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Economics
CMS forecasts 'modest' growth in healthcare spending
The U.S. will see a "modest" increase in healthcare spending through 2024, but the projected 5.8% annual rate of growth is much lower than the rapid pace seen prior to 2008, according to a new report from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
July 28, 2015
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Practice Management
Mont. radiologist gets $4M in privileging settlement
A Montana hospital has agreed to pay $4 million to a radiologist to settle a breach of contract lawsuit that accused hospital officials of reducing his staff privileges because he worked for a competing imaging center.
November 11, 2010
CT
Court transcripts don't resolve questions in Mad River CT case
Despite the recent release of court transcripts from the Mad River CT overdose case, questions still remain as to how a Northern California radiologic technologist performed 151 CT scans on a 2-year-old boy in 68 minutes -- resulting in a massive radiation overdose.
June 30, 2010
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Digital X-Ray
Fla. firm uses unique pitch for mobile fluoroscopy unit
A Florida company is raising eyebrows in marketing a fluoroscopy system to chiropractors via a website that touts the unit's ability to generate higher insurance settlements in cases of chronic spinal trauma. The issue could be another front in the ongoing debate over the appropriate clinical use of medical radiation.
June 22, 2010
Radiation Oncology/Therapy
Postmastectomy RT reduces recurrence risk for some
Postmastectomy radiation therapy (RT) can reduce the risk of recurrence for some breast cancer patients by 28% and increase five-year overall survival by 43%, according to a study in the June issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics.
June 6, 2010
CT
Settlement reached in Mad River pediatric CT radiation case
The family of a 2-year-old boy who received a massive overdose of radiation during a series of CT scans in 2008 has reached a settlement with the Northern California hospital where the incident occurred.
May 23, 2010
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CT
Chicago zoo uses new CT scanner for animal imaging
Jessi the aardvark's teeth are in good shape, say veterinarians at Chicago's Brookfield Zoo, which recently became only the second zoo in the U.S. to have an onsite CT scanner. The zoo's extensive imaging suite also boasts digital x-ray, mammography, ultrasound, and a PACS network to check the health of its animals.
April 5, 2010
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PACS/VNA
Radiologist hacks hospital PACS to access patient records
A small Connecticut hospital has notified nearly 1,000 patients that their imaging records have been breached by a radiologist who hacked into the PACS network for a month after being fired in February -- with the apparent goal of stealing the hospital's patients.
March 30, 2010
Industry News
Tomografía computada de la momia Pa-Ib devela sus secretos
Según el refrán, los muertos no hablan, pero una momia de 4 mil años de antigüedad que fue reexaminado por un escáner de TC de 64 cortes develó muchos de sus secretos a los expertos en la paleoradiología.
February 28, 2010
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CT
New CT scans of Pa-Ib mummy unveil more secrets
It's said that "Dead men tell no tales," but a 4,000-year-old female mummy that was recently re-examined with a 64-slice CT scanner revealed many of her secrets to paleoimaging experts. Connecticut researchers used CT to learn important details about her life in ancient Egypt.
February 10, 2010
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Body composition analysis, MRI safety topped 2024's most read articles
While COVID and radiology salaries hit the top of AuntMinnie.com's Top 10 most-read posts of 2023, they rounded out the bottom of this year's list.
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Practice Management
Neiman index outperforms Charlson for predicting imaging use
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Womens Imaging
40% of women in their 40s forgo biennial breast cancer screening
Corporate Transparency
Risk Management
Practices must comply with the Corporate Transparency Act
Kidneys
Nuclear Medicine
Kidneys appear to tolerate Lu-177 treatments
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Body composition analysis, MRI safety topped 2024's most read articles
By Liz Carey
While COVID and radiology salaries hit the top of AuntMinnie.com's Top 10 most-read posts of 2023, they rounded out the bottom of this year's list.
December 20, 2024
Top 10 Gold Social
Neiman index outperforms Charlson for predicting imaging use
By Kate Madden Yee
The Neiman Imaging Comorbidity Index outperforms the Charlson Comorbidity Index for predicting advanced imaging use.
December 20, 2024
Neiman Hpi
40% of women in their 40s forgo biennial breast cancer screening
By Amerigo Allegretto
About two in every five women in their 40s do not undergo biennial breast cancer screening per USPSTF recommendations.
December 20, 2024
Mammogram Patient
Practices must comply with the Corporate Transparency Act
By Healthcare Administrative Partners
A new column from Healthcare Administrative Partners discusses the impact of the Corporate Transparency Act on medical practices.
December 20, 2024
Corporate Transparency
Kidneys appear to tolerate Lu-177 treatments
By Will Morton
Kidney-absorbed doses of lutetium-177 (Lu-177)-based treatments for prostate cancer and neuroendocrine tumors appear to be below toxicity thresholds.
December 19, 2024
Kidneys
Higher Medicaid-to-Medicare reimbursement ratios boost imaging use
By Kate Madden Yee
Higher Medicaid-to-Medicare reimbursement ratios are linked to increased likelihood of Medicaid patients receiving CT, MR, ultrasound, and x-ray imaging.
December 19, 2024
Money Hundred Bills
AI algorithm 'harmonizes' brain MRI data from different scanners
By Kate Madden Yee
A novel machine-learning algorithm used with MRI can harmonize brain volumetric data of patients undergoing Alzheimer's disease assessment gathered from different scanners.
December 18, 2024
Mri Brain Head
Recommendations address AI bias, data transparency
By Amerigo Allegretto
New recommendations seek to make medical AI safe and effective for everyone by tackling the issues of bias and transparency.
December 18, 2024
Artificial Intelligence Ai Suit
AdvaMed applauds House Task Force on AI report
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
AdvaMed commended the end-of-year report submitted to the U.S. Congress on December 17 by the House Task Force on AI.
December 18, 2024
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African American men respond more favorably to Ra-223 therapy
By Will Morton
African American men with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer may respond more favorably than white men to treatment with radium-223.
December 17, 2024
Prostate Imaging
What radiology trainees should know heading into 2025
By Liz Carey
Radiologists discuss specialty and job market: 10 takeaways.
December 17, 2024
Radiology Practice Models 2024
Solis acquires San Antonio, TX imaging centers
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Solis Mammography has acquired Avestēe Women's Imaging Centers in San Antonio, TX.
December 16, 2024
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