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Automated protocoling algorithm reduces radiologist CT workload

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Study timeframes included a pilot stage (July to December 2020), an implementation stage (January to December 2021), and a post-implementation stage (January to December 2022). Imaging exam protocoling is a task that increases radiologists' workload and can cause workflow inefficiency, Chung and colleagues explained.

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Patient access to imaging reports faster post-Cures Act enactment

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The patients underwent outpatient imaging exams in 2021 and 2022 at three Mayo Clinic campuses. Median time (hours) from report finalization to first patient access in portal, as well as from report finalization to ordering provider acknowledgment in the electronic medical record, stratified by month.

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Key interventions cut delays for MRIs performed on sedated patients

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Other methods of increasing the impact of our interventions, such as integrating the workflow into our hospital electronic medical records and educating patients, are possible future strategies. Of these, 88.7% were conducted under sedation, 3.5% under monitored anesthesia, and 7.8%

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Synoptic Reporting Improves Pretreatment CT for Advanced Ovarian Cancer

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s AJR accepted manuscript included 205 patients (median age, 65 years) who underwent contrast-enhanced abdominopelvic CT before primary treatment for advanced ovarian cancer from June 1, 2018 to January 31, 2022. Gynecologic oncology surgeons were electronically surveyed. Andrieu et al.’s free text organized into sections).

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Three Key Takeaways from the 2023 PERT Consortium

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Aidoc has demonstrated statistically significant reductions in ICU Length of Stay and time to treatment decision (Cedars 2022) at previous PERT Annual meetings. This year, Aidoc AI broke three more abstracts , adding to the corpus of 35+ peer-reviewed PE-related papers, abstracts, or posters validating Aidoc software.

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POCUS in the ED: Is Confirmatory RUQ US Still Necessary?

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Published 2022 Sep 2. Furthermore, images were stored in a PACS system, allowing ED physicians to interpret the images and store them in the patient’s electronic medical record. Article: Hilsden R, Mitrou N, Hawel J, Leeper R, Thompson D, Myslik F. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2022;7(1):e000944.

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Impact of Emergency Department Crowding on Lung Protective Ventilation

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Reason for intubation, severity of illness, ARDS risk score, and ventilator settings were extracted from the electronic medical record (EMR). 2022 Feb 8; PMID: 35156050 Higgins TL et al. 2022 Feb 24;7(1):29603. N Engl J Med. 2000 May 4; PMID: 10793162 Harvey CE, et al. Crit Care Explor. Crit Care Med.