Advocates of the healthcare imaging industry are increasingly praising an innovative pilot process from the CMS, which puts the responsibility on ordering service providers to defend the medical urgency of these radiology services. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced these changes, which were all set to be effective on December 1, 2020. It […]
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4 Emerging Challenges That Holding Back Teleradiology from Confirming Widespread Access to Imaging
Teleradiology was facing an impending threat. However, it has successfully evolved from the treat to traditional imaging to accepted practices improving access to patient care. Several departments have already used some form of reads from the outside, though experts believe that it is yet to reach the full potential. A team of six experienced radiologists […]
Why the U.S. Still Has a Severe Shortage of Medical Supplies
Irimia R, Gottschling M. (2020).Why the U.S. Still Has a Severe Shortage of Medical Supplies Read more at: https://hbr.org/2020/09/why-the-u-s-still-has-a-severe-shortage-of-medical-supplies?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter_weekly&utm_campaign=insider_activesubs&utm_content=signinnudge&deliveryName=DM97631
AI Shows New Prospects In Protecting Imaging Devices from Malicious Cyber Threats
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has shown promising results in healthcare and medicine. Of late, another research conducted at the Ben-Gurion University of Negev developed an innovative technique of artificial intelligence to protect or safeguard medical devices from malicious threats and operating instructions during a cyberattack. It can even protect against the system and human errors. At […]
Walmart and Imaging
Healthcare, no matter how noble the task may seem, is a business at the end of the day. If the economic feasibility of the services related to the healthcare industry fails to stand, the sector will fail to meet the market demand as well. The prosperity and sustainability of a nation depend largely on the […]
US Judge Upholds Challenge To Rule Requiring Hospitals To Post Prices
Healthcare is one facility that the state provides to the citizens, and the more accessible the service is, the better the reach of the healthcare system becomes in a country. When it comes to offering medical care to all, the number of people covered under the facilities becomes integral to its desired level of successful […]
Walmart Enters Into The Imaging And Health Industry With New Clinics
The rise of Wal-Mart has been meteoric. When it first started in 1962, Wal-Mart had a single store under its sign located in Rogers. However, it soon became so popular that in a span of only twenty years, it expanded to all the states in America. Over the years, Wal-Mart prospered so much in its […]
Lawsuit for no physician present during contrast delivery
Violation of False Claims Act Costs $5 Million to an Imaging Service Provider Contrast imaging is a radiology procedure in which a contrast dye is injected into a person’s body to see his/her tissues and organs more clearly during medical imaging. This kind of imaging is often done when a CT, X-ray, ultrasound or MRI […]
Top 5 Radiology Specialties that Bring Highest Income
Becoming a radiologist is not easy. The education and training are expensive and rigorous, and you have to invest a good amount of time, money and effort into earning your radiologist degree. Even after completion of training, your work life is going to be demanding and strenuous. You may be required to work for long […]
Changing the Game with Telehealth Services During and After Covid-19
At the present time when the entire world is going through a phase of unease and chaos due to Covid-19, social distancing has been adopted as one of the most successful measures to combat the pandemic and stay safe. WHO has also recognized telehealth to be an essential step towards strengthening the healthcare response to […]