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Proposed class action lawsuit accuses radiology practice of failing to protect patient information

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Attorneys allege Eastern Radiologists failed to implement the proper protections that would have kept hackers from capturing nearly 890,000 patients’ data.

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HPI study shows radiologists at MIPS disadvantage

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Impeded by a smaller number of radiology-applicable quality measures, in 2021 radiologists in radiology-only practices scored significantly lower on relevant Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) gauges compared with other specialties. of reported measures by radiologists in multispecialty practices were radiology measures.

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Radiologist talks addressing lay media with AuntMinnie.com

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Medical knowledge is regularly communicated with people via news media, but sometimes this information can become lost in translation as complex terminology may not be well understood by the general public. This can lead to instances of misinformation being widespread, with radiology not immune to this.

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What do radiologists say about what's next for ChatGPT in 2024?

AuntMinnie

Throughout 2023, AuntMinnie.com has kept you informed about how GPT has been incorporated into various types of radiology department activities for research. As a new year begins, we asked radiologists to weigh in on what has impressed them most and what might be next for GPT. There are obviously concerns with privacy.

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Radiologists prefer local vs. global AI advice

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Radiologists and other physicians tend to trust AI more when the algorithms provide local rather than global explanations of findings on chest x-rays, suggests research published November 19 Radiology. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, TN. 80%−94%) or low (i.e.,

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Good Radiologists Are Like Car Salespeople- Make Them An Offer They Can’t Refuse!

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After looking at and synthesizing all the images and analyzing other less definitive dictations and reports, I incorporated all the information. So, how can we, as radiologists, convince colleagues of what we see, just like car salespeople persuade us to buy cars? Did you ever think radiologists and car salespeople are so similar?

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Radiologists can promote health equity with responsible AI use

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Proponents of AI in radiology highlight the technology’s potential in assistant radiologists with image interpretation as well as improving patient care. Biased data results in biased AI models,” Yahyavi said. The reason behind that mostly is because these algorithms are trained on unbalanced data sets.”