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While radiologists interpreted approximately 99 percent of all non-cardiac CT, MRI and nuclear medicine studies in hospital and emergency department settings for Medicare beneficiaries, new research shows significantly less radiologist review of cardiac imaging and office-based imaging.

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There was over a 31 percent decline in radiology-only practices and over a 25 percent decrease of practices employing 10-24 radiologists, according to new research examining consolidation trends in radiology from 2014 to 2023.

Offering access to over 110 AI applications, the enterprise imaging platform enables radiologists to test, deploy and monitor the use of AI technologies.

In addition to detecting missed lung nodules on X-rays, the AI-powered Qure.ai lung cancer continuum platform reportedly automates lung nodule measurement on CT scans and facilitates multimodality reporting.

While standard approaches to imaging may be elusive amid shifting protocols from different facilities and different specialties, there is a balancing act of flexible accommodation and pushing back against unreasonable requests.

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While radiologists and other providers may be discouraged by insurer denials saying the use of a technological advance is “unproven and investigational,” 82 percent of appeals for prior authorization denials were approved in 2021.

Could the principles of operant conditioning reinforce more of a simpatico relationship between radiologists and technologists?

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A new study shows that GPT-4 may offer comparable error detection rates to those of attendings and radiology residents in reviewing radiology reports, but researchers noted key caveats as well.

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In an attempt to navigate the imbalance between rising imaging volume and a shortage of radiologists, researchers proposed a variety of measures that may provide additional resources, bolster productivity, and help mitigate burnout.

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The old adage about bad customer service experiences being shared with 10 other people may apply to objectionable hiring practices in radiology as well.

Women comprise nearly 80 percent of breast imaging departments and 45 percent of pediatric radiology departments at academic institutions, but burnout, the COVID-19 pandemic and discrimination have impeded further progress in radiology, according to a recently published literature review.

Emphasizing the gravity of the ongoing workforce shortage in radiology, these authors recommend a change agenda focusing on expanded numbers of residency positions, reassessment of educational pathways, maintaining a strong presence in hospital settings and practice level initiatives to reduce administrative burden and achieve appropriate reimbursement beyond RVU measurements.

The newly launched Progressive Loading feature, available through RamSoft’s OmegaAI software, reportedly offers radiologist rapid uploading of images that is faster than on-site networks and other cloud-based systems regardless of the network radiologists are using.

Autosave functionality for dictation software and availability of prior imaging are elusive yet very practical essentials that could eliminate a fair amount of redundancy with radiology reports.

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Proactive approaches to training, compensation issues and staff feedback are hallmarks for engaging and retaining top radiology staff.

Given a certain perception that calling out sick is frowned upon in health care, radiologists and other health care workers may feel conflicted about being absent even if an illness has reduced their capacity for getting work done on a given day.

A prospective employer’s willingness or unwillingness to negotiate notice periods in a contact may signal the difference between a worthwhile opportunity and a one-way, dead-end job.

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The proportion of women applying to radiology residency programs was nearly 21 percent lower than the proportion of women applying to other residency programs, according to a review of 10 years of residency program data from 2013 to 2022.

Going beyond the humdrum, eye roll-inducing platitudes of orientation training may foster improved attention and adherence to training priorities such as cybersecurity.

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Is it time to rethink the burden of applicant fees, credentialing costs and medical staff dues?

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In a nearly two-year study of over 300,000 CT exams, researchers noted a 56.8 percent increase in the frequency of automated CT protocols for outpatient CT examinations.