As a radiologist, I’ve heard the same question too many times, usually from anxious medical students struggling to decide if they should pursue radiology: “Is AI going to replace radiologists?” I understand the concern. I had similar …
Dreaming of medicine Everyone has an origin story. Mine doesn’t include any radioactive spiders or vats of glowing fluid, but I did get a few extra volts of electricity being defibrillated back to life at seventeen, and that’s close enough …
CMS now requires hospitals and other healthcare settings to track radiation emitted from computerized tomography scans — a rule that has been met mostly with applause, alongside some criticism, KFF Health News reported March 12.
The public comment for HHS’ proposed cybersecurity rule will end at midnight March 7. The rule aims to revise existing security standards “to better protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of electronic protected health information,” a…
Just over 70% of all private equity-employed radiologists in the U.S. work for a single physician-owned practice, El Segundo, Calif.-based Radiology Partners, according to a study published March 5 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.
A radiology shortage has been plaguing health systems for a few years and is expected to get worse in coming years — but systems are making changes to reduce its impact.
Covington, La.-based St. Tammany Health System has partnered with software company Inflo Health to enhance the system’s radiology services, according to a Feb. 20 news release shared with Becker’s.
Canon Healthcare USA, a subsidiary of Canon, will establish its U.S. headquarters in a Cleveland Clinic-adjacent building located in the Cleveland Innovation District.
Nationwide, radiology groups are approaching hospitals and asking for massive subsidies to maintain their radiology coverage. Much of the time, hospital administrators and CEOs balk and would prefer to drag their feet or try to replace the group rather…
Duluth, Minn.-based Essentia Health has received more than $2 million from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust to expand the system’s medical imaging services throughout North Dakota.