Practice Management: Page 83

Use of CT booms in the emergency department
By Kate Madden Yee
The use of chest and abdominopelvic CT in the emergency department increased dramatically between 2011 and 2018, raising concerns about overuse, according to a study published August 23 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.
August 23, 2022
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Canadian health system opens review of mammography exams
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A health system in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador has notified the provincial government that it is opening a review of mammography exams performed in the system for signs of "diagnostic discrepancies."
August 22, 2022
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Alpha Tau joins forces with MIM Software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Israeli radiation therapy technology developer Alpha Tau Medical and MIM Software are collaborating to develop new features and support for Alpha Tau's Alpha DaRT treatment across multiple potential indications.
August 22, 2022
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Nonphysician providers find growing role in radiology practices
By Erik L. Ridley
Nonphysician practitioners are increasingly being employed by radiology practices -- they're taking on more work, according to research published August 22 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
August 22, 2022
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ASRT releases updated COVID-19 education course
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) has launched an updated version of its COVID-19 Essentials educational module.
August 21, 2022
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Radiology educators split on how pandemic affected student learning
By Amerigo Allegretto
The jury is out on whether the COVID-19 pandemic affected radiology education positively or negatively. But at the very least, students may be learning how to be more resilient, according to a study published August 18 in Radiography.
August 18, 2022
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Probo acquires Mi Healthcare
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Refurbished equipment supplier Probo Medical of Tampa, Florida, has purchased U.K.-based medical equipment and services company Mi Healthcare. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
August 18, 2022
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Race, ethnicity tied to risk of delayed follow-up breast imaging
By Amerigo Allegretto
Women who identify as Black, Asian, or Hispanic are nearly 1.5 times more at risk for delayed follow-up than white women when it comes to mammograms classified as incomplete on BI-RADS, according to a study published August 17 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
August 17, 2022
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Referral guidelines for imaging exams launched in Australia
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A set of guidelines designed to help referring physicians request the appropriate medical imaging exams for their patients have been launched on a pilot basis in Australia.
August 16, 2022
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Medical groups raise questions about out-of-network rates
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A coalition of groups representing specialty physicians is raising questions about the calculation of qualified payment amounts by insurers for out-of-network anesthesiology, emergency medicine, and radiology services. They believe the rates may violate the U.S. No Surprises Act.
August 16, 2022
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More than a third of U.S. veterans decline CT lung cancer screening
By Kate Madden Yee
More than a third of U.S. veterans decline low-dose CT lung cancer screening, and shared decision-making conversations between veterans and their physicians may be a contributing factor, indicates research published August 16 in JAMA Network Open.
August 16, 2022
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Breast radiologists interested in using AI, but with a catch
By Amerigo Allegretto
Radiologists are interested in using artificial intelligence (AI) when it comes to detecting and diagnosing breast cancer from mammograms, but only if it meets certain preferences, suggests a study published August 13 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
August 16, 2022
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