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Bayer RSNA Video

U.S. Radiology departments navigating CT market challenges—supply disruptions and rising demand for contrast and delivery—need reliable partners. Hear Bayer leads explain how Bayer helps provide steady supply and innovations to support CT imaging and patient care.

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The Private Equity Stakeholder Project estimates there were 1,029 such transactions across the entire healthcare sector last year. 

Cigna

The Connecticut-based payer is labeling peripheral nerve stimulation, used to treat chronic pain, as medically unnecessary, with the Society of Interventional Radiology and others questioning the rationale. 

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Bipartisan lawmakers previously introduced the No Surprises Act Enforcement Act last summer, seeking to close loopholes in the landmark legislation. 

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Members of Congress caution that the fee could be especially consequential for rural and urban safety net hospitals, which could be pushed “to their financial brink” if they are required to absorb the charge.

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Experts believe the imaging agent "has the potential to meaningfully advance early diagnosis, change the treatment paradigm and improve patient outcomes."

Rich Fabian, Medical Imaging Technology at AdvaMed Imaging chair of board, a medtech industry group made up of medical imaging companies to address higher level public policy concerns, explains key reimbursement issues impacting medical imaging.

Chairman Rich Fabian says AdvaMed Imaging is concerned about low Medicare pay rates and onerous rules created by private insurers. 

 

COVID-19 medical imaging examples of various clinical presentations. SARS-CoV-2 clinical imaging presentations.

This image gallery shows what the various clinical presentations associated with the COVID-19 and long COVID that have been documented during and after coronavirus pandemic.

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Leaders from both companies are optimistic about how their partnership can improve precision medicine and palliative therapies. 

a2z radiology

The Boston company recently earned authorization for a2z Unified Triage, which it believes is the first multi-condition solution for assessing abdomen-pelvis CT scans. 

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Robert J. McDonald, MD, will support the “strategic expansion” of radiotheranostic services across the American Oncology Network of clinics spanning 20 states. 

Sectra

The latest deal is with four National Health Service trusts in the United Kingdom, who plan to use the Sectra One Cloud for image storage. 

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