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Cloud-based imaging: The new catalyst for healthcare transformation

AuntMinnie

When it comes to medical imaging, radiology is what most often comes to mind, and for good reason. A large percentage of medical imaging created by most hospitals tends to come from the radiology department. In most cases, medical images and scans are placed into an electronic medical record (EMR) as a link.

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Beware barriers to the assessment of cancer patient financial hardship

AuntMinnie

Implementing a financial hardship screening protocol for cancer patients requires a thorough understanding of social determinants of health, according to a commentary published August 6 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. The hospital's IT department provided a weekly report of patients reporting financial hardship.

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Automated protocoling algorithm reduces radiologist CT workload

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An automated protocoling algorithm used with a hospital's electronic health record (EHR) software reduces radiologist CT exam workload, a research team from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston has reported. The findings could make busy radiology departments more efficient, wrote a team led by Ryan Chung, MD.

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Key interventions cut delays for MRIs performed on sedated patients

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A team led by Aric Lee, MBBS, of National University Hospital in Singapore found that relatively straightforward initiatives such as workflow standardization and preadmission patient counseling cut delays for these types of exams by more than 30%. The results were published June 18 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

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ChatGPT identifies incidental CT findings

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A team led by Rajesh Bhayana, MD, from Toronto General Hospital in Canada found that the large language model achieved a perfect F1 score for incidental adrenal nodules and highlighted that their results show that such models can be applied flexibly in medical settings. ChatGPT-4 achieved F1 scores of 1.00

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The rise of theranostics: Part 5 -- Advice from center administrators

AuntMinnie

As nuclear medicine therapies gain stature compared to nuclear medicine in diagnostic imaging, hospital administrators may be eyeing the potential of adding theranostics services. Reshaping the hospital's nuclear medicine and radiopharmaceutical strategy toward theranostics involves intensive and inclusive planning, Beyder explained at SNMMI.

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The PACSman Pontificates: Dog tired after HIMSS 2024

AuntMinnie

It’s a good deal for IT people but not nearly as good a deal for radiology. Most hospitals will pay for IT staff to attend HIMSS or VIVE, another digitally-focused trade show that primarily attracts hospital C-suites, since there are many things the C-suite at the hospital often need to evaluate as well.

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