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Experts sound off on public health strategies

AuntMinnie

Radiologists can employ several strategies to promote sustainable populatio.

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Academic Institutions Launch Groundbreaking Healthcare AI Challenge

Imaging Technology

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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Surgeon General's alcohol advisory puts patient counseling at the fore

AuntMinnie

Patient communication and education may be key for radiologists in the wake of an advisory from the U.S. The advisory] is a good opportunity for healthcare workers and providers to make meaningful, long-term changes for our patients. and for all [radiologists] to take this on and counsel patients in any way we can.

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MRI safety oversight: Gaps 'big enough to drive a truck through'

AuntMinnie

Gilk described his efforts to get a copy of the report about the Kaiser accident from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), the state's body for licensing hospitals and healthcare providers. Image courtesy of Tobias Gilk. Click below for the full interview.

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What motivates imaging data sharing for AI development?

AuntMinnie

Data privacy concerns steer organizational leaders from sharing public health data such as imaging for AI development, a study published on December 19 in JAMA Network Open reported. One common ask of radiologists in this area is for more prospective AI studies with larger imaging datasets.

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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.

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WHO: AI use in low-income countries could be ‘dangerous’

AuntMinnie

In brief, the report outlines major risks of use of LMMs in diagnosis and clinical care, most of which align with risks identified by radiologists , including biased data, and outlines strategies for member states to develop policies to mitigate the risks.