AuntMinnie

AUGUST 2, 2024

In healthcare, algorithms hold the promise of increasing efficiency and, potentially, diagnostic accuracy. Radiology is ground zero for many of these innovations, and increasingly radiologists are being asked to take the lead in helping the healthcare system make the most of these technological breakthroughs.

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Education Radiologist Medical Imaging Diagnostic 271

AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 1, 2024

Healthcare inequality -- and especially imaging inequality -- appears to be insurmountable on the surface and growing worse with each passing year. About 12 years ago, vRad radiologists had the option to volunteer to read x-rays from Doctors Without Borders and Haitian Relief Services, a small nonprofit organization. What can I do?

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X-ray Imaging Ultrasound Radiologist 299

AuntMinnie

MARCH 11, 2025

While the pandemic affected medical operations across the country, the experts said that radiologists developed and honed their sense of resiliency as imaging was placed on the front lines. This was something that healthcare systems in the U.S. This was something that healthcare systems in the U.S.

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Radiation Oncology Radiology X-ray Radiation 204

Ben White

MAY 9, 2023

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.

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Radiologist PACS Image Interpretation Radiology 331

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Moral injury is common among interventional radiologists, according to a study published November 3 in Academic Radiology. An MI Symptom Scale‑Healthcare Professional (MISS-HP) score of 36 or greater indicated moral injury. Future work should investigate causative factors and mitigating solutions."

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Radiologist Insurance Interventional Radiology Patient Care 282

Imaging Technology

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

13, 2024 – Konica Minolta Healthcare Americas, Inc.has launched Exa Enterprise, an enterprise imaging solution with its integrated PACS/RIS core powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS). Each customer can decide how they want to orchestrate their clinical workflow by individual radiologist preferences and clinical priorities.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 23, 2024

Attrition doesn’t appear to be a significant contributing factor in the shortage of radiologists in the U.S., After analyzing Medicare billing data from 2019 to 2024, researchers from NYU Langone Health in New York City found that radiologists have a lower national attrition rate than other healthcare providers. Surgeons: 16.7%

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Radiologist Medicare Interventional Radiology Nuclear Medicine 279

AuntMinnie

JANUARY 2, 2024

As a new year begins, we asked radiologists to weigh in on what has impressed them most and what might be next for GPT. Radiology resident Kaustav Bera, MD, is a third-year resident at Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center. Kaustav Bera, MD, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center.

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Radiologist Hospital Radiology Education 321

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Radiology and medical groups are welcoming the introduction of a bipartisan federal bill that aims to mitigate the impact of the finalized Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) conversion factor reduction. The bill] is something that we hope will stabilize Medicare payments to all clinicians, including radiologists.”

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Medicare Medical Radiologist Government 228

Aidoc

MARCH 19, 2025

According to Jonathan Joshi, MD, Professor of Radiology at UofL Health and AI champion, the answer is clear: radiologists. “I think radiologists should be the ones driving AI in the healthcare system, and I do think that they need to have a seat at the table, Joshi said.

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Professional Radiology

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

The way physicians identify illness is changing due to advances in medical imaging, which make early diagnosis quicker, more precise, and less invasive. We guarantee accuracy, clarity, and care in each scan with a staff of skilled radiologists and cutting-edge equipment. What is Diagnostic Imaging?

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Diagnostic Imaging Disease Diagnostic Imaging 240

AuntMinnie

JANUARY 31, 2024

Yoga could be one way to alleviate burnout symptoms in radiologists, a study published January 31 in JAMA Network Open suggests. Radiologists and radiation oncologists have reported experiencing burnout, which affects their well-being as well as their personal lives and patient care quality.

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Radiologist Education Nuclear Medicine Radiation 290

AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Healthcare disparities continue to plague medical imaging, but there are concrete measures radiologists can take to mitigate them, according to a paper published on October 12 in RadioGraphics. Image courtesy of Peter Abraham, MD, et al. Make sure transportation assistance and childcare are available.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 14, 2025

Kim will serve as chief strategy officer and chief medical information officer (CMIO), while Boonn will take on the role of chief medical officer (CMO), according to Founder, CEO, and Chairman Khan Siddiqui, MD. He is also currently the chief medical officer of the American College of Radiology Data Science Institute.

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Radiology Business

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The profession of radiology has largely supported the basic notion behind enterprise imaging, aka EI : All medical images should be readily available to healthcare providers and patients across the care continuum.

Radiologist 261

Radiologist Imaging Medical Imaging Healthcare 261

AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Other popular stories shared how a deep-learning algorithm can improve coronary CT angiography , how AI was successful in replacing a radiologist in a double-reading screening mammography paradigm, and how Eric Topol, MD, views generative AI and the challenges in the way of broader adoption of AI in radiology.

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MRI Radiologist Education Radiology 182

Imaging Technology

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

13, 2024 — Mass General Brigham AI is hosting the Healthcare AI Challenge , a multi-institutional virtual, interactive series of events where healthcare professionals can explore and assess the latest AI healthcare technologies in real-world healthcare scenarios. tim.hodson Thu, 11/14/2024 - 10:51 Nov.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 6, 2025

While healthcare as a whole has attracted private equity companies, radiology has become an area of focus. by these firms, focusing on the resulting geographic concentration of private equity-employed radiologists. of all radiologists nationally in 2023 were private equity-employed.

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Radiology Radiologist Medicare Diagnostic Imaging 130

AuntMinnie

MARCH 21, 2025

URG, a 60-year-old radiology practice based in East Brunswick, employs over 180 board-certified radiologists who interpret over 2.1 The group serves hospitals, imaging centers, and outpatient practices while also fulfilling an academic mission as the radiology faculty at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, NJ.

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 12, 2024

A Florida radiologist has paid the U.S. government $7 million to settle allegations of healthcare fraud. had charged the radiologist with defrauding federal healthcare programs by billing for CT scans that were never performed, paying other physicians for patient referrals, and ordering imaging exams that were medically unnecessary.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

GE HealthCare (GEHC) said it will highlight the company’s AI technology at RSNA 2023, and noted a focus on putting unused healthcare data to use to help providers optimize care. Approximately 30% of the world’s data is generated by healthcare and 97% of data produced by hospitals remains unused, GE HealthCare said.

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Healthcare Healthcare Medical Device Radiation 173

AuntMinnie

JANUARY 31, 2025

These new codes describe the work that takes place prior to an MRI study that includes the proper assessment, consultation, and medical physics customization for patients who have an implant, device, or foreign body. 76017 MR Safety Medical Physics Exam Customization G - 6.79 76017 MR Safety Medical Physics Exam Customization G - 6.79

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Interventional Radiology Diagnostic Radiology Medicare 283

AuntMinnie

AUGUST 7, 2024

Radiologists seeking to provide equitable healthcare should establish "cultural dexterity" in their practices -- and there are three principles to follow, according to an article published August 6 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. Cross-cultural patient encounters are now inevitable in radiology practice.

Radiology 306

Radiology Radiologist Healthcare Healthcare 306

Aidoc

APRIL 11, 2025

AI is the future of healthcare. It has the ability to impact efficiency, reduce healthcare costs and drive economic growth, especially in developing countries. Transformation: Breaking the Chain of Tradition When thinking about making changes in healthcare, innovation is often what comes to mind. And yes, innovation matters.

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TRA Medical Imaging

JANUARY 17, 2025

Becoming a radiologist requires an extraordinary level of dedication, education, and training. Radiologists are medical doctors who specialize in interpreting imaging studies like X-rays, CT scans, MRIs, and ultrasounds to diagnose and guide treatment for various conditions.

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Radiologist Minimally Invasive Procedure Nuclear Medicine IT 52

AuntMinnie

APRIL 30, 2024

Researchers led by Andrea Cozzi, MD, PhD, of the Imaging Institute of Southern Switzerland in Lugano reported that these models reported that these models show only moderate agreement with radiologists when classifying breast imaging findings by BI-RADS category. Eventually, I am convinced we will get there. for GPT-4, 0.48 for GPT-3.5,

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Imaging Medical Device Radiologist Clinic 299

AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Using an AI tool with brain MRI in children finds 64% of focal cortical dysplasias (FCDs) -- abnormalities linked to epilepsy -- that radiologists miss, researchers have reported. FCDs are a common structural cause of epilepsy and are difficult to control with medication; however, once identified, they can be treated surgically.

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MRI Emergency Room Radiologist Clinic 157

AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 14, 2023

A team led by Nilgun Guldogan, MD, from Acibadem Altunizade Hospital in Istanbul, Turkey, found that an AI method showed comparable performance to that of radiologists and can help avoid unnecessary biopsies and follow-up exams. “By considering AI-assigned BI-RADS 2 as safe, we could potentially avoid 11% of benign lesion biopsies and 46.2%

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Ultrasound Radiologist Image Interpretation Clinic 328

AuntMinnie

MARCH 3, 2025

If MRI prostagram should prove to be a good screening tool for prostate cancer, urologists are going to have a lot of work on their hands, and radiologists will be needed to overcome this burden, said the U.K. MRI reports should include a quality reference remark that precedes the diagnosis, explained radiologist Jelle Barentsz, MD, PhD.

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 16, 2023

An interventional radiologist in California has been arrested on charges o. radiologist pleads not guilty to vehicle crash murder charges Calif. radiologist pleads not guilty to vehicle crash murder charges Calif. Read more on AuntMinnie.com Related Reading: Calif.

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Radiologist Medical Imaging Healthcare Healthcare 130

AuntMinnie

MARCH 25, 2025

"This dichotomy raises critical questions about the balance between promoting open access to essential healthcare quality improvement methodologies and the stewards proprietary interests," the authors wrote, and "the mandated reliance on incompletely disclosed methods for quality improvement and reporting raises ethical concerns."

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Radiation Patient Safety Medicare Imaging 147

Vesta Teleradiology

JANUARY 8, 2025

As 2025 begins, healthcare providers and medical coders must familiarize themselves with the latest updates to the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code set. Managed by the American Medical Association (AMA), CPT codes are essential for documenting and billing medical, surgical, and diagnostic services.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 13, 2024

Automation represents the current value of AI in the hospital emergency department (ED), a Yale University emergency radiologist shared last week at the 124th American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) meeting in Boston. For Davis, who also has an MBA in healthcare management, "the automation piece is where the value is at this moment.

Radiologist 182

Radiologist Hospital Inpatient Radiology 182

AuntMinnie

AUGUST 18, 2024

Radiologists across India observed a strike on August 17 to demand justice for a 31-year-old medical resident at R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata who was raped and murdered on August 9, according to a Times of India report. local time.

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Radiologist Hospital Medical Healthcare 130

AuntMinnie

APRIL 22, 2024

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. Creating pressure, the U.S.

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Radiology Technologist Medicare Radiologist Basic Life Support 264

Aidoc

MARCH 17, 2025

We all know AI is transforming healthcare, from predictive analytics to workflow automation. So, what can healthcare learn from these industries? What healthcare can learn: Right now, AI in healthcare often focuses on analyzing whats already happened including reading scans and reviewing patient records.

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Healthcare Healthcare Hospital Patient Safety 52

AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 15, 2023

based AiOne Healthcare Technologies Ltd. to bring DeepTek's medical AI image management and processing capabilities to the U.K. announced that it has entered a strategic partnership with DeepTek.ai In its announcement, AiOne noted DeepTek's Augmento platform. Earlier this year, Augmento received 510(k) clearance from the U.S.

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