New PET tracer and Parkinson’s disease
Parkinson’s disease (PD) affects about 1.2 percent of the elderly population, who are 71 years of age or older, worldwide. In the U.S., it is estimated that 60,000 Americans receive a PD diagnosis each year. Males are one and a half times more likely to develop Parkinson’s disease than females are. With the anticipated changes…
Read MoreImpact of Medicare For All on Radiology
Medicare for all is either the best idea of all time that will save trillions of dollars and millions of lives, or it is a step into socialism that will shove the country off the abyss and into its demise. The truth must lie on this spectrum, but where on the spectrum is now being…
Read MoreReduction in patients length of stay in hospitals as a result of timely follow up of radiology studies
As the transition towards value-based imaging continues, today’s radiologists face new challenges. Besides closely supervising and improving clinical quality to ensure each patient’s safety, radiologists are also tasked with evaluating patient results and reporting on outcome measures: Meanwhile, despite all these additional tasks, the radiologist must continue to optimize his or her own productivity level…
Read MoreA Primer on Consolidation in the Radiology Industry With Private Equity
The radiology industry continues to undergo a consolidation process, putting more power in the hands of private equity firms. According to a 2018 presentation to the American College of Radiology, private practice radiology groups were organized as radiologist-owned partnerships. However, recent years reveal a strong increase in the incidence of mergers and acquisitions on a national…
Read MoreHow Artificial Intelligence is Improving Radiology Workflows
Modern computing technology has improved efficiency in radiology in the same ways that it has in many fields. But many experts expected the benefits of IT on radiology to plateau. But now, the advent of real Artificial Intelligence is breaking down anticipated roadblocks, offering major improvements in the efficiency, quantity, and quality of the work…
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