"The PulseSelect PFA system ushers the EP community to a new era of safe, effective and efficient AF ablation that overcomes many challenges in our current practice," said Amin Al-Ahmad, MD, St. David's Medical Center in Austin, Texas. 

Cardiology makes up 10% of the 692 market-cleared clinical AI algorithms in the FDA’s latest update on the number of patient-facing AI now commercialized in the U.S. Experts share their thoughts on how it is being used.

The news marks the first provider organization in the U.S. install of one of Arineta's systems since the end of its partnership with GE HealthCare.

“These shifts may reflect changes in relative utilization of specialty-specific examinations or evolving payment policies," experts wrote in AJR. 

AI-based prediction models have shown significant promise, but many are still flawed in a way that limits their value. 

Images from the world's largest radiology conference include new technologies and the latest advances in MRI, CT, nuclear medicine, X-ray, artificial intelligence, and PACS/enterprise imaging.

The feds anticipated only about 22,000 disputes between insurers and providers, but the actual number was more than 20 times higher. 

Former Kaiser Permanente nurse Maria Gatchalian will receive $11.49 million in compensatory damages from her ex-employer, $9 million of which is to make amends for emotional distress, along with some $30 million in punitive damages.

Over the past three years, the value of claims waiting longer than 90 days for payment from commercial payers has risen by 33%. Stalled Medicare Advantage claims have spiked by even more.