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Judge rejects radiologist’s attempt to revive lawsuit alleging age bias led to her termination

The case dates to July 2019, when breast specialist Claire Hanley, MD, first filed suit against New York City Health and Hospitals Corp.

Anthem defends controversial policy penalizing hospital who use out-of-network radiologists

Rads and other physicians have roundly criticized the change, labeling the policy as “deeply flawed and operationally unworkable.”

Lumexa Imaging refinances debts, fills out board of directors

Effective Dec. 10, Brett Brodnax, Bridget Karlin, Matthew Lungren, MD, and Robert Mittl, MD, joined Lumexa’s board of directors.

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Immersing new docs in all things AI | Forecasting without hyping healthcare AI | And more AI doings of note

Peak AI hype seems to have passed. Sobered by reality, formerly breathless futurists can now get a fair hearing when they calmly state the technology really will transform medicine.

New York invests over $309M in statewide health projects, including $33M for Epic integration

In total, 22 facilities will benefit from the money, provided by the Statewide Health Care Facility Transformation Program. Projects include cybersecurity upgrades and telehealth implementation, in addition to EHR upgrades.

‘President of common sense’: Trump reschedules marijuana, improving patient access

By signing an executive order, President Donald Trump has shifted marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III controlled substance, opening the door for medical and research uses nationwide.

ST-RADS scoring system for predicting risk of soft tissue tumor malignancy

Scoring system outperforms standard radiology reports for predicting soft tissue tumor malignancy

The Soft-Tissue Tumor Reporting and Data System (ST-RADS) is an MRI framework that was designed to assess the risk of soft tissue tumors and help providers in managing the finding.

Mindfulness improves brain connectivity, MRI data show

Mindfulness-based stress reduction techniques combine meditation, bodily awareness exercises and yoga to temper stress and anxiety.

Scoring system outperforms standard radiology reports for predicting soft tissue tumor malignancy

The Soft-Tissue Tumor Reporting and Data System (ST-RADS) is an MRI framework that was designed to assess the risk of soft tissue tumors and help providers in managing the finding.

Mindfulness improves brain connectivity, MRI data show

Mindfulness-based stress reduction techniques combine meditation, bodily awareness exercises and yoga to temper stress and anxiety.

Success in treating congenital heart disease prompted need for new adult guidelines

The American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association have issued new guidelines for the management of congenital heart disease in adults. The document outlines how to manage these patients, the challenges they face and much more.

AI flags hard-to-detect heart disease in seconds

The new deep learning algorithm is capable of detecting signs of coronary microvascular dysfunction in seconds.

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Radiology Business

Judge rejects radiologist’s attempt to revive lawsuit alleging age bias led to her termination

The case dates to July 2019, when breast specialist Claire Hanley, MD, first filed suit against New York City Health and Hospitals Corp.

Radiology Business

Anthem defends controversial policy penalizing hospital who use out-of-network radiologists

Rads and other physicians have roundly criticized the change, labeling the policy as “deeply flawed and operationally unworkable.”

Radiology Business

Lumexa Imaging refinances debts, fills out board of directors

Effective Dec. 10, Brett Brodnax, Bridget Karlin, Matthew Lungren, MD, and Robert Mittl, MD, joined Lumexa’s board of directors.