Virtual Radiologic jockeys for rural telerad
Varin expands role at GE
Melanie Varin is GE Healthcare’s new U.S. general manager for diagnostic cardiology sales and marketing. An expansion of her previous role as GM of diagnostic cardiology marketing, the new position adds sales to Varin’s duties. She will direct activities for GE’s alternate care channel, as well as manage its U.S. hospital channel and various other sales and support operations.
Virtual Radiologic jockeys for rural telerad
Teleradiology specialist Virtual Radiologic has been selected as the provider of choice for teleradiology services by the National Rural Health Association’s Services Corporation. Membership in the nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the health and well-being of rural Americans is comprised of about 18,000 individuals and organizations involved in rural health.
A Victory for Radiology: New CMS Proposal Would Provide Coverage of CT Colonography in 2025
July 12th 2024In newly issued proposals addressing changes to coverage for Medicare services in 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced its intent to provide coverage of computed tomography colonography (CTC) for Medicare beneficiaries in 2025.
The Reading Room: Artificial Intelligence: What RSNA 2020 Offered, and What 2021 Could Bring
December 5th 2020Nina Kottler, M.D., chief medical officer of AI at Radiology Partners, discusses, during RSNA 2020, what new developments the annual meeting provided about these technologies, sessions to access, and what to expect in the coming year.
ACR Collaborative Model Leads to 35 Percent Improvement with Mammography Positioning Criteria
July 1st 2024Noting significant variation with facilities for achieving passing criteria for mammography positioning, researchers found that structured interventions, ranging from weekly auditing of images taken by technologists to mechanisms for feedback from radiologists to technologists, led to significant improvements in a multicenter study.
New Study Shows Non-Radiologists Interpreting 28 Percent of Imaging for Medicare Patients
June 28th 2024While radiologists interpreted approximately 99 percent of all non-cardiac CT, MRI and nuclear medicine studies in hospital and emergency department settings for Medicare beneficiaries, new research shows significantly less radiologist review of cardiac imaging and office-based imaging.