
Commentary|Podcasts|September 8, 2026
The Reading Room Podcast: Assessing the Current Landscape of AI and Reimbursement in Radiology, Part 1
Author(s)Jeff Hall
In the first of a two-part podcast episode, Lauren Nicola, MD, Christoph Wald, MD, PhD, MBA, and Peter Shen discuss current challenges with reimbursement for AI in radiology.
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