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Nation’s largest commercial insurer launching new program aimed at curbing imaging costs

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UnitedHealthcare is currently circulating surveys to hospitals and freestanding centers, asking them to share details on their quality performance. 

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How radiology providers can minimize mammography recalls among COVID-vaccinated patients

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Eliminating callbacks helps limit unnecessary workups, improve access, and promote flexible timing of vaccinations and screening exams, Mayo Clinic experts wrote recently. 

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UnitedHealthcare launches program steering patients toward low-cost imaging centers

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Patients will pay lower out-of-pocket costs for receiving imaging services at UHC-approved Designated Diagnostic Providers.

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Both younger and elderly heart failure patients benefit from TEER

Elderly patient doctor. Despite an expanded indication from the FDA and lower prices, patient access to these cholesterol-lowering medications remains a significant issue.

Researchers used data from the COAPT trial to examine TEER's impact on patients from different age groups. 

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MRI-based prostate cancer screening paired with new blood test can reduce deaths by up to 9%

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The novel approach can also reduce the number of MR scans performed over a lifetime by 60%, experts reported in European Urology.

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AI system to help neuroradiologists detect brain aneurysms has ‘major’ potential for clinical practice

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Cerebral Doc's ability to automatically measure aneurysm diameter can clearly help reduce workloads for busy radiology departments, researchers said in a new study.

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Hospitals seeing more patients with uncontrolled blood pressure

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“We need more research to understand why this is happening and how clinicians can help patients stay out of the hospital," one researcher said. 

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RV dysfunction seen in 22% of critically ill COVID-19 patients

RV dysfunction was not associated with an elevated risk of in-hospital mortality. 

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71% of radiologists named in a malpractice lawsuit, though numbers are down during pandemic

The long legal saga of Richard Paulus, a Kentucky cardiologist accused of performing unnecessary cardiac procedures, appears to still be going strong in 2022 and might be reviewed by the Supreme Court. The New York state radiologist is facing 36 misdemeanor counts for secret sexual recording without consent, according to a story in the Boston Herald.

The number is a drop from the 76% rate recorded in 2019, likely driven by decreased patient volumes and lower court case counts, Medscape reported. 

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Radiologists among top 10 most recruited physicians as hiring demand shifts to specialty care

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This marks the first uptick in specialist recruiting in years, financial planning firm Physician Thrive said in a new report. 

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