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Sean Clifford filed the lawsuit Sept. 24, 2024, in the New York State Supreme Court, contending a radiologist failed to spot signs of a forthcoming stroke.   

insurance insurer payment claim denial reimbursement prior authorization

This utilization management tactic disproportionately affects specialties such as diagnostic radiology, radiation oncology and cardiology. 

IV hospital room intravenous drip solution

As IR procedure volumes continue to climb, coupled with anesthesiology provider shortages, there is growing interest in achieving “deeper, more reliable sedation.” 

healthcare surprise billing statement payment

A new analysis claims the “benchmark” qualifying payment amount insurers calculate often “dramatically” understates the actual median in-network rates they are paying for in-network care.  

hospital patient in distress crying

Medical misdiagnoses account for almost 800,000 deaths and other serious harms every year. Meanwhile healthcare AI is roundly celebrated for its diagnostic prowess. Can’t it help cut out a couple hundred thousand of those horrible mistakes?

Medtronic’s MiniMed 780G automated insulin delivery system

Make way for MiniMed! Medtronic's diabetes division has filed the necessary paperwork to go public. The company hopes to be traded on Nasdaq under the symbol MMED.

breast radiologist breast cancer mammography

The group was recently asked to provide input on a new set of recommendations for image-guided biopsies of suspicious breast lesions—offering providers clarity on key clinical scenarios.

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The decision to utilize such scans is challenging for emergency providers, with the condition most often of benign origin, according to new research published in the journal of Emergency Radiology. 

 

 

Debra L. Monticciolo, MD, FACR, FSBI, past-president of both the Society of Breast Imaging (SBI), and the American College of Radiology (ACR), explains the advances in breast screening technology and the positives and negatives of each and how artificial intelligence might be able to play a role to ease workflows.

Debra L. Monticciolo, MD, past president of both the Society of Breast Imaging and the American College of Radiology, explains the advantages and disadvantages of current breast screening technology.

Body composition metrics derived from CT scans provide greater insight into how losing weight affects the body from a cardiometabolic perspective.

The American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) has shared new recommendations for performing medical imaging exams on heart failure patients with surgically implanted left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) and temporary mechanical circulatory support (TMCS) devices. The guideline, published in full in the Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, represents ASE’s first update on the topic since 2015.[1]

The new guideline details the best imaging strategies for a variety of clinical scenarios. 

Breast arterial calcifications (BACs) identified on screening mammograms may help identify women who face a heightened risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a new analysis published in Clinical Imaging.

Specifically, women with BACs on their mammogram may be at an increased risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

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Sean Clifford filed the lawsuit Sept. 24, 2024, in the New York State Supreme Court, contending a radiologist failed to spot signs of a forthcoming stroke.   

This utilization management tactic disproportionately affects specialties such as diagnostic radiology, radiation oncology and cardiology. 

As IR procedure volumes continue to climb, coupled with anesthesiology provider shortages, there is growing interest in achieving “deeper, more reliable sedation.”