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5 things to know about an emerging drug-resistant fungus now putting hospitals at risk of outbreaks

Memo to health execs: If your hospital hasn’t had a C. auris scare yet, odds are quite high that it soon will.

ACC guidance explores antiplatelet therapies for the management of ASCVD

When should heart patients be taking daily aspirin? That's just one of the many questions explored in a new scientific statement.

Heart failure drug recalled due to risk of contamination

The Class II recall includes nearly 935,000 bottles of a medication that has been on the market for years.

New York cardiologist performs first procedure in US with FDA-cleared imaging tech

The OpusWave Dual Sensor Imaging System captures both IVUS and OFDI, providing users with two complementary views of the coronaries at the same time.

An example of the Novasight Hybrid System, showing its co-registered IVUS (left) and OCT intravascular imaging inside a coronary stent.

FDA clearance triggers $1.15M payment for Conavi Medical

This new funding should help the company commercialize its hybrid imaging system throughout the United States.

Robert Harris, PhD, a machine learning engineer at Virtual Radiologic (vRad), outlined his team's work developing and evaluating a generative chest X-ray machine learning model for use within one of the nation's largest teleradiology practices.

Generative AI chest X-ray models offer new approach to radiology reporting and quality improvement

While the technology remains investigational in many practices, researchers say it has the potential to improve diagnostic accuracy, streamline AI development and strengthen radiology quality assurance.

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Radiology providers must pay $7M, modify policies after breast cancer miss

Radiologist Henry C. Lusane, MD, with Acumen Medical Imaging, interpreted the scans, reporting the mass as benign, a mistake later leading to a terminal cancer diagnosis.

Recently acquired radiology group reports data breach

The Women’s Center for Radiology, which was acquired by Solis Mammography in January, hired a cybersecurity firm to help investigate the scope of the matter.

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Practices tied to private equity, hospitals charge significantly more than independent radiology groups

Negotiated professional prices for hospital-based radiology services are about 43% higher than independents vs. 16% more for PE-backed rad groups.

8 key considerations when weighing whether to expand a radiology department

Experts with Indiana University are urging peers to understand the motivations behind expansion and focus on cultural compatibility.

Radiologist beware: Patients accessing imaging results much quicker after legislative change

Outpatients treated at the Mayo Clinic saw a nearly 78% drop in the median time it took to access their radiology reports, falling from about 4.9 hours down to 1.1 after the Cures Act.

AI for primary care proficient in concept but sluggish in practice: Lit review

There’s no shortage of technically impressive AI applications for primary care. Yet these tools tend to lag well behind AI models aimed at clinical specialties when it comes to integration into routine practice.

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