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AuntMinnie 2016: A proposal would let nurses take on imaging duties

AuntMinnie

Our top article in 2016 reported on a proposal to enable advanced-level nurses in the VA health system to order, perform, supervise, and interpret some imaging studies. Primary care doctors already defer to radiologists for image interpretation," Moran notes. The controversial proposal was scaled back later in the year.

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Radiology resident thumbs nose at Nobel Prize winner who predicted specialty would become obsolete

Radiology Business

“Godfather of AI," Geoffrey Hinton, forecasted in 2016 that advances in AI would take over radiologists’ duties within five years. Eight years later, the prediction has proven false.

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iCAD Releases Enhanced ProFound Detection Workstation Features to Streamline Mammogram Interpretation for Radiologists

Imaging Technology

We're excited to introduce advanced workstation features for our flagship solution, ProFound Detection, aimed at further improving and facilitating radiologists' interpretation of mammograms within their workstation,” said Dana Brown , President and CEO of iCAD. in 2016, followed by 3D V2.0 Detection in 2018, and V3.0

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Physician-founded teleradiology firm Hexarad raises $14M in growth funding

Radiology Business

Founded in 2016, the company employs over 200 radiologists, providing remote reads across multiple countries.

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Justice Department accuses radiologist of amassing $6.5M in improper Medicare payments

Radiology Business

James McGuckin, MD, allegedly submitted more than 500 false claims for unnecessary vascular procedures between 2016 to 2019, the DOJ said Tuesday.

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AI Bias May Impair Radiologist Accuracy on Mammogram

Imaging Technology

milla1cf Mon, 05/22/2023 - 13:25 May 22, 2023 — Incorrect advice by an AI-based decision support system could seriously impair the performance of radiologists at every level of expertise when reading mammograms, according to a new study published in Radiology , a journal of the Radiological Society of North America ( RSNA ).

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The Radiologist Job Market is Hot!

Radiology Business Solutions

Daniel Corbett, Chief of Business Development – Radiology Business Solutions, LLC Tracking trends in radiologist job postings Radiology Business Solutions (RBS) provides recruitment services for our management group clients and has been actively involved in the radiology job market for the past 18 years.