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Medicaid’s $50 billion in improper payments was the highest total for a single programbut it was also the most improved government program, cutting about $30 billion from its 2022 improper payments total. 

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The Embolize Trial will test multiple procedures and assess any reduction in pain scores and medication usage.

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No one was injured in the incident, which originated from under the MRI machine.

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Only orthopedic surgeons and neurologists/psychiatrists received more industry payments from 2013 to 2022 than cardiologists. In addition, the two prescription medications associated with the most payments to physicians were both blood thinners.

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If the proposalof which no financial details were made publicgoes through, Steward doctors in nine states would be managed by Optum.

Tellica Imaging Intermountain

First launched in 2021, Tellica Imaging has aimed to capitalize on the industry's shift away from hospitals to less costly freestanding sites

Medtronic has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its Evolut FX+ transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) system for the treatment of symptomatic severe aortic stenosis.

The Evolut FX+ TAVR system includes an updated diamond-shaped frame, which was made four times larger than previous models to offer improved coronary access. It was also designed to provide more space for operators to guide and maneuver the catheter during procedures.

American Heart Association and Joint Commission launch new Comprehensive Heart Attack Center certification.

Hoping to gain a better understanding of how TAVR may impact a patient’s long-term cardiovascular health, researchers explored data from more than 200,000 patients and shared their findings in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions.

Interventional cardiologists performing PCI

Researchers explored data from nearly 25,000 PCI procedures, tracking the outcomes of patients treated with transradial access and transfemoral access. 

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A total of 80% of nurses plan to stay in healthcare until retirement––way up from the 55% who said the same in 2022.

Example of the four types of breast tissue density. The density of fibroglandular tissue inside the breast impacts the ability to easily see cancers. Cancers are very easy to spot in fatty breasts, but are almost impossible to find in extremely dense breasts. These examples show craniocaudal mammogram findings characterized as almost entirely fatty (far left), scattered areas of fibroglandular density (second from left), heterogeneously dense (second from right), and extremely dense (far right). RSNA

The FDA will soon require mammography providers to inform all patients of their breast density status. To anticipate how the update might affect key stakeholders, it’s important to understand exactly what has changed. 

Female Medical Research Scientist Working with Brain Scans

“These findings should be considered when designing workflow-related and other interventions seeking to reduce errors," experts wrote in AJR

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Medicaid’s $50 billion in improper payments was the highest total for a single programbut it was also the most improved government program, cutting about $30 billion from its 2022 improper payments total. 

The Embolize Trial will test multiple procedures and assess any reduction in pain scores and medication usage.

No one was injured in the incident, which originated from under the MRI machine.