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    Can standardized reports improve your reimbursement rates and help optimize workflow? Jess Kirby | Fall 2022 The Society of Interventional Radiology Standardized Reporting Initiative allows IR practices to streamline reporting, which not only decreases denials and report revision rates, but increases accurate charge capture and improves reimbursement rates. The customizable templates lessen the…

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    • “Standardized reports allow me to express the essentials of the procedures concisely and in a standardized manner. That’s what the people who read the reports want to read. “ Matthew S. Johnson, MD, FSIR. Read how the reports can make a difference: https://t.co/WA9U9O87kL https://t.co/TnaZGISvM5

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    Why apply for a Pilot Research Grant? Fall 2022 The SIR Foundation Pilot Research Grant is at the heart of the SIR and SIR Foundation mission to promote a culture of inclusion and strengthen a culture of IR research. The Pilot Research Grant, which is designed to fund research in areas that promote the advancement of IR and patient care, is reserved for individuals who have not received major…

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    • #SIRFoundation's Pilot Research Grant is designed to fund research in areas that promote the advancement of IR and patient care. Read why Elizabeth A. Ignacio, MD, FSIR, applied for the grant and what she's investigating: https://t.co/UuAdhdUlDu https://t.co/rMwEYBt6ma

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    How Stanford’s new workflow structure improves efficiency and prevents delays Melanie Padgett Powers | Fall 2022 To address physician and staff burnout, a Stanford interventional radiology practice made several workflow changes that improved efficiency, allowing IRs to head home on time at the end of their workday. “The burnout rate amongst physicians is high, approaching 40%, and IRs are not…

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    • To address physician and staff burnout, a Stanford IR practice made several workflow changes that improved efficiency, allowing #IRads to head home on time at the end of their workday. Read how they did it and how it worked: https://t.co/UrSfUHcmu9 https://t.co/XosVR1jDWk

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    Ripal Gandhi, MD, FSIR, and Suvranu Ganguli, MD, FSIR | Fall 2022 This column alerts SIR members to abstracts that may have an impact on their practice and how they converse with referring clinicians. If you would like to suggest abstracts you feel should be included, email us at gandhi@baptisthealth.net or suvranu.ganguli@bmc.org. Secondary prophylaxis of gastric variceal bleeding: A systematic…

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    • In the latest abstracts from the current literature column, Ripal Gandhi, MD, FSIR, and Suvranu Ganguli, MD, FSIR, share four recent abstracts that may have an impact on your practice and how you converse with referring clinicians. Read them here: https://t.co/kjO4YXxzfc https://t.co/FpLum9RlLw

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    Can standardized reports improve your reimbursement rates and help optimize workflow? Jess Kirby | Fall 2022 The Society of Interventional Radiology Standardized Reporting Initiative allows IR practices to streamline reporting, which not only decreases denials and report revision rates, but increases accurate charge capture and improves reimbursement rates. The customizable templates lessen the…

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    • SIR's Standardized Reporting Initiative allows #IRad practices to streamline reporting, which decreases denials & revision rates, increases accurate charge capture & improves reimbursement rates. Read how the reports can make a difference in your practice: https://t.co/vwtLmydV4i https://t.co/cnZUPs7TDw

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    From Ring Grant to R01 funding Jess Kirby | Fall 2022 In 2018, Rahul Sheth, MD, was awarded the SIR Foundation Dr. Ernest J. Ring Academic Development Grant to further his research in evaluating the efficacy of a minimally invasive hyperthermia technique in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinomas. Based at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Dr. Sheth continues to work on finding new…

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    • In 2018, Rahul Sheth, MD, was awarded the #SIRFoundation’s Dr. Ernest J. Ring Academic Development Grant, allowing him to collect data, conduct multiple research projects and secure additional grants. Read how Dr. Sheth went from Ring Grant to R01 funding: https://t.co/uy5wmDpcRi https://t.co/wddn3Q11IV

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    Inside the origin and design of PE-TRACT Hope Racine and Jess Kirby | Fall 2022 When faced with an intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism, many physicians are increasingly turning to catheter-directed therapy (CDT). But is this the best course of action—especially when the patient’s long-term health is taken into account? According to Akhi Sista, MD, FSIR, existing data doesn’t provide a…

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    • The PE-TRACT trial, designed by Akhi Sista, MD, FSIR, & an experienced steering committee, seeks to assess the efficacy and long-term impact of CDT plus anticoagulation on intermediate-risk PEs over anticoagulation alone. Read about the NIH-funded trial: https://t.co/k9SG601hi3 https://t.co/7LgdxO0emZ

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    Featured episodes: JVIR audio 7. Audio abstracts: October 2022    |   Published Sept. 29, 2022 ep034. Finding success with an office-based lab in interventional radiology Host: Roger Tomihama, MD | Guest: Joel Rainwater, MD    |   Published Sept. 13, 2022 ep033. A victory for women’s health Host: Warren Krackov, MD, FSIR | Guest: Rhode Island State Rep. Camille Vella-Wilkinson  …

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    • It’s #InternationalPodcastDay! Have you listened to SIR’s podcast, The Kinked Wire? From clinical opportunities to practice mgmt tips, enjoy engaging discussions between hosts and their guests, from #IRad luminaries to rising stars! Listen and subscribe: https://t.co/3I7IIcWkoT https://t.co/etwcWFvJAj

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    Episode 35: IRs in focus | Guest: Geogy Vatakencherry Geogy Vatakencherry, MD, FSIR, discusses the evolution of the specialty and clinical opportunities for IRs in training PUBLISHED: Sept. 13, 2022 “I don’t personally love going too far down the roots of any subspecialty, because then you lose the forest for the trees. And I think ultimately, the more holistic you can be, the better off the…

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    • In the latest Kinked Wire podcast, host and #IRad Warren Krackov (@wskrac), MD, FSIR, speaks with IR Geogy Vatakencherry, MD, FSIR, about his clinical interests, the evolution of the specialty, clinical opportunities for IRs-in-training & more. Listen now: https://t.co/mLURJ8BXrj https://t.co/nHFE5nJzhq

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    Episode 33: A victory for women’s health How UAE was added to a state bill for women’s health and how IRs can help educate their legislators PUBLISHED: Aug. 23, 2022 “I went to my Legislative Council and said, ‘Listen, I need to make an adjustment to the original bill. I think it’s important that, if we’re going to take this step to provide women with an opportunity to look at choices that…

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    • In the latest Kinked Wire, Warren Krackov, MD, FSIR, (@wskrac) speaks with Rhode Island State Rep. Camille Vella Wilkinson about a recent victory for #womenshealth in the treatment of #fibroids: https://t.co/QiZP2mR8Kr https://t.co/xgtRIoAKNs