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The PACSman Pontificates: The PACSstradamus Prophecies

AuntMinnie

A survey was recently done asking how rads felt about it being mandatory for radiologists to use AI in their practices to guarantee patient safety and get paid. My PACS will still readily show me the wrong comparison study. As such, PACS remains the priority. nearly all larger-scale PACS will be cloud solutions.

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Bayer, Alara Imaging to Collaborate

Imaging Technology

"Radiation doses from computed tomography (CT) scans on patients are highly variable across patients and hospitals throughout the United States and other nations.1 with these important patient safety measures," Nate Mazonson, CEO and co-founder, Alara Imaging, Inc. 1 Smith-Bindman R, Wang Y, Chu P, et al.

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How to comply with CMS's CT radiation dose measure

AuntMinnie

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) contracted with the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) to develop a quality measure focused on CT. Sites can choose to send CT studies directly from CT machines, with a routing rule in PACS, or with a DICOM router. In 2019, the U.S. Smith-Bindman R, Yu S, Wang Y, et al.