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IMV: Independent imaging centers face competition for CT scan volume

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Looking at the settings for CT procedures in 2024, 43% of these exams were performed in an emergency setting; 36% in an outpatient setting; and 20% in an inpatient setting. Want to share your knowledge of medical imaging? Disclosure: IMV Medical Information Division is a sister company of AuntMinnie.com.

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IMV: MRI exam mix shifts from outpatient to hospital settings

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In contrast, the percentage of MRI procedures performed in an emergency hospital setting increased two percentage points, to 14%, and the percentage performed in an inpatient hospital setting increased three percentage points, to 20%. Davin Korstjens of IMV Medical Information Division. Want to share your knowledge of medical imaging?

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Ultrasound use shifts among radiologists, nonphysician practitioners

AuntMinnie

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% in 2009 to 34.2%

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Residency programs should consider rotating more outpatient blocks

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More outpatient scheduling blocks may reduce resident burnout without reducing medical knowledge, according to an article published in JAMA Network Open. The Heppe team has been evaluating the format and content of residency programs for several years now. The PGY1 residents had higher response rates than the PGY2 residents (78.2% vs. 60.2%).

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HPI: Almost a third of image interpretation done by nonradiologists

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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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Automated protocoling algorithm reduces radiologist CT workload

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Inpatient exams 3.5 Imaging exam protocoling is a task that increases radiologists' workload and can cause workflow inefficiency, Chung and colleagues explained. Outpatient exams 1,289 (about 53 days) 361.7

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Use caution when billing for remote radiology reading

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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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