REBEL EM

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

This course teaches practical, effective skills and strategies for adult and pediatric intubation that promote patient safety and increase provider confidence. CEU Pre-Hospital *Military Discounts Available* View Course Dates The post Levitan/Rezaie Practical Airway Course appeared first on REBEL EM - Emergency Medicine Blog.

Patient Safety 71

Patient Safety Hospital Imaging 71

AuntMinnie

JANUARY 4, 2024

The statistic underscores a need to improve the imaging exam ordering process, particularly for CT and MR imaging, which would not only benefit patients but also radiologists, wrote a team led by Ariadne DeSimone, MD, of Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.

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MRI Imaging Modalities Education Diagnostic 308

AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The vendor recently installed its fourth photon-counting CT system at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. It also limits remote access to scanning operations to preserve patient safety, according to Canon. In photon-counting CT developments, Canon has formed a research collaboration with Penn Medicine.

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MRI DICOM X-ray Patient Safety 264

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.

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Computed Tomography Radiation Medicare Inpatient 162

Imaging Technology

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The contract was awarded based on the recommendation of the Imagio System by hospital experts who serve on one of Vizient’s customer-led councils, and signifies to Vizient provider customers unique qualities that potentially bring improvement to the healthcare industry. tim.hodson Wed, 11/13/2024 - 14:00 Nov.

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Medical Healthcare Imaging Modalities Healthcare 52

AuntMinnie

JUNE 28, 2024

These devices have lower magnetic fields and allow health­care personnel to transport the machine almost any­where within the facility, facilitating scans of patients with substantial ease." Patient positioning challenges in a moving vehicle. "[Is Stroke is the second main cause of mortality around the world, the group noted.

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MRI Emergency Room Nursing Imaging Modalities 202

AuntMinnie

JANUARY 31, 2025

Imalogix is highlighting a January 30 update regarding the patient safety Excessive Radiation (ExRad) Dose or Inadequate Image Quality for Diagnostic Computed Tomography in Adults electronic clinical quality measure (eCQM). The CMS said it will monitor measure results to ensure that all reported data are reliable and valid.

Computed Tomography 100

Computed Tomography Medicare Radiation Patient Safety 100

AuntMinnie

MAY 8, 2024

On the other hand, two serious side effects occurring less frequently are carcinoid crisis with DOTATATE therapies, and extravasations with any intravenous (IV) radiopharmaceutical therapies, explained Erica Cohen Major, DO, a nuclear medicine specialist and assistant chief of nuclear medicine at Edward Hines VA Hospital near Chicago.

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Radiopharmaceuticals Nuclear Medicine Radiation Hospital 189

AuntMinnie

JULY 26, 2024

Our estimate of the actual impact is as follows: Subspecialty Imaging Center Global Fee Hospital Professional Fee Combined Impact Interventional Radiology -5.8% -1.8% -4.8% However, those calculations do not take into account the Congressional adjustment to the 2024 fee schedule. Nuclear Medicine -3.8% -1.8% -2.8% Radiology -3.8% -1.8% -2.8%

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Medicare Radiology Interventional Radiology Nuclear Medicine 264

Omega Medical Imaging

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Cloud Hospital in Minnesota recently added a second advanced endoscopy lab based on a system from Omega Medical Imaging. is the most advanced interventional endoscopy system available and is the only ERCP fluoro system proven to reduce radiation exposure by up to 84% – reducing the radiation risk to staff and patients alike.

Radiation 52

Radiation Hospital Patient Safety X-ray 52

AuntMinnie

MAY 3, 2024

We encourage a culture of safety that includes leadership encouraging techs to share near misses by writing an incident report whenever things don’t go 'just right,' Ellis-Land and colleagues stated. "Be Be it contrast issues, upset patients, safety issues, etc., If these incidents are not shared, the problem cannot be fixed.

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MRI Education Inpatient Radiology Technologist 230

Imaging Technology

AUGUST 2, 2023

milla1cf Wed, 08/02/2023 - 20:01 August 2, 2023 — Intelligent Ultrasound (IU) has worked with pleural disease experts to increase respiratory training opportunities and in turn patient safety. The new pathologies on BodyWorks Eve 4.5 are just the first initiative.

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Patient Safety Ultrasound Disease Education 52

Aidoc

MARCH 17, 2025

Imagine AI models forecasting staffing shortages before they happen, predicting patient deterioration earlier or optimizing hospital resources in real-time. But other areas of healthcare, from hospital operations to clinical decision-making, are still in the early stages of AI adoption.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Healthcare Hospital Patient Safety 52

Imaging Technology

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

By mobilizing previously siloed medical device data into an integrated high speed, high resiliency, real time data fabric we will be able to deliver the transformative potential of software to the patients who need it most."

Patient Care 52

Patient Care Medical Device Electronic Medical Record Clinic 52

AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 31, 2023

"We have the ability to distinguish between imaging that really adds value to care by guiding care decisions and improving clinical outcomes for patients, and imaging that will not have significant value impact," Menard said. Every low-value exam we avoid improves patient safety and lowers costs to patients and society."

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Radiology Education Medicare Clinic 331

Aidoc

JULY 19, 2023

Becker’s Hospital Review recently released their list highlighting the “Great Hospitals in America.” Each of the facilities “are renowned for clinical excellence, patient safety, innovation efforts, research and education, patient satisfaction and more.”

Hospital 52

Hospital Clinic Radiation Oncology Radiologist 52

Imaging Technology

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Premier offers Breakthrough Technology designations to innovations that offer a major advantage in terms of patient safety, clinical outcomes, and operational efficiencies. hospitals and 300,000 other providers to transform healthcare. Effective Dec. And you can place your monitor anywhere because you're not tethered by a cord."

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Ultrasound Nursing Patient Safety Healthcare 105

REBEL EM

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Cryoprecipitate Group: 25.3% OR 0.96; 95% CI 0.75 to 1.23; p = 0.74 vs 10%; OR 1.74; 95% CI 1.20 Cryoprecipitate Group: 25.3% OR 0.96; 95% CI 0.75 to 1.23; p = 0.74 vs 10%; OR 1.74; 95% CI 1.20 Cryoprecipitate Group: 25.3% OR 0.96; 95% CI 0.75 to 1.23; p = 0.74 vs 10%; OR 1.74; 95% CI 1.20

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Hospital Clinic Patient Safety IT 125

Imaging Technology

JANUARY 12, 2024

Each year, healthcare experts serving on Vizient customer-led councils review select products and technologies for their potential to enhance clinical care, patient safety, healthcare worker safety or to improve business operations of healthcare organizations. NeuroLogica Corp. 17 in Dallas.

Healthcare 105

Healthcare Healthcare Patient Safety Patient Care 105

Imaging Technology

AUGUST 9, 2024

"Radiation doses from computed tomography (CT) scans on patients are highly variable across patients and hospitals throughout the United States and other nations.1 Radiation doses from computed tomography (CT) scans on patients are highly variable across patients and hospitals throughout the United States and other nations.1

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Picture Archiving and Communication System Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine Computed Tomography Quality and Compliance 52

AuntMinnie

AUGUST 5, 2024

report of NSF in 33 dialysis patients at a St. Louis hospital. You know the next few suits will involve the hospital and the radiologists. In all cases, the hospital obtains verbal informed consent from patients receiving contrast. If you render appropriate patient care, that's the best protection."

Disease 290

Disease MRI Radiologist X-ray 290

Everything Rad

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

With advance planning and an emphasis on learning, your facility can perform imaging studies with the same standard of care as a large children’s hospital. With advance planning and an emphasis on learning, your facility can perform imaging studies with the same standard of care as a large children’s hospital.

Medical Imaging 111

Medical Imaging Medical Imaging Radiation 111

AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 10, 2023

A survey was recently done asking how rads felt about it being mandatory for radiologists to use AI in their practices to guarantee patient safety and get paid. The reality is the AI vendor can’t be sued any more than Microsoft could have been for giving you the blue screen of death in years past. It’s all still on the rad.

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PACS Insurance Radiologist IT 279

AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

The nonprofit commission was founded in 1951 and currently accredits some 19,000 organizations, including hospitals, physicians' offices, disease-specific care programs, stroke centers, and healthcare staffing services in the U.S.

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Radiation Medical Diagnostic Imaging Medicare 147

Imaging Technology

MARCH 25, 2024

In 2014, he obtained a master’s degree in healthcare quality and patient safety from Northwestern. Bien Soo Tan, MBBS, FSIR, is a senior consultant in the Department of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Singapore General Hospital (SGH), and a clinical professor at the Duke-NUS Medical School.

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Interventional Radiology Radiology Radiology Coding Medical 104

Aidoc

APRIL 3, 2023

In the last year alone, hospital losses amounted to billions while facing a healthcare labor shortage that presents its own set of challenges to bottom lines. Challenging Fiscal Realities Amongst the immense fiscal challenges facing providers today, hospital leaders are confronted by truly daunting financial realities: A majority of the U.S.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Healthcare Quality and Compliance Hospital 52

Imaging Technology

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

We needed to move screening outside of institutions and hospitals and offer it in the neighborhood where people will get used to seeing it.” With its short scanning times, it reduces breath-hold time, decreasing patient anxiety. More than 36% of New York state residents have to drive at least an hour to access a CT scan.

Disease 111

Disease Radiology Technologist Hospital X-ray 111

Imaging Technology

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Cost pressures and resource scarcity have also intensified the need for greater collaboration across multiple sites of service and the migration of diagnostic imaging beyond hospital campuses. It allows clinicians to easily share expertise, best practices, and advice or remotely access key controls in the scan room to provide immediate help.

Healthcare 105

Healthcare Healthcare Computed Tomography Radiologist 105

Imaging Technology

APRIL 21, 2023

mtaschetta-millane Fri, 04/21/2023 - 08:13 April 20, 2023 — Caregility , an enterprise telehealth leader dedicated to connecting care for patients and clinicians everywhere, today announced a new portfolio of AI-enhanced hybrid care solutions built on Caregility Cloud, its Best in KLAS virtual care platform (non-EMR).

Clinic 98

Clinic Nursing Patient Care Patient Safety 98

Aidoc

MARCH 23, 2023

Headline 1: ‘Black boxes’ make their way into hospital ORs Main Takeaway: With a name inspired by recording devices used in airplanes, American, Canadian and European hospitals have implemented Surgical Safety Technologies’ OR Black Box “in hopes of reducing medical errors and improving patient safety and operating room efficiency.”

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Healthcare Hospital Pharmaceutical 52

Imaging Technology

MAY 16, 2024

Reducing disparities that create barriers for patients from rural and underserved communities to access and complete treatments. Implementing a systematic approach to improve quality and protect patient safety through practice accreditation. Unifying payments across settings based on hospital technical payments.

Radiation Oncology 111

Radiation Oncology Radiation Medicare Patient Safety 111

Imaging Technology

MARCH 14, 2024

The traditional approach to integrating AI into healthcare systems requires the retraining of models to accommodate the unique requirements of different patient populations and hospital settings. This can lead to increased costs and complexity, and in addition, hinder the broad adoption of AI technologies in the healthcare industry.

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Medical Imaging Healthcare Healthcare Medical 64

Imaging Technology

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Dimitris Bertsimas , associate dean of analytics at MIT-Sloan , in Cambridge, MA, through which Hartford HealthCare Innovation developed a startup company, Holistic Hospital Optimization ( H2O ). More information: www.HartfordHealthCare.org Wednesday, February 21, 2024 - 14:36

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Healthcare Hospital Nursing 52

Aidoc

MAY 29, 2024

Reduced Hospital Length of Stay A shortened length of stay (LOS) isn’t simply about getting patients out of beds and making room for others; it indicates that patients are receiving the right treatment at the right time and experiencing outcomes that enable them to go back to their life outside the hospital.

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Healthcare Healthcare Clinic Hospital 59

Aidoc

MAY 2, 2024

By implementing effective digital and workflow automation solutions, hospitals and healthcare systems can not only increase their confidence in managing these complex issues, but show conclusive evidence impacting targeted outcomes – decreasing length of stay and improving patient safety.

Communication 59

Communication Radiologist Emergency Room Patient Care 59

Imaging Technology

MAY 15, 2023

Intelligent Radiation Therapy (iRT) Radiation therapy patient workflow management is uniquely complex with various anatomy care pathways, multiple clinicians managing each patient, and several software applications and workflow systems that do not seamlessly share information.

Radiation 98

Radiation Healthcare Healthcare Radiation Oncology 98

Imaging Technology

AUGUST 6, 2024

The compact 128-slice system employs core proprietary technologies to enhance the sharpness of images, optimize workflow through AI automation, minimize clicks and significantly reduce patient dose. Fujifilm also provides unique post-sale training and support benefits.

Patient Safety 52

Patient Safety Radiation Imaging Hospital 52