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CMS seeks to cut $260M in imaging spending through ‘site-neutral’ reforms

The agency said it hopes to control “unnecessary” increases in the volume of clinic visit services furnished at certain off-campus hospital departments.

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$22M malpractice verdict after CT scan canceled when patient couldn’t sit still for exam

Rabun County, Georgia, jurors settled on the eight-figure sum on June 26 following a trial that started 11 days prior, with Gainesville Radiology Group one of the defendants. 

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‘Deceased’ child revives in morgue, setting off chain of recovery for all involved

Details are emerging in the extraordinary case of a U.S. toddler who was found alive in a hospital morgue five or six hours after an ER doctor declared the child dead by drowning. 

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Docs sound alarm on imaging delays amid health system's 'troubling' teleradiology transition

A hospital system in Tennessee is under fire for delays getting patients’ radiology reports submitted in a timely manner following its move to outsource reads.

Pennsylvania may soon require medical imaging professionals to obtain state licensure

The state is one step closer to enacting legislation that would require imaging and radiation therapy professionals to acquire state licensure to operate radiation-producing equipment. 

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FDA clears AI-enabled CCTA plaque analysis tool from Keya Medical

The company now has multiple FDA-cleared algorithms for evaluating CCTA results.

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Cardiologists highlight early success with leaflet modification device for valve-in-valve TAVR

The FDA-cleared ShortCut leaflet modification device has been linked to positive real-world outcomes.

American College of Cardiology celebrates 100 hospitals for offering ‘highest level of cardiovascular care’

These "forward-thinking organizations" have all committed to participating in multiple data registries and quality improvement programs. Did your facility make the cut? 

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted pre-market approval (PMA) for the Globe Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA) System, and 510(k) clearance for both the Globe introducer sheath and the Globe Pulsed Field System mapping software from Kardium Inc. This add another competitor in the growing U.S. PFA market to treat atrial fibrillation (AFib).
FDA clears Kardium Globe pulsed field ablation system

It is the only integrated system that combines high-density mapping and PFA in a single device. The system uses a 122-electrode spherical array to enable rapid, single-shot pulmonary vein isolation, helping to streamline workflows.

Toby Rogers, MD, PhD, associate professor of medicine Georgetown University, and interventional cardiologist at MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute Structural Heart Disease program, explains how the transcatheter electrosurgical procedures for transcaval access, SESAME, LAMPOON and BASILICA has helped large numbers of patients receive transcatheter heart valves who otherwise would have been disqualified due to anatomical issues.
Advances in electrosurgical techniques have helped thousands of transcatheter valve patients

Toby Rogers, MD, associate professor of medicine at Georgetown University and an interventional cardiologist at MedStar, explains how electrosurgical procedures for transcaval access have helped large numbers of patients receive transcatheter heart valves who otherwise would have been disqualified due to anatomical issues. 
 

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Healthcare AI today: Healthcare AI on Capitol Hill, hospital leadership’s eye on AI, publicly traded AI recalls, more

AI could appreciably improve the delivery of healthcare services to patients—if only people trusted it. For many, the difference-maker would be nicely crafted federal regulations. 

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Update: FDA announces new Class I recalls due to safety issue with Medtronic catheters

More than 100,000 surgical devices are included in these recalls, and there may be "limited product availability" in the months ahead. The FDA first warned the public about this issue in August. 

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Radiology Business
CMS seeks to cut $260M in imaging spending through ‘site-neutral’ reforms

The agency said it hopes to control “unnecessary” increases in the volume of clinic visit services furnished at certain off-campus hospital departments.

Radiology Business
$22M malpractice verdict after CT scan canceled when patient couldn’t sit still for exam

Rabun County, Georgia, jurors settled on the eight-figure sum on June 26 following a trial that started 11 days prior, with Gainesville Radiology Group one of the defendants. 

Health Exec
‘Deceased’ child revives in morgue, setting off chain of recovery for all involved

Details are emerging in the extraordinary case of a U.S. toddler who was found alive in a hospital morgue five or six hours after an ER doctor declared the child dead by drowning. 

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