MedImaging Ultrasound

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

An innovative augmented reality surgical visualization and navigation system has been adopted for clinical use for the first time.

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Radiology Business

APRIL 14, 2023

The agency also is proposing a new measure in the IQR program related to excessive radiation dose or inadequate image quality via CT.

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Inpatient Radiation Imaging 86

Radiology Business

MAY 12, 2023

Between 2020-2021 (and amid the pandemic), interventional consult volumes climbed 13%, while consult-specific payments leapt by 84%, experts detailed.

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Inpatient Radiologist 105

Radiology Business

JUNE 14, 2024

ACR’s June comments come in response to the 2025 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System rule released by CMS in April.

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Inpatient Hospital Radiology 92

AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Neiman Health Policy Institute in Reston, VA, found that office ultrasound services have been mostly performed by radiologists while hospital outpatient and inpatient services have been performed more by cardiologists and cardiac surgeons. for the inpatient setting. and inpatient settings from 25.1% and from 44.8%

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Ultrasound Radiologist Inpatient Medicare 116

AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

This time, it evaluated the association of a 4 + 4 block schedule (rotating four inpatient weeks with four outpatient weeks) compared to a 4 + 1 block schedule (rotating four inpatient weeks with one outpatient week) to measure schedule-associated burnout, wellness, and self-reported professional engagement, and clinical preparedness.

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Inpatient Education Clinic Hospital 114

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 93

Ben White

OCTOBER 9, 2024

We are the bottleneck for all inpatient care. What’s happening now varies and what will happen is anyone’s guess, but this anonymous op-ed “ Radiologists need to be realistic about the job market ” is absolutely worth reading. All service lines run through us.

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Radiologist Inpatient Hospital Interventional Radiology 208

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 Medicare Hospital 52

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

JVIR

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Pelvic congestion syndrome (PCS) remains an under-recognized cause of chronic pelvic pain. This study aims to analyze the prevalence, demographics, and discharge patterns of potential patients with PCS using the HCUP NIS database between 2018-2020.

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Inpatient 40

JVIR

MARCH 19, 2024

To explore the significance of socioeconomic factors such as race and ethnicity as predictors of mortality in sub-massive and massive acute pulmonary embolism (PE).

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Inpatient 40

AuntMinnie

JULY 2, 2024

EchoGo Heart Failure is also covered in the hospital inpatient setting, using the New Technology Add-on Payment (NTAP) code XXE2X19. The Category III CPT code 0923T was released on July 1 on the AMA's website and will become effective on January 1, 2025. It will replace the previous HCPCS outpatient code for EchoGo Heart Failure, C9786.

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Inpatient Hospital Diagnose Diagnostic 59

JVIR

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

To identify the variables associated with TIPS procedures performed using intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) compared to fluoroscopy alone and evaluate the difference in admission costs for the two techniques.

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 20, 2024

Services will include inpatient nursing care, cardiovascular operating rooms, cardiac catheterization, and electrophysiology labs. 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.

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Clinic Inpatient X-ray Nursing 52

JVIR

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

To perform a nationwide analysis of uterine fibroid embolization (UFE) compared to hysterectomy and myomectomy for uterine fibroid management, with attention to trends in utilization and disparities in access.

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Inpatient 40

JVIR

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Office sites are typically lower cost settings, yet lack the ability to escalate care to an emergency department or inpatient service if needed. Interventional radiology (IR) services may be performed at either hospital facilities (“facility sites”) or office-based labs (“office sites”).

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Private Practice Inpatient Radiologist Interventional Radiology 40

Imaging Technology

MARCH 15, 2024

Inpatient Telehealth Philips inpatient telehealth solutions help healthcare organizations support clinical, financial, and operational improvements by addressing care delivery challenges across all acuities.

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Clinic Inpatient Radiology Operations Medical Device 52

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 52

AuntMinnie

JULY 1, 2024

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. This overall percentage varied by modality, the group reported: 97.3% for CT 91% for MRI 76.6% for digital x-ray 0.9% for nuclear medicine 33.9%

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Image Interpretation Nuclear Medicine X-ray Imaging 116

Aidoc

JUNE 29, 2023

With more than 30,000 inpatient and 500,000 outpatient visits each year, ensuring coordinated and collaborative care is essential at Hoag Health System ’s three acute care hospitals, 15 urgent care centers and 10 health centers. He initiated the notification pathway.

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Patient Care Clinic Inpatient Hospital 52

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

AuntMinnie

JANUARY 18, 2024

Inpatient exams 3.5 Comparison of manual and automatic exam protocoling for CT imaging by place of service Mean times from order entry to protocol assignment (in hours) Manually protocoled exams Automatically protocoled exams Emergency department exams 2.1 Outpatient exams 1,289 (about 53 days) 361.7

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Radiologist Electronic Medical Record Inpatient Hospital 115

Imaging Technology

JANUARY 24, 2024

There were similar declines for claims associated with inpatient stays—10.2% This Journal of the American College of Radiology study was based on 80 million commercial radiology claims (2007-2021) for individuals covered by a large commercial payer. “The and for claims associated with ED visits—3.9%

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Radiologist Insurance Inpatient Imaging Modalities 105

Capitol Imaging Services

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Having the procedure done in a hospital as an inpatient costs far more than having the same procedure done in an outpatient center such as CIS. Since inpatient facilities tend to cost more to run, patients end up paying more for care. Why Can Hospital Imaging Cost More?

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AuntMinnie

MAY 28, 2024

An exception to this rule is for inpatients of a hospital or other facility that might be transported to an imaging center for an exam. In this case, the patient exam would be coded 21 (Inpatient Hospital), rather than code 11, for the office where the exam actually took place. The POS code is to be entered in Box 24 of claim forms.

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Medicare Radiology Inpatient Hospital 111

Aidoc

JUNE 19, 2024

A good portion of inpatient hospital admissions are funneled through the ED. Inefficiencies within the healthcare system, such as inadequate staffing levels, insufficient inpatient bed capacity and patient transfer delays. Consequently, the logistics and workflow efficiencies of the ED directly impact downstream clinical care.

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Inpatient Hospital Emergency Room Patient Care 52

AuntMinnie

MARCH 21, 2024

TULSA can be performed as an outpatient or inpatient procedure under general or spinal anesthesia and takes two to three hours, the team explained. ng/ml to 0.63 ng/ml at five years.

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Ultrasound MRI Minimally Invasive Procedure Radiation 119

REBEL EM

JANUARY 22, 2024

Outpatient versus inpatient treatment for acute pulmonary embolism. Antithrombotic therapy for VTE disease: second update of the CHEST guideline and expert panel report. 2021;160(6):e545–e608. Yoo HHB, Nunes-Nogueira VS, Fortes Villas Boas PJ, Broderick C. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2022;2022(5):CD010019. Post Peer Reviewed By: Salim R.

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Inpatient Disease Clinic Medical 59

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The study authors suggested that based on their results, AI-assisted FoCUS evaluation could serve as a surrogate for a formal TTE in this area in both inpatient and outpatient settings. AI-FoCUS performance for LVEF assessment Abnormal LVEF ( Severe dysfunction ( AUC 0.98 Sensitivity 92.8% Specificity 92.3% 98% Positive predictive value 0.83

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Inpatient Ultrasound IT Clinic 122

AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 9, 2023

In this study, the researchers aimed to further elucidate these associations in IDEAS patients by analyzing the impact of amyloid PET scans on inpatient hospitalizations and emergency department (ED) visits over 12 months. of patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and 63.5% of patients with dementia, the authors noted.

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PET Scan Medicare Inpatient Hospital 111

Imaging Technology

JULY 3, 2024

For non-cardiac imaging, the study found that radiologists interpreted nearly all imaging in the hospital outpatient, inpatient, and emergency department settings: 99.5% Additional study findings and highlights are shared below. for CT; 99.4% for MR; 98.9% for NM; 97.9% for XR; and 79.3% for ultrasound. of CT, 78.7% of MR, 85.4%

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Image Interpretation Radiologist Imaging Ultrasound 111

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

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

DECEMBER 4, 2023

He concluded his presentation by suggesting that future research explore cardiac CT trends in other patient populations (that is, commercially insured patients and inpatients) and whether it is being used appropriately.

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Radiologist MRI Medicare Inpatient 130

AuntMinnie

JULY 29, 2024

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 64

AuntMinnie

JANUARY 18, 2024

The researchers gathered claims data from a national commercial database (Clinformatics Data Mart Database, Optum) for hospital-based specialties occurring on the same day as in-network emergency department visits or inpatient stays from 2017 to 2021. From there, they simulated out-of-network claims using IDR rules.

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Radiologist Insurance Inpatient Hospital 97