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Bob Still RBMA 2024

The noted radiologist discussed what's ahead for the specialty during the closing keynote at RBMA's annual meeting in Las Vegas. 

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The California physician may not face prison time after all, if a judge grants his defense team’s request that he be admitted to a mental health diversion program. 

Christina Negron, CPPM, CPC, CIRCC, RCC, CIC, revenue cycle manager, Radiology Associates of Venice and Englewood (RAVE), Florida, discusses revenue challenges and staffing issues in medical imaging during the Radiology Business Management Association (RBMA) 2024 meeting. #RBMA #RBMA24 #RBMA2024

Christina Negron, revenue cycle manager, Radiology Associates of Venice and Englewood, discusses possible solutions at the RBMA 2024 annual meeting.

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Radiologists took to social media Wednesday to discuss what the FTC final rule will mean for physicians and other healthcare stakeholders. 

William T. Thorwarth ACR American College of Radiology

The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association licensee is attempting to curtail the delivery of multiple diagnostic imaging exams on a single patient during a single healthcare encounter. 

Humana

The Louisville, Kentucky-based payer first partnered with vendor Cohere Health in 2021 to launch a pilot program in 12 states. 

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Others including the AMGA and the American Hospital Association have voiced their opposition to the rule, which is expected to be challenged in court. 

overnight night shift attending radiologist burnout. A new policy statement from the American College of Cardiology highlights the importance of career flexibility—including the ability to change hours or work responsibilities when necessary—for cardiologists of all ages. 

Younger providers also are taking on these temp jobs to "test drive" different practice settings earlier in their careers, according to AMN Healthcare. 

Dynamic lung air flow analysis just using X-ray without any contrast with new technology from 4D Medical.

Images from the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2022 annual meeting Nov. 27- Dec. 1 in Chicago. The gallery includes new technologies and a look at sights around the world's largest radiology conference. 

Capping the RSNA 2022 conference in Chicago, an RSNA editorial board has selected a 3D cinematic rendering as the single best radiological image of the year.

Stanford researchers have created synthetic yet highly realistic chest X-rays by customizing an open-source AI model called Stable Diffusion for rendering text as images.

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The deal is the first commercial partnership for Google Health to introduce its breast imaging AI into clinical practice.

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The California physician may not face prison time after all, if a judge grants his defense team’s request that he be admitted to a mental health diversion program. 

According to the Private Equity Stakeholder Project, 21% of all healthcare bankruptcies in 2023 involved organizations owned by financial firms.

The two companies have partnered on a new FDA-cleared CT injection system for the early detection of breast cancer.