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Radiology societies join initiative to fight payer restrictions around key interventional service

ACR, SIR and others altogether representing over 100,000 physicians recently wrote to 5 of the 7 Medicare Administrative Contractors to voice their concerns.

Multispecialty physician group expands into imaging by adding 36-rad private practice

Northern California-based Vituity, which is led and owned by doctors, said it has reached a deal to partner with Focused Medical Imaging.

UCLA launches ‘first of its kind’ new standalone Department of Nuclear Medicine and Theranostics

“Becoming an independent department elevates this work and strengthens UCLA’s role in shaping the future of precision health," said the department's new acting chairman.

RapidAI's opportunistic aortic management tool earns FDA clearance

FDA clears RapidAI's opportunistic aortic management tool

The solution can assess the aorta on any CT scan that offers visualization of it, including post-treatment and unenhanced noncontrast studies.

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Four providers, two data exchanges sued over high cost of medical record access in Maine

In a report, News Center Maine spoke to a personal injury attorney who said she often receives numerous copies of medical records for her clients, each with its own fee. She said she is glad someone decided to sue over the issue, which may violate state law capping patient record-sharing costs.

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Teen girl dies after hospital misdiagnoses her with hormonal condition that affects men

According to a lawsuit, Jasmine Vincent, 15, was diagnosed by providers at MainHealth’s Mid Coast Medical Group with gynecomastia—a condition that typically affects males. She later died of leukemia-related cardiac arrest. Her mother was awarded $25 million in damages.

New data highlight 'systemic inconsistencies' in documentation of contrast reactions

Although uncommon and typically not life-threatening, hypersensitivity reactions have increased in recent decades alongside the significant rise in CT use.

Winning cash for taking blood pressure meds increases compliance

About 71% of patients in the rewards group opened their blood pressure medication on 80% of days, compared with about 34% in the control group.

AI system detects pneumothorax on chest x-rays

New study highlights the need to include more challenging datasets in AI training

A recent analysis of an already CE-marked, AI-based system that identifies pneumothorax on chest radiographs revealed a weak point in what has largely been considered a reliable support tool.

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Eko Health’s AI platform for digital stethoscopes granted new CPT code

The Sensora platform, which includes multiple FDA-approved algorithms, has a new Category III CPT code.

Newsweek ranked the 50 best heart hospitals in the world

Cardiologist demand is on the rise—can hospitals keep up?

Demand for inpatient and outpatient cardiology services is expected to increase significantly in the next decade, putting hospitals and health systems in a position where they need to plan ahead or risk falling behind.

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AI-based ARIA detection software could bring 'renewed hope' for people undergoing Alzheimer's treatment

The software is the first of its kind to achieve the FDA's approval for detecting, measuring and grading ARIA on MRI scans—a task that is critical in managing the disease.

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Radiology societies join initiative to fight payer restrictions around key interventional service

ACR, SIR and others altogether representing over 100,000 physicians recently wrote to 5 of the 7 Medicare Administrative Contractors to voice their concerns.

Radiology Business

Multispecialty physician group expands into imaging by adding 36-rad private practice

Northern California-based Vituity, which is led and owned by doctors, said it has reached a deal to partner with Focused Medical Imaging.

Radiology Business

UCLA launches ‘first of its kind’ new standalone Department of Nuclear Medicine and Theranostics

“Becoming an independent department elevates this work and strengthens UCLA’s role in shaping the future of precision health," said the department's new acting chairman.