Patient Care

This page includes news coverage of various aspects of patient healthcare, including new technology innovations, what is working, what is not, personalized medicine and remote and telemedicine delivery. Find specific news in the areas of Care Delivery, Digital Transformation, Precision Medicine, Remote Monitoring and Telehealth.

Amid ‘ever-escalating’ costs in cancer care, experts say its ‘imperative’ radiology screens for financial toxicity
Despite this dire need, there is wide variability in such processes, including the timing, setting, tools utilized and interpretation of the results, according to new research.
Biopsy before ablation has no cost advantage over both-at-once approach
Established guidelines recommend biopsying small tumors of the kidney ahead of any procedure to ablate them. A new study confirms the validity of pursuing another pathway.
AI model for ankle stress radiography could reduce radiologists’ workload by average of 70%
Interpreting such exams can be a “subjective and time-consuming task,” researchers detailed in Academic Radiology.
Key trends in enterprise imaging
Radiology is going though a period of disruption with a growing radiologist shortage, decreasing reimbursements and increasing numbers of exams, making workflow efficiency a critical concern.
Nearly 46% increase in breast cancer incidence among 20-year-olds ‘merits greater attention’
Those in their 30s also have seen a nearly 13% uptick in occurrence of the disease, experts detailed in the Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal.

Carestream to Ship Its OnSight 3D Extremity System in December

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Nov. 10 — Carestream is accepting orders from healthcare providers across the globe and announced plans to begin shipping its OnSight 3D Extremity System (video link) in December.  

November 11, 2016

vRad Adds More Than 120 Physicians in 2016

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — (August 15, 2016) vRad (Virtual Radiologic), a MEDNAX, Inc. (NYSE: MD) company and the nation’s leading teleradiology services and telemedicine company, announced it has added more than 120 board-certified radiologists since January 2016 in response to a surge in year-over-year imaging volume through June 2016. vRad is on track to interpret nearly 6.5 million patient studies for the year.

August 15, 2016

HIMSS reports on 2016’s ‘growth technologies’

Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Analytics has published a report on some of the technologies shaping hospitals’ purchase plans in 2016.

February 9, 2016

Global RIS Radiology Information System Market 2016 Industry Research, Size, Share, Analysis & Growth

The market report, titled RIS Radiology Information System Market 2016, is an analytical research done by Market Research Store study based on the RIS Radiology Information System market, which analyzes the competitive framework of the RIS Radiology Information System industry worldwide. This report “Worldwide RIS Radiology Information System Market 2016” build by the usage of efficient methodical tools such SWOT analysis, the RIS Radiology Information System industrial 2016 study offers a comprehensive evaluation worldwide RIS Radiology Information System market.

January 22, 2016

Zotec Partners Continues RBMA Gold Sponsorship in 2016, Supports Radiology Industry Since 2004

Zotec Partners (Zotec), the industry leader in radiology revenue cycle and practice management services, is pleased to announce it will continue a Gold-level sponsorship commitment with the Radiology Business Management Association (RBMA) in 2016.

January 22, 2016

TeraRecon Appoints Jeff Sorenson as President

TeraRecon, (www.terarecon.com), a leader in advanced visualization and enterprise medical image viewing solutions, today announced leadership changes designed to strengthen the company and position it for the next phases of growth and solution development. 

August 25, 2015

Imaging Healthcare Specialists renews billing service agreement with Zotec Partners

Zotec Partners (Zotec), an industry-leading provider of radiology billing and practice management services, announces a billing contract extension with Imaging Healthcare Specialists Medical Group, Inc. (IHSM) in San Diego, California. 

December 18, 2014

Example of a RF burn from an MRI scan where a sedated patient's identification bracelet was touching their skin during an exam. Image courtesy of RSNA. https://pubs.rsna.org/doi/10.1148/radiol.09090637

Battling Burns in MRI

While MRI is often considered one of the safer imaging modalities due to its lack of ionizing radiation, other dangers remain for patients, with thermal burns being a chief concern.

September 11, 2014

Around the web

Cardiovascular Business

Medicare drops AUC requirement for advanced imaging, ASNC celebrates

"This was an unneeded burden, which was solely adding to the administrative hassles of medicine," said American Society of Nuclear Cardiology President Larry Phillips.

Cardiovascular Business

Cardiology, radiology groups urge insurance provider to rethink imaging policy

SCAI and four other major healthcare organizations signed a joint letter in support of intravascular ultrasound.

Cardiovascular Business

Radiology AI company gains FDA clearance for new CT offerings focused on PE, stroke

The newly approved AI models are designed to improve the detection of pulmonary embolisms and strokes in patients who undergo CT scans.

Patient Care

Amid ‘ever-escalating’ costs in cancer care, experts say its ‘imperative’ radiology screens for financial toxicity

Biopsy before ablation has no cost advantage over both-at-once approach

AI model for ankle stress radiography could reduce radiologists’ workload by average of 70%

Key trends in enterprise imaging

Nearly 46% increase in breast cancer incidence among 20-year-olds ‘merits greater attention’

Around the web