Radiology Business

JUNE 19, 2023

The agency is proposing a new electronic clinical quality measure for inpatients tied to "excessive radiation dose or inadequate image quality."

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Inpatient Radiation Radiology Clinic 280

AuntMinnie

MARCH 12, 2025

Participants completed a five-day inpatient stay during which their diets were stabilized. They noted that the theory is based on a seminal study published in 2001 in the Lancet but that more recent research suggests a different mechanism.

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PET Scan Inpatient Imaging 179

AuntMinnie

MAY 28, 2024

Split Billing Global billing is used when the interpreting physician is a part of the same billing entity as the imaging center (either as an employee or under direct contract) and when the physician’s location while providing the interpretation is in the same payment locality. The POS code is to be entered in Box 24 of claim forms.

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Medicare Radiology Inpatient Hospital 279

AuntMinnie

AUGUST 20, 2024

Royal Philips will supply Carilion Clinic in Roanoke, VA, with cardiovascular imaging software and tech at the future home of the clinic's Cardiovascular Institute at Crystal Spring Tower. Services will include inpatient nursing care, cardiovascular operating rooms, cardiac catheterization, and electrophysiology labs.

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Clinic Inpatient X-ray Nursing 130

AuntMinnie

JANUARY 18, 2024

Imaging exam protocoling is a task that increases radiologists' workload and can cause workflow inefficiency, Chung and colleagues explained. Inpatient exams 3.5 The group's work was published January 17 in the American Journal of Roentgenology. during the pilot phase, 42.2% during the implementation phase, and 64.5%

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Radiologist Electronic Medical Record Inpatient Hospital 289

AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 9, 2023

In previous evidence from the Imaging Dementia–Evidence for Amyloid Scanning (IDEAS) study, amyloid PET was associated with changes in patient management in 60.2% In previous evidence from the Imaging Dementia–Evidence for Amyloid Scanning (IDEAS) study, amyloid PET was associated with changes in patient management in 60.2%

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PET Scan Medicare Inpatient Hospital 277

AuntMinnie

MARCH 21, 2024

This image-guided therapy maximizes our ability to kill cancer cells while minimizing collateral damage to the prostate to achieve the ultimate trifecta in prostate cancer treatment: full local cancer control while maintaining urinary continence and potency," Raman said in a statement released by healthcare public relations firm Reis Group.

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Ultrasound MRI Minimally Invasive Procedure Radiation 299

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

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Adopting health information exchange (HIE) between unaffiliated healthcare providers leads to significant decreases in repeat imaging studies in emergency departments (EDs) and could potentially save millions of dollars, according to a large study from the University of Michigan. of ultrasound cases), and 29,073 repeat chest x-rays (19.5%

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X-ray Imaging Ultrasound Hospital 147

Imaging Technology

JULY 3, 2024

of all imaging studies for Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries in 2022, with the remaining 27.9% According to a written study summary released by HPI, market share varied by imaging modality; radiologists interpreted 97.3% Even in the office setting, radiologists interpreted a majority of non-cardiac advanced imaging (84.4%

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Image Interpretation Radiologist Imaging Ultrasound 111

AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 25, 2024

7-tesla MRI gets us closer in imaging to our pathology colleagues, and offers many new possibilities for better treatment," he said. Going forward, Middlebrooks plans to apply his skills to the further development of AI for image reconstruction. There's a huge role for AI in image acquisition," he said. Perry Pickhardt, MD.

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Nuclear Medicine Education Radiology Technologist Radiation Science 358

AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The University of Washington's radiology department performs 120 to 130 CT exams per day for inpatients, outpatients, and emergency patients. This technology enables the acquisition of diagnostic images at lower energies while maintaining the same level of diagnostic quality according to Sheriff.

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Education Inpatient Diagnostic Imaging Diagnostic 264

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. Each CT category has separate thresholds for size-adjusted dose and image noise.

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Radiation Computed Tomography DICOM Hospital 232

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The technology's value is limited by the expertise of the operator and poor conditions for diagnostic-quality ultrasound in the home and inpatient settings, and in primary care settings, there is a steep learning curve for staff, and accreditation and maintenance of skills are both essential, Tan pointed out.

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Global Radiology Radiology X-ray Ultrasound 266

Aidoc

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

The rising demand for imaging services, coupled with an aging population and ever-increasing shortage of radiologists, creates the perfect storm for backlogs on a reading list. At seven days post-imaging, nearly half had unreported brain and chest CT scans, while 59% had unreported chest radiographs. The consequences are significant.

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Radiology Inpatient Radiographer Radiograph 52

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Alara Imaging is offering free HIPAA and SOC-II certified software to help physicians and health systems comply with a new radiation dose quality measure included in the U.S. On behalf of CMS, Alara Imaging provides the translation software for measure computation, according to Smith-Bindman. CMS published the rule on November 2.

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Computed Tomography Radiation Medicare Inpatient 162

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

AuntMinnie

MARCH 7, 2025

Quality Performance Measure #436, Radiation Consideration for Adult CT Utilization of Dose Lowering Techniques, has been eliminated and replaced by Measure #494, Excessive Radiation Dose or Inadequate Image Quality for Diagnostic CT in Adults. Previously, IA had two levels of measures: medium-weight and high-weight.

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Medicare Radiology Radiation Computed Tomography 191

Imaging Technology

AUGUST 9, 2023

With the aim of exploring a safer, more accessible solution for hydrocephalus patients, the HOPE PMR study is assessing the feasibility of integrating the Swoop system, a brain imaging solution with zero ionizing radiation that is accessible at a child's bedside, into routine inpatient, outpatient, and emergency pediatric care settings.

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging Inpatient Imaging Radiation 98

AuntMinnie

MAY 13, 2024

When they make it past Davis, the pitches are passed to a group of physicians in the Program for Imaging Innovation and Informatics. As associate professor and vice chair of medical informatics in the department of radiology and biomedical imaging at Yale, Davis said her office frequently receives AI vendor requests.

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Radiologist Hospital Inpatient Radiology 182

AuntMinnie

MAY 3, 2024

We developed a step-by-step guide describing exactly how to clear and scan an inpatient with a CIED per our policy. The pillars of the program are clearly written policies and, especially, raising awareness of how each person who participates in the MRI suite contributes to a safe environment.

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MRI Education Inpatient Radiology Technologist 230

AuntMinnie

JULY 29, 2024

Image courtesy of JTCVS Open. days; p In addition, based on an average of 300 lung resections per year at their center, the authors estimated that eliminating the post-pull chest x-ray would result in a savings of about $18,000, not considering other costs associated with hospitalization and prolonged inpatient stay. days vs. 2.3

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X-ray Radiograph Radiographer Radiographer 162

UCSF Biomedical Imaging

MARCH 27, 2023

The resumption of in-patient care at Mount Zion Hospital in 2020 after many years as an outpatient site presented an opportunity for imaging expansion.

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Inpatient Hospital Imaging Patient Care 52

Imaging Technology

OCTOBER 10, 2023

GE HealthCare and UH aim to address these challenges with: An AI and machine learning enabled technology fleet to help provide high image quality and to help enable faster scan times, clinical versatility, and enhanced diagnostics capabilities for healthcare professionals. and Canada.

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Patient Care Hospital Healthcare Healthcare 105

AuntMinnie

MAY 4, 2024

Using a dedicated MRI system in the ED offers many potential benefits, from improving access to the modality for trauma patients to offering a more certain diagnosis than other imaging modalities can, said presenter Catherine Mandel, MD, of the University of Melbourne in Australia. The bottom line?

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MRI Radiograph Radiographer Radiographer 124

Imaging Technology

JANUARY 24, 2024

There were similar declines for claims associated with inpatient stays—10.2% Both the share of OON claims and the downward trend from 2007 to 2021 were similar across all imaging modalities, indicating broader in-network access for all radiology services.” and for claims associated with ED visits—3.9%

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Radiologist Insurance Inpatient Imaging Modalities 105

Imaging Technology

JUNE 6, 2024

milla1cf Thu, 06/06/2024 - 21:32 June 6, 2024 — In a landmark study, the latest in technology innovation by Konica Minolta Healthcare was used to develop a machine-learning-based analysis of X-ray imaging that automatically quantifies lung function data.

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Radiography X-ray Emergency Room Inpatient 105

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). Christensen et al.’s After identifying OON claims, claims were then batched via simulated IDR rules.

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Inpatient Radiology Hospital Radiologist 105

The British Institute of Radiology

JUNE 8, 2023

In the third blog of her series on AI and the radiographer, Shamie Kumar explores the impact on the radiographer when AI is integrated within an imaging modality. The question to explore in this blog is when AI is integrated within an imaging modality itself and how that may impact a radiographer.

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Imaging Modalities X-ray Radiograph Radiographer 52

Imaging Technology

DECEMBER 27, 2023

The ARRS Distinguished Educator award recognizes outstanding individuals in the field of medical imaging who have a proven record of improving radiological education and remain committed to creating and implementing new and innovative educational activities. Goldberg Center for Advanced Imaging Education.

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Education Nuclear Medicine Inpatient Radiology 104

Imaging Technology

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

It further added that the co-developed algorithm is intended to predict MCO and late arrivals, which could help increase flexibility and streamline administrative operations, improve patient satisfaction, and better accommodate urgent, inpatients, or walk in appointments.

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Radiology Operations Healthcare Healthcare Nursing 104

Imaging Technology

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

It captures patients with AIFs identified in all venues of care, including the emergency department, inpatient settings, and outpatient settings. In addition, Discovery360 provides a single enterprise IT follow-up solution that eliminates departmental staffing challenges associated with identifying, tracking, and managing patients with AIFs.

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Quality and Compliance Inpatient Nursing Radiologist 105

Imaging Technology

MARCH 15, 2024

HealthSuite Imaging Connecting the power of the enterprise imaging platform with the scalability and security of the cloud. HealthSuite Imaging, the Philips radiology cloud service, is a liberating force in medical imaging IT.

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Clinic Inpatient Radiology Operations Medical Device 52

Capitol Imaging Services

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Along with the normal anxiety associated with needing a medical imaging study, worrying about your out-of-pocket expense is a reasonable concern. A PET scan creates images of your body’s biological processes. A CT uses X-Ray technology to provide images of the structures within your body through cross-sectional body scans.

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Insurance Inpatient Hospital Computed Tomography 52

Everything Rad

JULY 17, 2023

The enduring shortage is affecting staffing for radiographers and radiologists; and all imaging modalities. Marion Anderson, CRA, Diagnostic Imaging Manager at Karmanos Cancer Center in Detroit, Michigan reports that her facility is down two-thirds of staff for CT and mammography exams. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Lewis added.

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Radiology Radiographer Radiograph Radiographer 98

Imaging Technology

JULY 11, 2023

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.

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Radiography X-ray Clinic Fluoroscopy 75

Imaging Technology

MARCH 7, 2024

This integrated system leverages organized data like imaging report and waveform analysis reports in the cardiology care pathway and provide evidence based clinical decision support based on up to date AFib guidelines. The tools can help improve workflow with secure collaboration and image management solutions.

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Healthcare Healthcare PACS Medical Device 105