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Health-related social needs can lead to missed cancer imaging

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The team performed a study that included 3,495 patients who completed an oncology wellness form between January 2022 and September 2023 and who had an imaging exam scheduled within three months after filling out the form (of the total study cohort, 2,890 patients had an imaging exam scheduled). How can HRSNs be addressed?

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Standardized reporting categorizes breast cancer detection methods

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In total, the team included data from 29,999 breast biopsies performed between 2017 and 2023 from 18 imaging sites in four U.S. For the standardized system, radiologists were asked to research the electronic medical record and categorize the method of detection for each breast finding undergoing biopsy.

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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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Biomarker model predicts breast cancer risk without racial bias

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The investigators used patient demographic data taken from electronic medical records and identified instances of cancer from a regional tumor registry. Of the total exams, 106,839 were of white women; 6,154 of Black women; 6,435 of Asian women; 6,257 of women of other races; and 3,655 of women in unknown racial categories.

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Natural Language Processing (NLP) in Spotlight at HIMSS 2023

Imaging Technology

The Boston, MA-based company has announced multiple sessions to demonstrate its industry-leading Clinical Natural Language Understanding (cNLU) technology at HIMSS 2023. For more information: www.kaidhealth.com Find more HIMSS23 conference coverage here Monday, April 17, 2023 - 20:00 in net new revenue from improved coding.

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Survey shows support for routine pathology review in IR

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However, the authors suggested that "while organizational personnel support is clearly beneficial, a streamlined workflow within the electronic medical record is likely to be the optimal approach for completing timely and efficient radiology-pathology concordance assessment. Read the letter here.

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Clinicians need education regarding HCC surveillance resources

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The researchers issued and collected responses in 2023 with the goal of assessing knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, perceived barriers, and COVID-19-related disruptions among the clinicians. These include radiology recall systems, electronic medical record dashboards and reminder systems, or organized health-system-level outreach strategies.

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