| Today's News and Trends | Dr. Prateek Joshi, with the NHS hospital in Derby, England, was taking his wife, also a highly regarded physician, and three young children from India to the U.K. to start a new chapter. Dr. Prateek Joshi, with the NHS hospital in Derby, England, was taking his wife, also a highly regarded physician, and three young children from India to the U.K. to start a new chapter. | | |
| The American Medical Association passed a resolution at its recent annual meeting seeking to “maximize trust” around how these models reach conclusions.
The American Medical Association passed a resolution at its recent annual meeting seeking to “maximize trust” around how these models reach conclusions. | | |
| Subsidiary RayzeBio has inked a definitive deal to license the worldwide rights for the drug from Philochem, a Swiss biotechnology firm. Subsidiary RayzeBio has inked a definitive deal to license the worldwide rights for the drug from Philochem, a Swiss biotechnology firm. | | |
| A communication error within the system can reportedly cause loss of imaging functionality mid-procedure. A communication error within the system can reportedly cause loss of imaging functionality mid-procedure. | | |
| | Sixty-one-year-old Lilit Gagikovna Baltaian, MD, is on the run after being convicted of fraudulently billing Medicare alongside co-conspirators at home health agencies. A federal court in California sentenced her to 54 months in prison. Sixty-one-year-old Lilit Gagikovna Baltaian, MD, is on the run after being convicted of fraudulently billing Medicare alongside co-conspirators at home health agencies. A federal court in California sentenced her to 54 months in prison. | | |
| The Joint Commission is partnering with the Coalition for Health AI to scale AI accountability. The project will supply more than 80% of U.S. provider orgs with gameplans, toolkits and overall guidance. The Joint Commission is partnering with the Coalition for Health AI to scale AI accountability. The project will supply more than 80% of U.S. provider orgs with gameplans, toolkits and overall guidance. | | |
| The new F-18 flurpiridaz radiotracer is expected to help drive cardiac PET growth, but it requires waiting between rest and stress scans. Software from MultiFunctional Imaging can help care teams combat that problem. The new F-18 flurpiridaz radiotracer is expected to help drive cardiac PET growth, but it requires waiting between rest and stress scans. Software from MultiFunctional Imaging can help care teams combat that problem. | | |
| | The country’s largest insurer launched its Designated Diagnostic Provider program in 2022, steering beneficiaries to imaging centers that meet quality and efficiency requirements. The country’s largest insurer launched its Designated Diagnostic Provider program in 2022, steering beneficiaries to imaging centers that meet quality and efficiency requirements. | | |
| The Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act would expand the number of Medicare-supported residency positions by 14,000 over the next 7 years.
The Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act would expand the number of Medicare-supported residency positions by 14,000 over the next 7 years. | | |
| “Unlike [prior authorization], this model does not delay patient care and does not hold members liable to pay for unneeded exams,” writes radiologist Mark Hiatt, MD, MBA. “Unlike [prior authorization], this model does not delay patient care and does not hold members liable to pay for unneeded exams,” writes radiologist Mark Hiatt, MD, MBA. | | |
| Gov. Tina Kotek signed the measure into law on Monday, June 9, over the objection of opponents such as Amazon and the Oregon Ambulatory Surgery Center Association. Gov. Tina Kotek signed the measure into law on Monday, June 9, over the objection of opponents such as Amazon and the Oregon Ambulatory Surgery Center Association. | | |
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