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Senators introduce medical AI reimbursement bill

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Congress aims to establish a steady reimbursement pathway for medical devices authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that use AI and machine learning, including those used in radiology. cleared by the FDA are used in radiology. A new bill introduced in the U.S. The Health Tech Investment Act (S.

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How can Enterprise Imaging empower radiology in the modern health network?

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While academic medical center radiology departments are expanding significantly and hospitals are adapting to health system consolidation trends, demand for innovative imaging informatics remains strong among operations and physician teams. Another, a new hospital complex is underway at University of Utah Health.

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ACR responds to Congressional query on AI reimbursement

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American College of Radiology (ACR) CEO William Thorwarth Jr., Among other healthcare specialties, radiology has been a particularly active area for AI. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has also provided some reimbursement through Category I codes and the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS).

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How imaging AI developers can avoid pitfalls when testing algorithms

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Researchers led by Seyed Tabatabaei, MD, from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston, in their clinical perspective outlined these pitfalls and made suggestions on AI model training and validation, as well as using diverse datasets. Incorporating these and other perspectives outlined.

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AI education is a necessity for newest class of radiologists

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Radiology is ground zero for many of these innovations, and increasingly radiologists are being asked to take the lead in helping the healthcare system make the most of these technological breakthroughs. Radiology led the charge in the adoption of digital technology and made the seemingly miraculous accessible.

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Polarean closes on $12.6M funding round

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Polarean Imaging , a commercial-stage medical device developer for lung MRI, has closed a $12.6 Polarean said it recently received its next de novo order of a Xenoview polarizer from the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital. The funding was co-led by Nukem Isotopes GmbH and Bracco S.p.A.,

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CMS approves head NCCT AI product for new technology add-on payments

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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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