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Financial incentives significantly increase radiologist compliance with quality-improvement initiative

Radiology Business

UT Southwestern has introduced a grading template in knee radiograph reports to help decrease the use of unnecessary MR imaging.

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American College of Radiology Launches First Medical Practice Artificial Intelligence Quality Assurance Program

Imaging Technology

milla1cf Fri, 06/28/2024 - 08:00 June 27, 2024 — The American College of Radiology ( ACR ) launched the ACR Recognized Center for Healthcare-AI (ARCH-AI), the first national artificial intelligence quality assurance program for radiology facilities. Ensuring adherence to security and compliance measures.

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Alara offers free software for MPFS quality measure compliance

AuntMinnie

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. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) final rule for 2024. CMS published the rule on November 2.

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Regulatory issues facing radiology groups in 2024

AuntMinnie

Regulatory issues facing radiology groups in 2024 We pay a lot of attention to government regulation in healthcare, especially the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS), which influences reimbursement not only from Medicare but also from other payers as many commercial contracts are tied to the MPFS. Sandy Coffta.

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ACR launches AI quality assurance program for radiology facilities

AuntMinnie

The American College of Radiology (ACR) is launching the ACR Recognized Center for Healthcare-AI (ARCH-AI) in what the college is calling the first national AI quality assurance program for radiology facilities.

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Understanding Breast Density and the Impact of the New FDA Requirement: How Aidoc and ScreenPoint Support MQSA Compliance

Aidoc

Challenges in Breast Density Assessment Historically, radiologists have visually estimated breast density, but assessments can vary widely. Studies indicate: Intra-radiologist Variation : Breast density assessment can vary up to 20% 1 when reviewed by the same radiologist over time. Annals of Internal Medicine 2017.

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Illuminate Announces an Enterprise Solution to the Follow-Up of Actionable Incidental Findings

Imaging Technology

a provider of enterprise follow-up management and discovery software, announces the ability of their Discovery360 services to offload the follow-up responsibility from radiology and enable the entire health system to efficiently participate in the management of patients' Actionable Incidental Findings (AIFs). Schedule your time here.