Rebecca Farrington

Practice Management
Top 3 threats to independent radiology practices
Although many radiologists would prefer an independent practice model, that's not easy in today's market. Rebecca Farrington of Healthcare Administrative Partners discusses the biggest threats to a radiology practice's independence.
October 20, 2022
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Practice Management
When will programs and policies enacted during the pandemic end?
The public health emergency related to the COVID-19 pandemic is scheduled to end on July 15, 2022. You will need to know what to expect. Rebecca Farrington of Healthcare Administrative Partners offers some advice.
May 16, 2022
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Economics
Provider relief fund reporting extensions are available
Is your radiology practice looking for an extension on the reporting requirements involved in receiving grants under the U.S. government's Provider Relief Funds program? If so, Rebecca Farrington of Healthcare Administrative Partners offers some guidance.
April 25, 2022
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Practice Management
Regulatory and payment issues that will impact radiology in 2022
Keeping up with various healthcare rules and regulations from federal and state authorities can sometimes be overwhelming for a practice's management. Rebecca Farrington of Healthcare Administrative Partners outlines the most important regulatory issues to be aware of for 2022.
December 1, 2021
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Economics
More pandemic relief is available from the HHS Provider Relief Fund
Physicians and other healthcare providers were able to apply for additional grant funds from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) beginning on September 29, 2021. Rebecca Farrington of Healthcare Administrative Partners explains how to apply.
October 6, 2021
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Practice Management
It's time to get started on Provider Relief Fund reporting
Did your practice receive Provider Relief Fund assistance from the U.S. government as part of its COVID-19 pandemic relief effort? If so, it's now time to report on your receipt of those funds, according to Rebecca Farrington of Healthcare Administrative Partners.
August 30, 2021
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Practice Management
Provider Relief Fund reporting rules are released
The long-awaited guidance Provider Relief Fund reporting rules from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services was just released. Rebecca Farrington of Healthcare Administrative Partners explains what it means.
July 5, 2021
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Practice Management
Radiology groups can prepare now to implement the No Surprises Act
The No Surprises Act will become effective January 1, 2022. This is the first federal regulation protecting patients from receiving unexpected bills, and Rebecca Farrington of Healthcare Administrative Partners explains what it means for radiology practices.
May 3, 2021
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Practice Management
Federal programs to assist radiology practices during the pandemic
At around this time last year, we were beginning to learn about the various ways medical practices could make use of federal programs to help keep them afloat through the COVID-19 pandemic. One year later, Rebecca Farrington of Healthcare Administrative Partners offers a review.
April 4, 2021
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Practice Management
Small practices have opportunity for additional provider relief
From February 24 to March 10, medical practices with fewer than 20 employees will have a preferential opportunity to obtain a loan under the Paycheck Protection Program. Rebecca Farrington from Healthcare Administrative Partners explains.
February 28, 2021
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There are several conceivable advantages of F-18 FDG PET/CT over conventional imaging. Image A and B showing an example of the distinctive capability of the F-18 FDG PET/CT. A shows a fusion image of F-18 FDG PET/CT and low-dose CT and B an high resolution chest CT of a patient with an Aspergillus infection. The suspected aspergilloma is concealed on the high resolution CT due to the lung fluids and consolidation. Image C and D (fusion image of F-18 FDG PET/CT and low-dose CT and low-dose CT only, respectively) are examples of the ability to image inflammation while no concurrent abnormalities are visualized, in this case prostatitis (red arrows). Image E, a maximized intensity projection of F-18 FDG PET, shows a patient with lung infections and multiple muscle abscesses after MRSA sepsis. This is an illustrative example of a relevant dissemination investigation. Image and caption available for republishing under Creative Commons license (CC BY 4.0 DEED, Attribution 4.0 International) and courtesy of Annals of Intensive Care.
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PET/CT reveals new infections in ICU patients
F-18 FDG-PET/CT is a valuable approach for diagnosing unknown infections in intensive care unit (ICU) patients.
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Ultrasound
Ultrasound falls short for detecting endometrial cancer in Black women
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T2-weighted MRI shows promise for body composition analysis
1Each lung has been split into three parts. Each area has been given a score between 0 and 3. Score values are shown in Ultrasonograms to match 4 different patterns. During a longitudinal scan with a high-resolution linear probe, pictures of patterns were taken. The scores are as follows: 0 means A pattern, 1 means B pattern, 2 means severe B pattern, and 3 means extended consolidation. Images available for publishing under a creative commons license, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.
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LUS reliable for care strategies in infants with RDS
(A) Representative maximum-intensity projection and selected PET/CT images (fused, PET and CT only) of patient with metastatic prostate cancer at 1 hour after injection. (B and C) Low uptake of Ga-68 PSMA-R2 in salivary and submandibular glands is also demonstrated. (D) Images show heterogeneous uptake of Ga-68 PSMA-R2 with varying degrees of intensity in multiple spine bone lesions (vertebral sclerotic lesion with intense PSMA-R2 expression at its periphery indicated with red arrow). HU = Houndsfield unit; SUVbw = body-weight SUV. Images and caption courtesy of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
Molecular Imaging
PSMA-PET tracer performs well in clinical trial
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PET/CT reveals new infections in ICU patients
By Will Morton
F-18 FDG-PET/CT is a valuable approach for diagnosing unknown infections in intensive care unit (ICU) patients.
February 21, 2025
There are several conceivable advantages of F-18 FDG PET/CT over conventional imaging. Image A and B showing an example of the distinctive capability of the F-18 FDG PET/CT. A shows a fusion image of F-18 FDG PET/CT and low-dose CT and B an high resolution chest CT of a patient with an Aspergillus infection. The suspected aspergilloma is concealed on the high resolution CT due to the lung fluids and consolidation. Image C and D (fusion image of F-18 FDG PET/CT and low-dose CT and low-dose CT only, respectively) are examples of the ability to image inflammation while no concurrent abnormalities are visualized, in this case prostatitis (red arrows). Image E, a maximized intensity projection of F-18 FDG PET, shows a patient with lung infections and multiple muscle abscesses after MRSA sepsis. This is an illustrative example of a relevant dissemination investigation. Image and caption available for republishing under Creative Commons license (CC BY 4.0 DEED, Attribution 4.0 International) and courtesy of Annals of Intensive Care.
Ultrasound falls short for detecting endometrial cancer in Black women
By Amerigo Allegretto
Ultrasound-based strategies fall short of biopsy for detecting endometrial cancer in non-Hispanic Black women.
February 21, 2025
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T2-weighted MRI shows promise for body composition analysis
By Kate Madden Yee
Using deep learning with T2-weighted MR imaging is a feasible way to assess patients' body composition, researchers have reported.
February 21, 2025
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LUS reliable for care strategies in infants with RDS
By Amerigo Allegretto
Lung ultrasound (LUS) scoring is reliable for determining whether preterm newborns need surfactant for suspected respiratory distress syndrome (RDS).
February 20, 2025
1Each lung has been split into three parts. Each area has been given a score between 0 and 3. Score values are shown in Ultrasonograms to match 4 different patterns. During a longitudinal scan with a high-resolution linear probe, pictures of patterns were taken. The scores are as follows: 0 means A pattern, 1 means B pattern, 2 means severe B pattern, and 3 means extended consolidation. Images available for publishing under a creative commons license, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.
PSMA-PET tracer performs well in clinical trial
By Will Morton
PET/CT imaging with a new gallium-68-based prostate cancer radiotracer shows promise for detecting recurrent metastatic disease.
February 20, 2025
(A) Representative maximum-intensity projection and selected PET/CT images (fused, PET and CT only) of patient with metastatic prostate cancer at 1 hour after injection. (B and C) Low uptake of Ga-68 PSMA-R2 in salivary and submandibular glands is also demonstrated. (D) Images show heterogeneous uptake of Ga-68 PSMA-R2 with varying degrees of intensity in multiple spine bone lesions (vertebral sclerotic lesion with intense PSMA-R2 expression at its periphery indicated with red arrow). HU = Houndsfield unit; SUVbw = body-weight SUV. Images and caption courtesy of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
CT best for diagnosing suspected wooden foreign objects in the eye
By Kate Madden Yee
CT imaging is best for diagnosing suspected intraorbital wooden foreign bodies, although MR imaging does offer valuable supplementary information.
February 20, 2025
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ACS: Fewer Black men are dying from cancer
By Liz Carey
Black men in the U.S. between the ages of 40 and 59 experienced a 65% to 67% decline in cancer mortality between 1999 and 2022, according to 2025 ACS statistics.
February 20, 2025
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Insurance influences which type of fibroid treatment a woman undergoes
By Kate Madden Yee
Whether a woman is covered by Medicare or by commercial insurance appears to influence the type of treatment she will likely undergo for uterine fibroids.
February 19, 2025
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Lung biomarkers inform patient selection for EBUS-TBNA
By Amerigo Allegretto
Lung imaging biomarkers can inform patient selection for endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA).
February 19, 2025
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Are white-matter hyperintensities found on MRI biomarkers for TBI?
By Kate Madden Yee
White-matter hyperintensities found on high-resolution FLAIR images on 3-tesla MRI aren't necessarily biomarkers for mild traumatic brain injury (TBI).
February 19, 2025
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Epicardial adipose tissue on LDCT tied to cardiovascular mortality risk
By Amerigo Allegretto
Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) on low-dose CT (LDCT) images is tied to higher cardiovascular mortality risk in lung cancer patients.
February 18, 2025
Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) segmentation (shading) at noncontrast chest CT in axial orientation. Representative examples show EAT changes (ΔEAT) between baseline and two-year follow-up CT scans in participants who survived (typical changes) and increasing and decreasing EAT in participants who died. Images and caption courtesy of the RSNA.
7-minute shoulder MRI scans are feasible
By Will Morton
A commercially available deep-learning (DL) algorithm can enable high quality seven-minute shoulder MRI exams.
February 18, 2025
Images in an 18-year-old man with recurrent dislocations of the right shoulder. (A, B) Unenhanced coronal, (C) axial, and (D, E) sagittal deep learning super-resolution threefold parallel imaging -- accelerated turbo spin-echo MRI scans were obtained at 3-tesla field strength. (A) Coronal T2-weighted fat-suppressed (FS) and (B) coronal proton density (PD)-weighted MRI scans show a nondisplaced superior labral tear (arrows). (C) Axial proton density-weighted fat-suppressed, (D) sagittal T2-weighted fat-suppressed, and (E) sagittal T1-weighted MRI scans show continuation into a nondisplaced anteroinferior labral tear (arrows). All seven readers correctly diagnosed the arthroscopy-validated findings. (F) An arthroscopic photograph shows the anteroinferior labral tear (arrow). Image and caption courtesy of the RSNA.
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