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HPI: Nonradiologists interpret more than a third of office-based imaging

AuntMinnie

of office-based studies were interpreted by the ordering provider, and 58.5% were interpreted within the ordering provider's practice -- results that could have negative ramifications for patient care, according to study coauthor Vijay Rao, MD, of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. An HPI team found that 43.6%

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Advancing Healthcare Access: Teleradiology Support for Rural Hospitals in Illinois and Ohio

Vesta Teleradiology

As a teleradiology company, we specialize in bridging this gap by offering high-quality diagnostic imaging interpretation, ensuring rural healthcare providers can deliver top-tier care to their patients. These changes highlight the importance of cost-effective solutions for maintaining high-quality care.

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The Radiologist Shortage is Here

Ben White

Frankly, I think there’s no chance of radiologists meeting demand without a paradigm shift of some kind, either the long-awaited mass efficiency gains from meaningfully helpful AI products or the significant expansion of the role of midlevel providers in image interpretation (which is currently not permitted).

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The John Henry Generation: The last of the radiologists, Part 2

AuntMinnie

Crossroads Amid these debates, we as radiologists stand at a crossroads: is the human element in imaging interpretation dispensable or indispensable? Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC). Report to the Congress: Medicare Payment Policy. Kulkarni S, et al. 2023;20(1):146-154. Published March 2023.