AuntMinnie

JANUARY 27, 2025

Hospital-based sites are more likely to be experiencing this shift compared to independent imaging centers. By site type, 55% to 59% of independent imaging centers and hospitals with 200 or more beds use one CT technologist for CT procedures, while this is only the case for 39% of hospitals with less than 200 beds.

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Inpatient Imaging Hospital Medical 283

Radiology Business

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Adventist Health finalized its purchase two Central California Coast hospitals in March but is still struggling to offer radiology services.

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Hospital Imaging Radiology IT 264

Radiology Business

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Docs at the AMA’s Interim Meeting in Orlando, Florida, have voted to support greater oversight of nonprofit hospitals and to standardize charity care policies.

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Hospital Radiologist 264

AuntMinnie

JANUARY 14, 2025

Key trends include hospital consolidation of radiology services, the need for stronger cybersecurity, and innovative strategies to address staffing shortages. The hospital takeover in radiology The healthcare landscape is witnessing a notable shift as hospitals evaluate taking radiology services in-house.

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Radiology Private Practice Hospital Quality and Compliance 247

Radiology Business

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Washington becomes one of a select few where attorneys can also go after a hospital that hired outside physicians, joining South Carolina, Michigan, Maryland and Iowa

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Hospital Radiologist 264

Ben White

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

And we should admit, without hesitation, that there are also poorly-run unsavvy groups just like we’ve all experienced poorly run hospitals and other businesses. If the hospitals dont have to play ball in tough group negotiations, its hard for groups to get what they need for retention and recruitment in the current climate.

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Private Practice Hospital Radiologist Radiology 286

Radiology Business

MARCH 31, 2025

The American Hospital Association announced its opposition March 27, contending docs will "inflate healthcare costs and drain essential resources."

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Hospital Radiologist Healthcare Healthcare 205

Health Imaging

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

“Positioned as an extension of traditional examination methods, particularly appealing to the upcoming generation of clinicians, it holds promise in potentially replacing the stethoscope in various medical assessments and procedures.”

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Less than 1% of hospitalized cancer patients undergo percutaneous ablation to relieve pain associated with bone or soft tissue tumors, according to a study by researchers at Emory University. Compared to EBRT, the team found that ablation was associated with shorter LOS (-2 days; p = 0.046); lower risk of in-hospital mortality (-3.4

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Interventional Radiology Inpatient Hospital Radiologist 211

Radiology Business

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Finding the right enterprise imaging (EI) system is critical for radiology practices and hospitals that need to expand and scale their multi-specialty image management and reading capacity.

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Imaging Hospital Radiology 278

Radiology Business

AUGUST 7, 2024

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services revealed the news under the 2025 Inpatient Prospective Payment System rule released on Aug.

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Medicare Inpatient Hospital Radiology 298

Radiology Business

JULY 10, 2024

The American College of Radiology has pushed for this decision since 2008, when trial results showed CTC or "virtual colonoscopy" to be a solid alternative to the traditional screening approach, which requires anesthesia.

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Medicare Hospital Radiology 350

Radiology Business

JULY 11, 2024

Allegheny Health Network in Pennsylvania has seen an uptick in women seeking services from the AHN Jefferson Breast Center, necessitating the capital project.

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Hospital IT 306

Radiology Business

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

The University of Toronto has standardized processes related to multidisciplinary conferences, hoping to provide relief for participating abdominal specialists.

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Hospital Radiologist 278

Radiology Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

ImageCare Radiology announced the decision Nov. 21, with the practice pulling out of Atlantic Health's Hackettstown and Newton Medical Centers effective the same day.

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Hospital Radiology Medical 290

Radiology Business

AUGUST 6, 2024

South Carolina-based Prisma Health said it opened the facilities to better serve outpatients who require nonurgent imaging.

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Hospital Imaging IT 290

Radiology Business

JANUARY 7, 2025

Bethany Casagranda, DO, MBA, has served as chair of AHNs Imaging Institute since 2017, growing the networks radiologist roster from 28 to 124.

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Radiologist Hospital Medical Imaging 290

Radiology Business

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

About 5% of U.S. healthcare organizations have now implemented such competency testing, with about 13% of physicians deemed unfit for the job.

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Hospital Radiologist Healthcare Healthcare 279

Radiology Business

AUGUST 15, 2024

The findings are based on a survey of over 1,000 radiologists, technologists and other care providers, detailed Wednesday in JAMA Network Open.

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Hospital Radiology Radiologist 312

Radiology Business

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Tellica Imaging recently rolled out its 10th location, with the latest in Spanish Fork, Utah, its seventh outpost in Intermountain's home state.

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Hospital Imaging IT 258

AuntMinnie

APRIL 18, 2025

update over 2025 for the 2026 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS), according to the American College of Radiology (ACR). The IPPS proposed rule provides updates for Medicare fee-for-service payment rates and policies for inpatient hospitals and long-term care hospitals, the ACR said.

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Hospital Inpatient Medicare Radiology 130

Radiology Business

APRIL 21, 2025

The Aloha State is reportedly facing challenges with hiring radiologists and radiologic technologists to meet heavy demand for medical imaging.

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Radiology Technologist Hospital Imaging Medical Imaging 223

AuntMinnie

JANUARY 30, 2025

Recruiting remains a key concern among both academic and hospital radiology practices, with 67% of radiologists reporting that their practices are understaffed, researchers have found. Both hospital (85%) and national (89%) practices were more likely than academic ones (77%) to offer malpractice insurance.

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Radiologist Private Practice Hospital Insurance 237

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

While academic medical center radiology departments are expanding significantly and hospitals are adapting to health system consolidation trends, demand for innovative imaging informatics remains strong among operations and physician teams. Another, a new hospital complex is underway at University of Utah Health.

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Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine Imaging Radiology Revenue Cycle Management 265

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

The emerging procedure has a relatively short history, with long-term findings now supporting its use over more invasive surgery, noted lead author Lin Yan, MD, of the Chinese PLA General Hospital in Beijing. Studies have shown favorable results of the procedures, yet to date, long-term outcomes have not been reported, the authors noted.

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Radiology Business

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Smaller health systems are increasingly moving into this realm. Tim Kearns, director of marketing and healthcare IT, Konica Minolta Imaging USA, explains the implications.

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Hospital Imaging Healthcare Healthcare 226

Radiology Business

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The challenges occurred after Crozer Health's previous longtime radiology services provider, Southeast Radiology Ltd., shuttered in June.

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Hospital Radiology 261

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Chest x-ray AI evaluated in clinical routine at a Norwegian hospital Monday, December 2 | 1:30 p.m.-1:40 The group notes that it is evaluating the model for implementation in four hospitals. The finding is from a prospective trial and addresses critical safety considerations in PAE procedures. 1:40 p.m. | 1:40 p.m. |

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X-ray Radiation Hospital Clinic 265

Health Imaging

JANUARY 23, 2025

The new Department of Imaging Sciences will be spearheaded by Elizabeth M.C. Hillman, PhD, a physicist, biomedical engineer, neuroscience researcher and inventor.

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Hospital Imaging 255

AuntMinnie

MARCH 21, 2025

To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study reporting a significant prevalence of SC nodal metastasis in newly diagnosed prostate cancer patients, noted first author Samuel Nguku Gitau, of Aga Khan University Hospital, and colleagues. The study was published March 17 in EJNMMI Reports.

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Disease Diagnose Hospital Diagnostic 265

Radiology Business

OCTOBER 10, 2024

That's according to an essay published by an anonymous physician on KevinMD.com, which generated recent buzz on social media.

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Hospital Radiologist 279

Radiology Business

OCTOBER 4, 2024

The University of Rochester Medical Center operates two major imaging sites that handle most outpatient CT requests, completing an average of nearly 3,300 exams each month.

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Hospital IT Medical Imaging 298

AuntMinnie

APRIL 10, 2025

This ranges from a high of 567 scans per physician in over 400 bed hospitals, to a low of 119 in under 200 bed hospitals. Want to share your knowledge of medical imaging? Click here to sign up for the IMV Survey panel today. IMV's 2025 PET Market Summary Report explores market trends in U.S.

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PET Scan Nuclear Medicine Hospital Medical 163

AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Implementing a clinical decision support system (CDSS) had little effect on reducing inappropriate imaging orders by doctors in university hospitals, according to a study published February 10 in JAMA. Between December 2021 and June 2024, 13 departments at three hospitals implemented the CDSS intervention and 13 departments did not.

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Imaging Hospital Clinic Diagnostic 187

AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 1, 2024

The First Read Initiative donated 7 Butterfly iQ+ ultrasound devices to the Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital in Kyiv, Ukraine. How can I help from my office in Denver, Colorado? These were two questions I often asked myself. All photos courtesy of Josh Sokol, MD. I may not be on the front lines, but I am proud to do my part.

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X-ray Imaging Ultrasound Radiologist 300

AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Bracco Imaging and Zereau have signed an agreement to launch the second stage of their collaborative research program aimed at reducing contrast media in wastewater by using sustainable urine filtration systems in hospitals and diagnostic facilities.

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Hospital Diagnostic Imaging 148

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

AuntMinnie.com · Minnies 2024 - Most Effective Radiologic Sciences Educator Runner-up: Colleen Dempsey, EdD, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA Most Effective Radiology Administrator/Manager Minnies 2024 Winner: Dmitry Beyder, CNMT, Barnes-Jewish Hospital / Washington University, St. Louis, MO Dmitry Beyder. from Ukraine.

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