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Solis Mammography partners with public health system to open community-based imaging centers

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Memorial Healthcare System operates six hospitals in South Florida, with new centers located in Weston, Plantation and Hialeah.

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UW's Grist honored with creation of funded professorship

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The GE HealthCare (GEHC) Foundation has given $3 million for the creation of a professorship at the University of Wisconsin (UW) School of Medicine and Public Health Department of Radiology. Tom Grist, MD. Grist pushed the boundaries of knowledge in the fields of MRI and CT.

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Epic celebrates TEFCA onboards, integrates generative AI

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Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy (ASTP). The TEFCA framework was created by ASTP to remove barriers for sharing health records electronically among healthcare providers, patients, public health agencies, and payers.

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2009 USPSTF breast screening guidelines led to less mammography uptake

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Looking forward, we are already investigating how these updates impact public health and population health outcomes, he said. And as for the 2024 USPSTF guidelines, Semprini said the research teams evidence suggests that this will increase mammography rates but will do so differently across populations.

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Microsoft partners with Mass General Brigham, UW on imaging AI

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Microsoft is collaborating with Mass General Brigham and the University of Wisconsin (UW) School of Medicine and Public Health along with its partnering health system, UW Health, to support research on AI in medical imaging.

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What motivates imaging data sharing for AI development?

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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. or the U.K.

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Experts sound off on public health strategies

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Read more on AuntMinnie.com Related Reading: RSNA releases report on radiology's role in combatting climate change Expected global cancer costs over $25 trillion Nonphysician radiology staff show interest in global health Radiologists have much to offer amid healthcare crisis Better access to imaging would save lives, Lancet report says