New codes for these technologies have made a world of difference for clinicians. Reimbursement for the use of AI is an area where cardiology is far ahead of most other healthcare specialties.
Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-N.J., on Oct. 8 introduced the Lower Premiums, Faster Payments Act, which would eliminate the landmark legislation’s baseball-style arbitration process.
“These findings show how AI applications ... can support clinicians at one of the most consequential decision points in prostate care,” one expert notes.
The findings come from a national survey sample of 1,000 U.S. women between the ages of 35 and 75, conducted by breast imaging vendor Hologic in August.
The law reflects growing interest in using existing imaging studies to identify cardiovascular disease risk without requiring additional scans, radiation exposure or costs.
Cleerly and Clear Heart and Lung Imaging partnered to drive a cardiac-capable mobile CT scanner across Arizona, Louisiana, Georgia and Florida. Their goals were to evaluate patients in underserved parts of the United States and collect data for an ongoing clinical trial.
Delays in diagnostic resolution—following an abnormal screening mammogram—can lead to patient anxiety, later-stage cancer diagnoses, and poorer breast cancer survival.
About half of those surveyed said they have sought further leadership training, with most doing so outside of their organizations, experts write in Academic Radiology.
Many know Sol Radiology as the Southern California-based practice that, in this decade, grew from three radiologists to 45 in only three years. But other key indicators of Sol’s development might be the pieces from which presently small practices stand to learn the most.
