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Solis Mammography partners with public health system to open community-based imaging centers

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Memorial Healthcare System operates six hospitals in South Florida, with new centers located in Weston, Plantation and Hialeah.

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Calif. exemption changes nuclear medicine tech scope of practice

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Following a review of the current certified nuclear medicine technologists education, training, and experience requirements of nationally recognized certification organizations (such as the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists and the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board), the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) granted (..)

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Epic celebrates TEFCA onboards, integrates generative AI

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Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy (ASTP). The TEFCA framework was created by ASTP to remove barriers for sharing health records electronically among healthcare providers, patients, public health agencies, and payers.

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UW's Grist honored with creation of funded professorship

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The GE HealthCare (GEHC) Foundation has given $3 million for the creation of a professorship at the University of Wisconsin (UW) School of Medicine and Public Health Department of Radiology. Tom Grist, MD.

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Diagnostic radiology positions fall short of 100% filled

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Two new specialties, public health and preventive medicine, and occupational and environmental medicine, have been added. MD seniors are the largest applicant type with 20,368 active applicants. At 93.5%, their PGY-1 match rate remained unchanged from last year, despite an increase of 3.1% (613) in active applicants.

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2009 USPSTF breast screening guidelines led to less mammography uptake

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Looking forward, we are already investigating how these updates impact public health and population health outcomes, he said. And as for the 2024 USPSTF guidelines, Semprini said the research teams evidence suggests that this will increase mammography rates but will do so differently across populations.

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Cybersecurity incident forces radiology practice to cancel all appointments so far in September

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Hawaii Radiologic Associates emphasized that no electronic public health information was accessed, compromised or disrupted during the breach.