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The Radiologist Shortage is Here

Ben White

It should go without saying, but I’ll say it anyway: these are my opinions, formed from the combination of my biases, my experience as a radiologist since beginning residency 10 years ago, and my many conversations with radiologists across the country. Nationwide, the supply of radiologists is basically flat. Six weeks?!

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UH rad department receives ARCH-AI recognition

AuntMinnie

ARCH-AI is an AI quality assurance program for radiology facilities, which affirms that deployment of AI technologies at UH is built on best practices, outlines expert consensus-based building blocks of infrastructure, and includes processes and governance in AI implementation in real-world practice.

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What's brewing in RT and RA legislation, policy, and standards?

AuntMinnie

Last introduced in June 2021 as HR-3657 and companion SB-2641 , MARCA would amend Medicare reimbursement policy for radiologist assistants (RAs) to align reimbursement with state radiologist assistant licensure laws. Or, they may be changing oversight for NPPs such as radiologist assistants.

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ACR launches AI quality assurance program for radiology facilities

AuntMinnie

The program, which the ACR said is built on best practices, outlines expert consensus-based building blocks of infrastructure, processes, and governance in AI implementation in real-world practice.

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Week in Review: CT visualizes Ozempic benefits | Radiologist criticized for negligence | Federal breast density law takes effect

AuntMinnie

Our second most-clicked story focused on a radiologist who is facing criticism in a negligence case brought to a high court in Malaysia; that country's government has been ordered to pay the plaintiff more than $400,000 in damages.

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The PACSman Pontificates: Is radiology ready for AI and vice versa?

AuntMinnie

There are several barriers that still need to be addressed from a radiologist, facility, and patient standpoint. How someone can extrapolate findings from a study conducted overseas with less than 100 participants in a publicly funded healthcare system and present it as a universal truth to over 49,000 radiologists in the U.S.

Radiology 278
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Safeguarding the future of radiology with imaging informatics

AuntMinnie

With AI-mediated cyberattacks on the rise, radiologists can find it challenging to balance prompt patient access to diagnostic imaging while safeguarding sensitive healthcare data. Lack of risk prioritization, fragmented governance, and cultural behaviors are other factors that hinder organizational cyber resilience.

Radiology 278