12% of Secondary Imaging Interpretation Costs are Paid by Patients
A new Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute study found that patients paid 12% of the costs of secondary imaging interpretation out-of-pocket.
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New Study Seeks to Reduce MRI Wait Times
The first known study to explore optimal outpatient exam scheduling given the flexibility of inpatient exams has resulted in shorter wait times for MRI patients at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center in Burlington, Mass.
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ACR Releases Updated Appropriateness Criteria
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has released an update to its ACR Appropriateness Criteria, which includes 198 diagnostic imaging and interventional radiology topics with 965 clinical variants covering more than 1,700 clinical scenarios.
How to Prepare a Successful Vendor RFP
Participation and input from stakeholders are a must for healthcare leaders who want to prepare a successful request for proposal (RFP) with a vendor, medical imaging informatics expert Don K. Dennison tells AXIS Imaging News.
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Smoking Impedes Embolization Treatment in Lungs
Smoking reduces the chances of a successful procedure to treat blood vessel abnormalities in the lungs, according to a study published in the journal Radiology and touted by the Radiological Society of North America.
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RSNA R&E Foundation Approves More Than $5 Million in Grant Funding
The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Research and Education Foundation Board of Trustees announces that it has approved more than $5 million in radiology research and education grants this year, achieving a funding rate of 30% of grant applications.
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New Method for Tracing Medications and Imaging Diseases
The new medical imaging method will better track pharmaceuticals in the body as well as image diseases, such as cancer, and other medical conditions.
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Imaging and Physics May Shed Light on How Breast Cancer Spreads
Researchers are using imaging as a method to see some of the physical parameters in cancer biology.
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