuntMinnie

Interventional radiologists received an aggregate of over $60 million in payments from drug and medical device companies between 2017 and 2021, but most of this money is going to just a few of these physicians, according to research published July 24 in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology. million in total payments.

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SIR Publishes New Position Statement on Interventional Radiology’s Role in Pediatric Trauma Care

Imaging Technology

milla1cf Tue, 04/16/2024 - 11:56 April 16, 2024 — The Society of Interventional Radiology ( SIR ) has published a new position statement outlining best practice of image-guided endovascular interventions when treating children in emergency situations. Interventional radiology is an integral part of the trauma care team.

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Abstract No. 198 AI-Powered Assistant for Procedure Request Routing in a Large Hospital System

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Within large hospital systems, difficulty with routing procedure requests to the appropriate team and covering provider can delay patient care and cause frustration for both radiologists and ordering clinicians.