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Cardiologists should always be involved when heart issues arise after surgery

Cardiac complications after noncardiac surgeries are a significant concern, especially as patients keep living longer and surgical volumes continue to rise.

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Radiologists continue to dominate in No Surprises Act payment disputes

The federal government recently released new data pertaining to the landmark legislation, meant to protect patients from receiving unexpected medical bills.

Radiology residency programs have space to add more positions, but funding uncertain

That’s according to the results of a new survey of academic U.S. imaging leaders, published Jan. 28 in JACR.

Rayus Radiology inks partnership with US speedskating, bobsled, ski and snowboard teams

The Minnesota-baed imaging group called the continued contract with three major winter sports organizations a “coup” for the company.

After third conviction, ‘fake nurse' finally gets 75 months in prison

The U.S. Department of Justice said Leticia Gallarzo, 51, most recently pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft in Oct. 2023, but she skipped town and was able to get employment as a nurse and physician assistant in Illinois and California before being caught.

Russia rolls out MosMed.AI to standardize healthcare AI nationwide

Initiatives include radiology image reading, data analytics, remote patient monitoring, speech recognition and more. Most of the federation has adopted the standards of the artificial intelligence platform.

Briefly: Democrats winning on healthcare | Hospital pharmacies blinded by bustle | Gambling boys | Obesity rises | more

If all American voters were single-issue deciders and the cost of healthcare were their issue, Democrat candidates would win the mid-term elections handily. But loyalists of the donkey party shouldn’t be smug around their elephant counterparts.

Integration challenges may hinder trust in radiology decision support tools

Authors of a new paper caution that integrating CDS tools “is as much an organizational and cultural process as a technological one."

Routine MRI measurements as accurate as invasive testing for heart failure

New findings suggest that measurements of blood oxygen acquired via T2 mapping during routine MRI scans could provide the same information on heart health as catheterization procedures.

Heart failure patients on quadruple medical therapy still face considerable risks

Most patients hospitalized for HFrEF are still not being prescribed quadruple medical therapy at discharge. Even those who are, researchers noted, still face a high risk of dying or returning to the hospital for heart failure-related symptoms.

Siemens Healthineers' partnership sets sights on point-of-care testing for athletes

On-the-field imaging helps determine if athletes can be treated effectively on-site or whether they might need to be transferred to a medical center for additional care.

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ASNC says PET is now the preferred nuclear imaging test for CAD

Which imaging modality is better for evaluating heart patients, PET or SPECT? After years of discussions and debates, the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology is now ready to point to PET as the No. 1 choice. “There are no clinical scenarios or patient subgroups where cardiac PET with myocardial blood flow should be excluded," the group wrote.

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Cardiologists should always be involved when heart issues arise after surgery

Cardiac complications after noncardiac surgeries are a significant concern, especially as patients keep living longer and surgical volumes continue to rise.